April 25, 2024
A later Easter holiday helps push global private jet flight activity lower week-to-week for the fifth consecutive week, according to WingX data.
Still, private jet flying continues at a record clip with Week 13 volume 26% ahead of 2021 even if it declined 1% from Week 12 with 73,542 flights.
Compared to the trailing four weeks of last year, global private aviation flying clocked a 28% increase with 298,839 movements.
In the world’s biggest private jet market, U.S. flights were down 0.4% from the previous week with 53,756 flights, 24% ahead of 2021.
Texas, with 5,427 flights, ticked up 1% from Week 13 of 2021.
While European flights were down 1% week-to-week, they were 37% up on 2021, including 39% ahead of the past month compared to last year.
U.K. private jet activity saw a 3% increase from Week 12 nd 147% compared to 2021.
| Market | Last Week (Flights) | % Change vs. prior week | % Change vs 2021 | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs. 2021 |
| Global | 73,542 | -1% | 26% | 298,839 | 28% |
| North America | 58,665 | -0.5% | 23% | 239,871 | 26% |
| USA | 53,756 | -0.4% | 24% | 218,593 | 26% |
| Florida | 8,995 | -1% | 12% | 37,070 | 17% |
| California | 5,491 | -4% | 19% | 22,578 | 29% |
| Texas | 5,427 | 1% | 26% | 22,286 | 23% |
| Europe | 10,020 | -1% | 37% | 40,199 | 39% |
| UK | 1,495 | 3% | 147% | 5,783 | 164% |
| Germany | 1,341 | -2% | 34% | 5,284 | 28% |
| France | 1,466 | -6% | 33% | 6,252 | 47% |
| Switzerland | 820 | -1% | 55% | 3,419 | 63% |
| Italy | 760 | -5% | 65% | 3,102 | 47% |
| Middle East | 1,318 | -8% | 21% | 5,150 | 19% |
| Africa | 780 | -7% | 15% | 3,059 | 17% |
| Asia | 2,194 | -4% | 22% | 8,526 | 19% |
| South America | 1,309 | -1% | 104% | 5,100 | 75% |
With 35,925, fractional and charter flights saw a 4.4% week-to-week increase, according to WingX.
That put global totals 15% above Week 13 of 2021.
U.S. charter and fractional flights were 6% up week-to-week and 11% ahead of 2021.
Except for France, Europe and key markets there saw week-to-week gains.
Overall, the U.S. accounted for 27,598 of 35,925 fractional and charter flights, or 77% of global activity.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Last Week (Flights) | % Change vs. prior week | % Change vs 2021 | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs. 2021 |
| Global | 35,925 | 4.4% | 15% | 147,637 | 22% |
| North America | 28,865 | 5.3% | 11% | 119,599 | 18% |
| USA | 27,598 | 6.0% | 11% | 113,737 | 18% |
| Florida | 5,021 | 5.7% | 0% | 21,033 | 8% |
| California | 3,316 | 2.5% | 8% | 13,948 | 25% |
| Texas | 2,211 | 2.8% | 23% | 9,471 | 23% |
| Europe | 6,619 | 1.0% | 38% | 26,394 | 43% |
| UK | 1,077 | 7.0% | 143% | 3,977 | 150% |
| Germany | 865 | 2.0% | 29% | 3,334 | 28% |
| France | 936 | -10.0% | 45% | 4,165 | 64% |
| Switzerland | 611 | 1.0% | 63% | 2,516 | 66% |
| Italy | 572 | 0.2% | 79% | 2,223 | 51% |
| Middle East | 431 | 2.0% | -11% | 1,695 | -10% |
| Africa | 180 | 23.0% | 32% | 577 | 15% |
| Asia | 237 | -9.5% | 2% | 960 | -5% |
| South America | 20 | 43.0% | 33% | 73 | 18% |
Africa and South America on thin activity saw the biggest week-to-week increases, up 23% and 43%, respectively.
Data reflects the week ended April 3, 2022.
