April 25, 2024
Global private jet flight activity declined 1% week-to-week, the four straight week-to-week drop.
With 67,493 flights, private jet departures were 6% down from Week 45 in 2021 and 3% below year-over-year numbers for the trailing four weeks.
U.S. private jet flights dipped 3% in Week 45, accounting for 48,808 segments, 7% below 2021, although just 1% down for the past four weeks. yea
With 9,735 flights, Europe had a 2% week-to-week bump, but volume was still 15% below the same period in 2021.
Over the past month, European private jet departures were 17% below last year’s.
While Asia posted just 2,253 departures, it represented a year-over-year 23% gain, equal to the region’s strong traffic numbers during the past four weeks.
| Market | Week 45 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. 2021 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. 2021 |
| Global | 67,493 | -1% | -6% | 78,503 | W25 2022 | 59,582 | W02 2022 | 281,021 | -3% |
| North America | 52,764 | -3% | -6% | 62,573 | W14 2022 | 46,660 | W27 2022 | 220,567 | -1% |
| USA | 48,408 | -3% | -7% | 57,147 | W14 2022 | 42,243 | W27 2022 | 203,018 | -1% |
| Florida | 5,848 | -10% | -18% | 10,603 | W8 2022 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 25,819 | -5% |
| California | 4,727 | -1% | -12% | 6,392 | W7 2022 | 4,212 | W27 2022 | 19,423 | -8% |
| Texas | 5,334 | 2% | -9% | 6,176 | W10 2022 | 3,850 | W27 2022 | 22,132 | -1% |
| Europe | 9,735 | 2% | -15% | 17,608 | W26 2022 | 7,591 | W52 2021 | 40,689 | -17% |
| UK | 1,427 | -1% | -8% | 2,336 | W26 2022 | 894 | W52 2021 | 5,889 | -15% |
| Germany | 1,356 | 13% | -9% | 1,915 | W26 2022 | 704 | W52 2021 | 5,450 | -10% |
| France | 1,331 | 3% | -10% | 3,032 | W21 2022 | 1,052 | W52 2021 | 5,644 | -14% |
| Switzerland | 687 | 15% | -17% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 637 | W48 2021 | 2,673 | -21% |
| Italy | 868 | -1% | -13% | 2,357 | W28 2022 | 456 | W1 2022 | 3,857 | -15% |
| Middle East | 1,325 | -6% | 1% | 1,599 | W34 2022 | 926 | W4 2022 | 5,683 | 5% |
| Africa | 804 | 7% | 26% | 876 | W19 2022 | 508 | W52 2021 | 3,204 | 16% |
| Asia | 2,253 | 1% | 23% | 2,357 | W43 2022 | 1,589 | W52 2021 | 9,098 | 23% |
| South America | 1,330 | 28% | 10% | 1,437 | W50 2021 | 848 | W52 2021 | 4,936 | 6% |
Charter and fractional operators saw much the same.
Global charter and fractional private jet flights were down 4% from the previous week, putting them 14% below 2021’s record levels.
For the past four weeks, the commercial private jet market is now 11% down from last year.
In the U.S., 24,556 departures represented a 5% week-to-week drop for the week that ended Nov. 13.
That was 14% behind last year and 9% down for the last month.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 45 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. 2021 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs. 2021 |
| Global | 33,933 | -4% | -14% | 41,811 | W8 2022 | 31,911 | W2 2022 | 144,064 | -11% |
| North America | 26,042 | -5% | -13% | 32,702 | W8 2022 | 22,967 | W35 2022 | 110,278 | -8% |
| USA | 24,556 | -5% | -14% | 30,705 | W8 2022 | 21,948 | W35 2022 | 104,568 | -9% |
| Florida | 3,297 | -12% | -23% | 6,327 | W52 2021 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 14,715 | -11% |
| California | 2,909 | -4% | -17% | 4,095 | W7 2022 | 2,638 | W27 2022 | 12,140 | -12% |
| Texas | 2,302 | 7% | -14% | 2,734 | W10 2022 | 1,644 | W27 2022 | 9,334 | -7% |
| Europe | 6,833 | -2% | -22% | 12,962 | W27 2022 | 6,186 | W52 2021 | 29,709 | -21% |
| UK | 988 | -5% | -15% | 1,772 | W26 2022 | 748 | W51 2021 | 4,222 | -20% |
| Germany | 943 | 9% | -15% | 1,295 | W25 2022 | 572 | W52 2021 | 3,851 | -12% |
| France | 939 | 1% | -14% | 2,401 | W21 2022 | 795 | W2 2022 | 4,037 | -18% |
| Switzerland | 483 | 6% | -25% | 868 | W21 2022 | 456 | W44 2022 | 1,979 | -27% |
| Italy | 652 | -0.2% | -16% | 1,855 | W28 2022 | 376 | W1 2022 | 2,973 | -20% |
| Middle East | 723 | -8% | -4% | 927 | W43 2022 | 481 | W4 2022 | 3,203 | -0.2% |
| Africa | 311 | 14% | 14% | 321 | W13 2022 | 160 | W35 2022 | 1,194 | 9% |
| Asia | 637 | 8% | 22% | 730 | W43 2022 | 365 | W4 2022 | 2,541 | 14% |
| South America | 83 | 22% | 84% | 71 | W48 2021 | 13 | W24 2022 | 271 | 96% |
Those numbers looked good compared to Europe, where charter and fractional flights were 22% under 2021.
Asia did buck the red with an 8% week-to-week gain, 22% ahead of 2021.
For a silver lining, so far in November, despite the declines, activity is 10% ahead of 2019’s pre-pandemic volume.
Summing it up, Richard Koe, MD of WingX, says, “The post-pandemic rebound in business aviation is taking on regional characteristics with the U.S. market holding onto most of its gains, European demand visibly sliding back, although we see record transatlantic connections.”
He continues, “There is also strong growth persisting in other regions of the world, notably in Africa and parts of Asia.”
If you are a jet card or on-demand flyer, Koe notes, “The charter market, red hot for much of the last 18 months, is clearly tapering.”
