April 18, 2024
Private jet flight activity continues to slide as California, and Florida see double-digit drops over the past month.
Global private jet flight activity dropped 1% week-to-week, with 70,453 departures, according to the latest WingX data.
That was 8% below Week 8 in 2022. For the past month, private jet flights were 4% under last year’s records.
Flights in the U.S. were flat for the week ending Feb. 26, 2023, with 50,872 departures, 8% down from 2022.
Over the trailing four weeks, U.S. private jet flying was 6% lower, based on the number of flights.
Across the busiest U.S. states, Florida (-11%) and California (-13%) were down double digits over the past month compared to last year’s all-time highs.
The 8,935 European flights in Week 8 were down 12% week-to-week and 20% below 2022.
Europe private jet flying is lagging last year by 9% over the past month.
The Middle East (+28%), Asia (+27%), and Africa (+22%) are all booming, with big gains over the trailing four weeks.
| Market | Week 8 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. 2022 | 52- week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 70,453 | -1% | -8% | 78,503 | W25 2022 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 269,445 | -4% |
| North America | 56,274 | 1% | -7% | 62,573 | W14 2022 | 43,691 | W51 2022 | 211,426 | -5% |
| USA | 50,872 | 0% | -8% | 57,147 | W14 2022 | 38,832 | W51 2022 | 191,869 | -6% |
| Florida | 9,174 | 11% | -13% | 10,603 | W8 2022 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 31,924 | -11% |
| California | 4,789 | -9% | -15% | 5,846 | W8 2022 | 4,066 | W51 2022 | 19,498 | -13% |
| Texas | 5,274 | 9% | 2% | 6,176 | W10 2022 | 3,730 | W5 2023 | 18,853 | -6% |
| Europe | 8,935 | -12% | -20% | 17,608 | W26 2022 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 36,925 | -9% |
| UK | 1,171 | -11% | -26% | 2,336 | W26 2022 | 982 | W52 2022 | 5,107 | -8% |
| Germany | 1,111 | -17% | -18% | 1,915 | W26 2022 | 651 | W52 2022 | 4,697 | -7% |
| France | 1,324 | -8% | -18% | 3,032 | W21 2022 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 5,366 | -10% |
| Switzerland | 840 | -18% | -22% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 549 | W47 2022 | 3,509 | -6% |
| Italy | 774 | 0% | 3% | 2,357 | W28 2022 | 511 | W52 2022 | 2,927 | 4% |
| Middle East | 1,355 | -7% | 10% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 5,808 | 28% |
| Africa | 871 | 5% | 31% | 876 | W19 2022 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,328 | 22% |
| Asia | 2,484 | 3% | 17% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,786 | W32 2022 | 9,944 | 27% |
| South America | 1,293 | -17% | -6% | 1,490 | W6 2023 | 1006 | W29 2022 | 5,610 | 14% |
Globally, charter and fractional operators saw a 4% dip, with 34,449 flights in Week 8.
That was 17% down from 2022, including a 12% drop during the past month.
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The U.S. accounted for 25,536 of those flights, 15% below 2022’s records.
Over the past month, U.S. charter and fractional flights trailed last year by 12%.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 8 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. 2022 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 34,449 | -4% | -17% | 41,811 | W8 2022 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 133,468 | -12% |
| North America | 27,419 | -2% | -15% | 32,702 | W8 2022 | 22,967 | W35 2022 | 104,571 | -11% |
| USA | 25,536 | -2% | -15% | 30,705 | W8 2022 | 21,948 | W35 2022 | 97,615 | -12% |
| Florida | 4,770 | 4% | -21% | 6,109 | W8 2022 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 17,410 | -17% |
| California | 2,972 | -9% | -18% | 3,769 | W8 2022 | 2,635 | W51 2022 | 11,898 | -17% |
| Texas | 2,101 | 8% | -4% | 2,734 | W10 2022 | 1,644 | W27 2022 | 7,651 | -12% |
| Europe | 6,080 | -13% | -29% | 12,962 | W27 2022 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 25,378 | -18% |
| UK | 817 | -15% | -34% | 1,772 | W26 2022 | 735 | W2 2023 | 3,674 | -15% |
| Germany | 744 | -13% | -22% | 1,295 | W25 2022 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,074 | -14% |
| France | 892 | -15% | -27% | 2,401 | W21 2022 | 764 | W52 2022 | 3,744 | -16% |
| Switzerland | 633 | -18% | -27% | 868 | W21 2022 | 415 | W47 2022 | 2,613 | -15% |
| Italy | 585 | 0% | -3% | 1,855 | W28 2022 | 389 | W52 2022 | 2,227 | 0% |
| Middle East | 595 | -10% | -10% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 2,592 | 4% |
| Africa | 256 | 9% | 9% | 321 | W13 2022 | 160 | W35 2022 | 961 | 1% |
| Asia | 627 | 16% | 16% | 1015 | W50 2022 | 407 | W30 2022 | 2,339 | 18% |
| South America | 48 | 12% | -8% | 83 | W45 2022 | 13 | W24 2022 | 172 | -23% |
In Europe, the 6,080 charter and fractional flights were 29% under 2022 for Week 8 and 18% down for the last month.
However, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe tempers the dreary numbers reminding us, “The downwards slide in bizjet demand is steepening, especially in charter, but there are still comfortable gains compared to 2019.”
