April 18, 2024
Worldwide private jet activity jumps 11% as activity over the past month stays 1% below 2022 levels.
Global private jet flight activity jumped 11% from last week, with 67,178 movements.
Still, those numbers were 3% behind Week 6 in 2022.
Over the past four weeks, worldwide private jet flights lagged the same period last year by 1%.
The U.S. had 47,398 departures for the week ending Feb. 12, also 11% up week-to-week.
However, that marks a 7% decline from Week 6 last year.
Over the trailing four weeks, U.S. private jet flights were 2% off 2022’s record levels.
The Super Bowl in Arizona wasn’t helpful. According to WingX, private jet traffic the 57th edition of the Big Game was 25% below the numbers for Los Angeles in 2022.
In Europe, the 9,690 flights marked a 19% week-to-week jump, 4% below the same period last year.
| Market | Week 6 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. 2022 (dates) | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 67,178 | 11% | -3% | 78,503 | W25 2022 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 254,405 | 1% |
| North America | 52,133 | 10% | -6% | 62,573 | W14 2022 | 43,691 | W51 2022 | 198,469 | -1% |
| USA | 47,398 | 11% | -7% | 57,147 | W14 2022 | 38,832 | W51 2022 | 180,310 | -2% |
| Florida | 7,523 | 12% | -12% | 10,603 | W8 2022 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 29,226 | -6% |
| California | 4,865 | 10% | -9% | 6,392 | W7 2022 | 4,066 | W51 2022 | 18,354 | -7% |
| Texas | 5,020 | 35% | -8% | 6,176 | W10 2022 | 3,730 | W5 2023 | 18,498 | -3% |
| Europe | 9,690 | 19% | -4% | 17,608 | W26 2022 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 35,493 | -5% |
| UK | 1,484 | 30% | -1% | 2,336 | W26 2022 | 982 | W52 2022 | 4,857 | -3% |
| Germany | 1,166 | 8% | -11% | 1,915 | W26 2022 | 651 | W52 2022 | 4,717 | -2% |
| France | 1,359 | 9% | -4% | 3,032 | W21 2022 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 5,336 | -4% |
| Switzerland | 9,20 | 28% | -4% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 549 | W47 2022 | 3,472 | 7% |
| Italy | 765 | 25% | 14% | 2,357 | W28 2022 | 511 | W52 2022 | 2,719 | 6% |
| Middle East | 1,772 | 44% | 56% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 5,466 | 30% |
| Africa | 795 | -4% | 17% | 876 | W19 2022 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,042 | 9% |
| Asia | 2,515 | -1% | 31% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,786 | W32 2022 | 10,046 | 41% |
| South America | 1,490 | 17% | 35% | 1,490 | W6 2023 | 1006 | W29 2022 | 5,218 | 19% |
Worldwide fractional and charter flights also increased by 11% from Week 5.
The 33,250 charter and fractional departures were 9% below 2022 and down 7% over the trailing month.
The U.S. saw 23,978 flights in the segment, 9% up from the previous week but 10% below 2022.
U.S. charter and fractional flights are 6% down for the past four weeks.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 6 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. 2022 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 33,240 | 11% | -9% | 41,811 | W8 2022 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 125,509 | -7% |
| North America | 25,637 | 8% | -9% | 32,702 | W8 2022 | 22,967 | W35 2022 | 97,896 | -5% |
| USA | 23,978 | 9% | -10% | 30,705 | W8 2022 | 21,948 | W35 2022 | 91,436 | -6% |
| Florida | 4,171 | 8% | -16% | 6,109 | W8 2022 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 16,095 | -12% |
| California | 2,944 | 8% | -14% | 4,095 | W7 2022 | 2,635 | W51 2022 | 11,146 | -12% |
| Texas | 1,966 | 22% | -14% | 2,734 | W10 2022 | 1,644 | W27 2022 | 7,434 | -9% |
| Europe | 6,693 | 20% | -12% | 12,962 | W27 2022 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 24,252 | -14% |
| UK | 1,069 | 30% | -8% | 1,772 | W26 2022 | 735 | W2 2023 | 3,435 | -10% |
| Germany | 769 | 9% | -14% | 1,295 | W25 2022 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,111 | -8% |
| France | 955 | 12% | -9% | 2,401 | W21 2022 | 764 | W52 2022 | 3,644 | -10% |
| Switzerland | 695 | 35% | -12% | 868 | W21 2022 | 415 | W47 2022 | 2,467 | -6% |
| Italy | 581 | 22% | 10% | 1,855 | W28 2022 | 389 | W52 2022 | 2,072 | 2% |
| Middle East | 779 | 39% | 31% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 2,512 | 12% |
| Africa | 240 | 4% | 2% | 321 | W13 2022 | 160 | W35 2022 | 835 | -16% |
| Asia | 612 | 9% | 28% | 1015 | W50 2022 | 407 | W30 2022 | 2,337 | 33% |
| South America | 51 | 70% | -7% | 83 | W45 2022 | 13 | W24 2022 | 141 | -35% |
Richard Koe, Managing Director of WingX, notes, “Global business jet activity is flat this February compared to February last year, which maintains a healthy 12% gain over February 2019. Charter is the relative weak spot, coming off huge highs in the last 12 months. The earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria has catalyzed very high levels of medical and ambulance specialist bizjet activity, representing more than 20% of total activity out of Turkey this month.”
