2023’s global private jet flight activity trails 2022 numbers for the seventh consecutive week, according to the latest tracking report from WingX.
Global private jet flight activity dropped 1% week-to-week, with 70,444 flights in Week 11.
That was 7% below 2022’s numbers for the same period. It marks the seventh straight week totals have lagged last year’s numbers.
Over the past month, worldwide private jet segments trail 2022 by 8%
In the U.S., the market was down 3% from last week with 49,611 flights, 10% under 2022.
While Europe saw an 8% week-to-week gain with 10,045 departures, that was still behind last year by 1%.
Overall private jet flights are 11% below 2022 over the past four weeks.
Africa (+22%), the Middle East (+11%), and Asia (+8%) each saw a week-to-week gain, with the trio, plus South America, all double digits up on last year over the past month.
Market | Week 11 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. 2022 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. 2022 |
Global | 70,444 | -1% | -7% | 78,503 | W25 2022 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 279,514 | -8% |
North America | 54,888 | -3% | -10% | 62,573 | W14 2022 | 43,691 | W51 2022 | 220,650 | -9% |
USA | 49,611 | -3% | -10% | 57,147 | W14 2022 | 38,832 | W51 2022 | 199,824 | -10% |
Florida | 8,458 | -3% | -13% | 9,721 | W11 2022 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 34,419 | -11% |
California | 4,985 | -2% | -13% | 5,817 | W16 2022 | 4,066 | W51 2022 | 19,503 | -14% |
Texas | 4,786 | -17% | -8% | 5,797 | W43 2022 | 3,730 | W5 2023 | 20,494 | -7% |
Europe | 10,045 | 8% | -1% | 17,608 | W26 2022 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 37,398 | -11% |
UK | 1,429 | 13% | -3% | 2,336 | W26 2022 | 982 | W52 2022 | 5,039 | -13% |
Germany | 1,292 | 14% | 1% | 1,915 | W26 2022 | 651 | W52 2022 | 4,781 | -8% |
France | 1,637 | 12% | 0% | 3,032 | W21 2022 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 5,824 | -9% |
Switzerland | 832 | 4% | -5% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 549 | W47 2022 | 3,331 | -13% |
Italy | 790 | 0% | 1% | 2,357 | W28 2022 | 511 | W52 2022 | 3,019 | 0% |
Middle East | 1,441 | 11% | 17% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 5,553 | 10% |
Africa | 867 | 22% | 15% | 876 | W19 2022 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,174 | 11% |
Asia | 2,692 | 8% | 28% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,786 | W32 2022 | 10,259 | 21% |
South America | 1,383 | -7% | 11% | 1,490 | W6 2023 | 1006 | W29 2022 | 5,645 | 16% |
Looking at fractional and charter operators, there was a week-to-week 1% bump with 34,900 flights.
However, that was 14% below Week 11 in 2022 and marks a 16% drop over the trailing four weeks compared to last year.
The U.S. was flat week-to-week with 25,229 segments, 16% down year-over-year and the past month.
Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 11 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. 2022 | 52- week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. 2022 |
Global | 34,900 | 1% | -14% | 41,552 | W25 2022 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 136,680 | -16% |
North America | 27,080 | 0% | -16% | 32,327 | W14 2022 | 22,967 | W35 2022 | 107,587 | -16% |
USA | 25,229 | 0% | -16% | 30,511 | W14 2022 | 21,948 | W35 2022 | 100,310 | -16% |
Florida | 4,590 | -2% | -22% | 5,792 | W52 2022 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 18,461 | -19% |
California | 2,931 | -2% | -20% | 3,678 | W16 2022 | 2,635 | W51 2022 | 11,612 | -20% |
Texas | 2,103 | -11% | -9% | 2,494 | W42 2022 | 1,644 | W27 2022 | 8,462 | -11% |
Europe | 6,747 | 7% | -10% | 12,962 | W27 2022 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 25,239 | -20% |
UK | 980 | 13% | -8% | 1,772 | W26 2022 | 735 | W2 2023 | 3,468 | -20% |
Germany | 804 | 7% | -14% | 1,295 | W25 2022 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,084 | -15% |
France | 1,104 | 11% | -9% | 2,401 | W21 2022 | 764 | W52 2022 | 3,932 | -18% |
Switzerland | 607 | 2% | -13% | 868 | W21 2022 | 415 | W47 2022 | 2,476 | -20% |
Italy | 581 | -3% | -5% | 1,855 | W28 2022 | 389 | W52 2022 | 2,234 | -5% |
Middle East | 664 | 14% | -1% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 2,510 | -9% |
Africa | 309 | 38% | 22% | 321 | W13 2022 | 160 | W35 2022 | 1,022 | 5% |
Asia | 709 | 17% | 25% | 1,015 | W50 2022 | 407 | W30 2022 | 2,589 | 13% |
South America | 39 | -9% | -32% | 83 | W45 2022 | 13 | W24 2022 | 166 | -14% |
The four biggest states in the U.S. are down double digits in the past month for fractional and charter segments.
In Europe, charter and fractional operators flew 6,747 segments, a 7% week-to-week gain and 10% below 2022.
“Since Week 4 of this year, we have seen widening declines in bizjet flight activity compared to the same weeks last year, with double-digit declines in charter activity in each week since Week 7. Week 11 saw a 16% year-on-year dip in the US, a 22% decline in Florida, 10% drop in charters in Europe. The recovery in longer international sectors is also running out of steam, with transatlantic traffic falling 1% behind record levels in February 2023,” says Richard Koe, Managing Director of WingX.