Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 19

By Doug Gollan, May 19, 2022

European gains help global private jet flight activity edge up 2% in the latest WingX report

In Week 19 of 2022, there were 75,413 global private jet flights, a 2% increase from Week 18, according to WingX.

Compared to 2021, private jet flight activity worldwide was up 26%, and for the past four weeks, private aviation was 28% ahead of last year with 300,863 departures.

The U.S. with 54,456 private jet flights in Week 19 was up 2% week-to-week and 25% ahead of the same period in 2019.

U.S. private jet flying was up 27% for the trailing four weeks.

However, the gains were not even. Florida and California saw private jet flights in Week 19 dip from Week 18, although they stayed well ahead of 2021, up 19% and 17%, respectively.

Despite troubles in Europe, private jet flights increased 7% from Week 18 and were 34% up compared to 2021. They were 39% ahead of 2021 for the past month.


Total – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 19

Market Last Week (Flights) % Change vs. prior week % Change vs 2021 Last 4 Weeks (Flights) % Change vs. 2021
Global 75,413 2% 26% 300,863 28%
North America 58,881 2% 25% 236,737 27%
USA 54,456 2% 25% 217,214 27%
Florida 7,650 -2% 19% 32,361 19%
California 5,325 -1% 17% 22,024 25%
Texas 5,580 5% 25% 22,034 25%
Europe 12,055 7% 34% 46,044 39%
UK 1,618 3% 103% 6,222 110%
Germany 1,631 6% 41% 5,915 28%
France 1,714 5% 43% 6,725 51%
Switzerland 737 0.3% 28% 2,793 30%
Italy 1,221 7% 76% 4,805 90%
Middle East 1,430 21% 17% 5,338 26%
Africa 857 23% 52% 2,941 23%
Asia 2,043 10% 18% 8,150 25%
South America 1,088 -8% 21% 4,850 37%
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Looking towards Part 135 charter operators and Part 91k fractional fleet operators, weekly private jet departures inched up 1% to 36,552.

They were 19% ahead of 2021 for the week, and 22% up compared to last year for the trailing four weeks.

While U.S. fractional and charter flights gained three-tenths of a point week-to-week, Florida and California were both 5% down from Week 18.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2022 – Week 19

Market (Part 91K & Part135) Last Week (Flights) % Change vs. prior week % Change vs 2021 Last 4 Weeks (Flights) % Change vs. 2021
Global 36,552 1% 19% 145233 22%
North America 28,105 -0.1% 15% 113,518 18%
USA 27,216 0.3% 15% 109,224 17%
Florida 4,215 -5% 9% 17,960 10%
California 3,159 -5% 7% 13,288 18%
Texas 2,251 3% 12% 9,026 16%
Europe 8,057 7% 36% 30,123 40%
UK 1,115 1% 108% 4,261 111%
Germany 1,015 10% 42% 3,531 28%
France 1,179 9% 53% 4,399 58%
Switzerland 531 0.2% 31% 1,953 28%
Italy 900 7% 72% 3,456 881%
Middle East 540 15% 6% 2,036 11%
Africa 132 3% 59% 532 31%
Asia 237 13% 2% 952 9%
South America 17 -50% 70% 91 66%
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

In Europe, Germany saw a double digit week-to-week increase.

Richard Koe, Managing Director of WingX says, “Even as economic alarm bells start ringing, business jet activity continues to fly well above pre-pandemic trends, with May year-on-year only slightly below the comparable year-to-date trends.”

 

 

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