Honeywell Aerospace expects continued expansion in business aviation through 2035, forecasting 9,950 new business jet deliveries and about 4,200 turboprop deliveries between 2026 and 2035. The combined total of roughly 14,000 aircraft would expand the global fleet by approximately 29%, from 39,400 aircraft in 2025 to nearly 51,000, while flight hours rise by about 34%.
The 35th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook, presented ahead of NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas, puts the comparable business-jet delivery forecast 4.4% above last year’s projection. Honeywell broadened this year’s analysis to include turboprops and personal jets, meaning comparisons with previous headline totals require care.
Charter, managed-fleet and fractional-ownership operations are supporting higher utilisation as economic uncertainty, geopolitical volatility and energy-market disruption persist. Nine in 10 surveyed operators expect to fly the same number of hours or more in 2027 than in 2026, and roughly one-third anticipate increasing activity. Business-jet flight activity was already about 4% higher year to date, with midsize and super-midsize aircraft among the strongest performers.
North America remains the largest market, while Latin America and parts of Asia-Pacific, including India, are showing growth. Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted operations and paused development activity in the region.