April 18, 2024
Which country is bucking the downward trend in private jet flight activity? Grazie, Italia.
Global private jet flight activity in Week 13 increased by 1% from Week 12, with 69,385 movements.
That’s down 6% from Week 13 in 2012.
Over the four-week period ending May 2, global private jet flight activity was down 7%.
It was a similar story with fractional and charter operators.
However, only one of the segments we track via WingX data was up week-to-week, compared to the same week last year, for the trailing four weeks in both the overall and charter/fractional numbers.
We’ll take what Italy is having.
Italian private jet departures were up 7% for the week, 20% compared to the same week last year, and 9% during the past four weeks.
In the charter and fractional segment, Italy was in positive territory across the border.
Auguroni!
Otherwise, it was more of the same.
While the U.S. was up 1% week-to-week with 49,271 departures, those numbers were 8% below 2012.
European private jet flights were also up 1% week-to-week and down 4% compared to the same week last year.
With Ramadan underway but starting later, numbers in the Middle East were down 15% compared to the previous week and 30% below 2022.
| Market | Week 13 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. 2022 | Last 52-week low | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 69,385 | 1% | -6% | 78,503 | W25 2022 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 279,201 | -7% |
| North America | 54,371 | 2% | -8% | 62,573 | W14 2022 | 43,691 | W51 2022 | 219,095 | -9% |
| USA | 49,271 | 1% | -8% | 57,147 | W14 2022 | 38,832 | W51 2022 | 198,624 | -9% |
| Florida | 8,272 | 5% | -8% | 9,344 | W14 2022 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 33,293 | -10% |
| California | 4,663 | -3% | -17% | 5,817 | W16 2022 | 4,066 | W51 2022 | 19,526 | -14% |
| Texas | 5,363 | 7% | -1% | 5,797 | W43 2022 | 3,730 | W5 2023 | 20,881 | -7% |
| Europe | 9,702 | 1% | -4% | 17,608 | W26 2022 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 38,671 | -5% |
| UK | 1,356 | 7% | -10% | 2,336 | W26 2022 | 982 | W52 2022 | 5,324 | -9% |
| Germany | 1,322 | -1% | -1% | 1,915 | W26 2022 | 651 | W52 2022 | 5,081 | -4% |
| France | 1,371 | 2% | -9% | 3,032 | W21 2022 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 5,809 | -8% |
| Switzerland | 750 | 9% | -7% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 549 | W47 2022 | 3,064 | -11% |
| Italy | 922 | 7% | 20% | 2,357 | W28 2022 | 511 | W52 2022 | 3,369 | 9% |
| Middle East | 1,071 | -15% | -30% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 5,077 | -7% |
| Africa | 765 | -2% | -4% | 876 | W19 2022 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,120 | 0% |
| Asia | 2,414 | -1% | -3% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,786 | W32 2022 | 10,039 | 11% |
| South America | 1,515 | -3% | 15% | 1,490 | W6 2023 | 1006 | W29 2022 | 5,952 | 16% |
Global private jet charter and fractional segments were up 3% week-to-week with 34,103 departures but at 34,103, were down 13% year-over-year.
In the U.S., the 24,896 departures were also up 3% week-to-week and down 13% from last year.
Europe saw 6,656 departures in Week 13, up 5% from Week 12 but down 12% from 2012.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 13 | %Change vs. prior wk | Change vs. 2022 | 52- week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 34,103 | 3% | -13% | 41,552 | W25 2022 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 136,388 | -15% |
| North America | 26,581 | 3% | -13% | 32,327 | W14 2022 | 22,967 | W35 2022 | 106,573 | -15% |
| USA | 24,896 | 3% | -13% | 30,511 | W14 2022 | 21,948 | W35 2022 | 99,589 | -15% |
| Florida | 4,544 | 6% | -14% | 5,792 | W52 2022 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 18,103 | -17% |
| California | 2,835 | 0% | -18% | 3,678 | W16 2022 | 2,635 | W51 2022 | 11,592 | -19% |
| Texas | 2,219 | 12% | -2% | 2,494 | W42 2022 | 1,644 | W27 2022 | 8,651 | -12% |
| Europe | 6,656 | 5% | -12% | 12,962 | W27 2022 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 26,089 | -13% |
| UK | 993 | 19% | -15% | 1,772 | W26 2022 | 735 | W2 2023 | 3,679 | -16% |
| Germany | 860 | 6% | -9% | 1,295 | W25 2022 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,228 | -14% |
| France | 927 | 3% | -14% | 2,401 | W21 2022 | 764 | W52 2022 | 3,939 | -16% |
| Switzerland | 534 | 8% | -19% | 868 | W21 2022 | 415 | W47 2022 | 2,234 | -20% |
| Italy | 700 | 7% | 12% | 1,855 | W28 2022 | 389 | W52 2022 | 2,541 | 4% |
| Middle East | 515 | -5% | -32% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 2,300 | -21% |
| Africa | 197 | -19% | -40% | 321 | W13 2022 | 160 | W35 2022 | 972 | -12% |
| Asia | 580 | 1% | -11% | 1,015 | W50 2022 | 407 | W30 2022 | 2,469 | -2% |
| South America | 52 | 18% | 33% | 83 | W45 2022 | 13 | W24 2022 | 178 | -13% |
WingX Managing Director Richard Koe was in flight as we are writing this, so perhaps he can share the secrets of Italy’s success for next week’s report.
Until then, arrivederci.
