Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 4

Europe’s continued private jet flight activity declines ‘concerning’ says WingX’s Richard Koe

Global private jet flight activity was up 2% in Week 4 from the previous week, with 63,843 departures. That’s also 2% ahead of the same period in 2022.

The trailing four weeks saw a year-over-year 1% gain.

The U.S. market had 45,583 for the week ending Jan. 29, 2023, a 2% increase from Week 3 and 2% ahead of last year.

Still, flights were down 1% for the past four weeks compared to the same period the year before.

Florida’s pick-up

Florida saw 7,476 departures in Week 4, 2% up from the week before but 2% down compared to 2022.

Europe’s 8,837 flights were a 1% gain from the previous week and 5% below last year. European private jet departures over the most recent four weeks were 8% lower than last year.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 4

Charter and fractional operators saw a 1% week-to-week increase with 31,215 departures, 5% down from 2022’s record levels.

Looking back over the previous four weeks, numbers were 7% off last year’s record pace.

The U.S. accounted for 22,713 of the week’s Part 135 and 91k departures, flat from Week 3 and minus 4% from 2022.

Europe’s 6,094 flights were a 4% week-to-week gain but 13% below the same period in 2022.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 4

They were 15% lower than the similar four weeks on a year-over-year basis.

Providing an overview, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “The downwards drift in bizjet demand in Europe is starting to get concerning, with the charter market seeing the biggest drops, especially in Central Europe. Conversely, transatlantic jet traffic is still well up. In North America, activity trends are mixed, with light jet charter falling back. In China, bizjet activity is rebounding post covid, but still behind 2019.”