According to WingX Advance, a business aviation intelligence service based in Germany, business aircraft trips from Europe to Asia have grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 percent since 2005. Through the end of March, the rolling 12-month average climbed 18 percent.

Last year, the top-three business jets contributing to these numbers were all large-cabin airplanes: number one is the Gulfstream G550 with 532 flights, followed by Bombardier’s Global 6000 at 524 flights, then Dassault’s Falcon 7X with 281 flights.

In the fourth quarter of 2016, flights within China reached 1,154 for Gulfstream large-cabin jets. Bombardier jets flew 553 flights during that period; Hawkers flew 247 flights; Embraer Legacy 600/ERJ135s logged 169; and the Falcon 7X, 106 flights.

The most popular city-pair in China was Beijing Capital Airport to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, with 156 business aviation flights reported between the two airports in the fourth quarter. Other popular airport pairs included Shenzhen Bao’an International and Beijing Capital Airport, as well as Hong Kong International and Beijing Capital Airport.

In India, the Bombardier Global Express logged the most flights during the fourth quarter, and the same was true in Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea. Gulfstream GV/G550s flew the most flights during that period in Indonesia. In Japan, the most-flown airplane during the quarter was Textron Aviation’s Citation CJ4. In Australia, the busiest business jet type was Embraer’s Legacy 600/ERJ135.