Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 7

Global private jet flight activity lags 2022’s record levels by 4% despite a 6% week-to-week gain

Global private jet flight activity increased 6% week-to-week, with Week 7 seeing 71,097 flights.

Still, those numbers were 4% below the same period in 2022.

Over the past four weeks, private flights were 2% off last year’s record pace.

U.S. private jet flight activity

The U.S. had 50,826 private jet flights for the week ended Feb. 19, 2023, a 7% gain from Week 6 but 7% below 2022.

Over the trailing four weeks, U.S. private jet departures were 4% down from last year.

Europe saw 10,126 departures, a 4% week-to-week increase, and 1% below 2022.

Europe’s private jet flights were 5% below last year’s levels for the past month.

Among smaller markets, Asia (+35%), the Middle East (+32%), South America (+21%), and Africa (+16%) each saw double-digit growth in private jet flights during the past month.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 7

For charter and fractional operators, a 7% week-to-week bump saw 35,713 flights, still 12% off of last year’s levels.

Over the past month, charter and fractional departures trail 2022 by 9%.

U.S. charter and fractional operators accounted for 26,082 of last week’s totals, a 9% week-to-week gain but 9% down for the past four weeks.

Europe’s fractional and charter flying was 11% below last year for the week and 14% down over the past month.

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Year-to-date private jet departures from Russia are down 70% compared to last year’s period and 62% below comparable 2019 levels.

International private jet flights to Russia are down by 86% compared to last year and 82% compared to 2019.

“The downward slide in business jet activity is apparent in the U.S. as well as Europe, notably in the charter market. On the anniversary of the start of the Ukraine war, the loss of the Russian business jet market is apparent, with the biggest impact on the heavy jet charter market. There are growth areas outside Europe and the U.S., notably in the Middle East and Asia,” says WingX Managing Director Richard Koe.