April 25, 2024
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.
