December 19, 2024
Global private jet flight activity declined 5% from last week, slipping to 69,755 departures, according to the latest WingX data.
“Business aviation activity growth has stalled, with August this year modestly slower than August last year. The declines have deepened in the U.S., especially in California, and in the charter market more generally. Europe is now also seeing fewer business jet flights than last year, notably in France and Spain. We expect that flight demand will trend down by at least 5% this month compared to August last year,” says WingX Managing Director Richard Koe.
For the trailing four weeks, global private jet flights remained 3% ahead of 2021 levels, although they were just 0.3% ahead of Week 31 total’s from last year.
The U.S. market saw a 4% decline with 47,332 weekly private jet flights, 0.4% behind the same week last year, and just 1% ahead of 2021 during the past month.
While Florida saw a 2% week-to-week increase with 4,592 private jet flights, it is flat to last year during the past month.
In Europe, flights for the week ending Aug. 7, 2022, with a 12% week-to-week decline with 14,138 segments. That was 3% lower than Week 31 in 2021.
For the past month, Europe’s private jet flight activity was still 5% ahead of last year.
| Market | Week 31 | % Change vs. prior week | % Change vs 2021 | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs. 2021 |
| Global | 69,755 | -5% | 0.3% | 292,263 | 3% |
| North America | 51,572 | -4% | -0.1% | 212,063 | 1% |
| USA | 47,332 | -4% | -0.4% | 194,600 | 1% |
| Florida | 4,592 | 2% | 3% | 18,181 | 0% |
| California | 4,618 | -3% | -5% | 19,034 | -2% |
| Texas | 4,457 | 2% | 5% | 17,659 | 3% |
| Europe | 14,138 | -12% | -3% | 64,045 | 5% |
| UK | 1,701 | -12% | 36% | 8,144 | 52% |
| Germany | 1,348 | -14% | 0.1% | 6,078 | 2% |
| France | 1,969 | -21% | -6% | 10,119 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 783 | -5% | 3% | 3,393 | 5% |
| Italy | 2,006 | -10% | -8% | 8,784 | 8% |
| Middle East | 1,396 | -0.1% | 3% | 5,718 | 7% |
| Africa | 634 | -11% | 2% | 2,741 | -1% |
| Asia | 1,664 | -2% | 12% | 7,114 | 16% |
| South America | 1,191 | 16% | 25% | 4,237 | 6% |
Fractional and charter operators saw mostly red numbers in Week 31.
Global private jet charter and fractional flights declined week-to-week to 35,717 segments, down 6% from the previous week and a same 6% below 2021 levels.
For the past month, fractional and charter flight activity are now 2% below last year’s numbers.
U.S. fractional and charter activity was down 8% compared to 2021 levels for the week and is now 5% below last year’s levels over the past month.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 31 | % Change vs. prior week | % Change vs 2021 | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs. 2021 |
| Global | 35,717 | -6% | -6% | 150,274 | -2% |
| North America | 25,238 | -4% | -7% | 103,194 | -4% |
| USA | 24,360 | -4% | -8% | 99,694 | -5% |
| Florida | 2,431 | 1% | -5% | 9,563 | -7% |
| California | 2,860 | -3% | -10% | 11,790 | -6% |
| Texas | 1,858 | 5% | -5% | 7,230 | -5% |
| Europe | 10,144 | -11% | -4% | 45,575 | 4% |
| UK | 1,212 | -13% | 29% | 5,852 | 46% |
| Germany | 916 | -14% | 3% | 4,060 | 8% |
| France | 1,494 | -16% | -3% | 7,391 | 10% |
| Switzerland | 557 | -10% | -1% | 2,484 | 5% |
| Italy | 1,578 | -8% | -8% | 6,792 | 5% |
| Middle East | 706 | -1% | -1% | 2,813 | -2% |
| Africa | 105 | -19% | 12% | 458 | -2% |
| Asia | 193 | -17% | -14% | 931 | 12% |
| South America | 27 | 17% | 350% | 92 | 114% |
The downward trend is perhaps being held up by airline delays, cancelations, and airport chaos.
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