December 19, 2024
Into Africa: Over the past month, it’s the only region with positive growth in overall and fractional/charter private jet flight activity.
Global private jet flight activity dipped 2% from the previous week in Week 19, with 68,831 private jet flights.
That was 8% below Week 19 in 2022.
Over the past month, according to WingX, there were 276,375 flights, a 7% year-over-year decline.
This brings us to Africa.
It is the only region in positive territory over the past month – up 17% overall and 11% in charter/fractional segments.
The bad news is it represented just 3,521 and 1,109 flights.
In the U.S., Week 19 flights dropped 4% to 48,567, an 11% decline from 2022.
Its 196,886 flights over the trailing four weeks represent a 9% drop year-over-year.
As we head into EBACE in Geneva next week, Europe saw a 10% week-to-week gain with 11,280.
Still, numbers are 6% below last year and 7% down for the past month.
| Market | Week 19 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs 2022 (dates) | 52-week high | Week | 52- week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 68,831 | -2% | -8% | 78,503 | W25 2022 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 276,375 | -7% |
| North America | 52,473 | -5% | -10% | 58,838 | W41 2022 | 43,691 | W51 2022 | 213,592 | -9% |
| USA | 48,567 | -4% | -11% | 55,070 | W41 2022 | 38,832 | W51 2022 | 196,886 | -9% |
| Florida | 6,868 | -3% | -11% | 9,174 | W8 2023 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 27,857 | -14% |
| California | 4,770 | -5% | -7% | 5512 | W46 2022 | 4,066 | W51 2022 | 19,759 | -10% |
| Texas | 4,859 | -2% | -12% | 5,797 | W43 2022 | 3,730 | W5 2023 | 19,959 | -9% |
| Europe | 11,280 | 10% | -6% | 17,608 | W26 2022 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 42,454 | -7% |
| UK | 1,499 | 8% | -9% | 2,336 | W26 2022 | 982 | W52 2022 | 5,605 | -10% |
| Germany | 1,473 | 21% | -9% | 1,915 | W26 2022 | 651 | W52 2022 | 5,535 | -6% |
| France | 1,703 | 13% | -2% | 3,032 | W21 2022 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 6,145 | -8% |
| Switzerland | 651 | 5% | -12% | 1,209 | W21 2022 | 549 | W47 2022 | 2,588 | -6% |
| Italy | 1,233 | 17% | 5% | 2,357 | W28 2022 | 511 | W52 2022 | 4,381 | -7% |
| Middle East | 1,364 | 6% | -10% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 5,269 | -6% |
| Africa | 899 | 7% | 0% | 876 | W19 2022 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,521 | 17% |
| Asia | 2,339 | 15% | 8% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,786 | W32 2022 | 9,146 | 6% |
| South America | 1,241 | -10% | 11% | 1,490 | W6 2023 | 1006 | W29 2022 | 5,398 | 7% |
Looking at fractional and charter flight activity, there were 34,899 flights in Week 19, a 1% drop week-to-week and 11% year-over-year decline.
Global fractional and charter flying were down 11% during the past month compared to 2022.
The U.S. saw 24,991 flights, a 4% week-to-week decline, and 12% behind last year.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 19 | %Change vs prior wk | %Change vs 2022 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 34,899 | -1% | -11% | 41,552 | W25 2022 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 139,126 | -11% |
| North America | 26,187 | -4% | -11% | 30,412 | W52 2022 | 22,967 | W35 2022 | 105,651 | -11% |
| USA | 24,991 | -4% | -12% | 29,057 | W41 2022 | 21,948 | W35 2022 | 100,581 | -11% |
| Florida | 3,791 | -5% | -13% | 5,792 | W52 2022 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 15,633 | -16% |
| California | 2,882 | -4% | -8% | 3,410 | W46 2022 | 2,635 | W51 2022 | 11,865 | -13% |
| Texas | 2,000 | 2% | -15% | 2,494 | W42 2022 | 1,644 | W27 2022 | 8,145 | -12% |
| Europe | 7,865 | 8% | -12% | 12,962 | W27 2022 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 30,012 | -12% |
| UK | 1,061 | 12% | -15% | 1,772 | W26 2022 | 735 | W2 2023 | 4,013 | -17% |
| Germany | 1,006 | 22% | -7% | 1,295 | W25 2022 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,745 | -7% |
| France | 1,199 | 6% | -8% | 2,401 | W21 2022 | 764 | W52 2022 | 4,463 | -12% |
| Switzerland | 454 | 1% | -20% | 868 | W21 2022 | 415 | W47 2022 | 1,888 | -11% |
| Italy | 943 | 15% | 2% | 1,855 | W28 2022 | 389 | W52 2022 | 3,393 | -9% |
| Middle East | 665 | 4% | -17% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 2,643 | -11% |
| Africa | 266 | -3% | -4% | 341 | W17 2023 | 160 | W35 2022 | 1,109 | 11% |
| Asia | 545 | 13% | -12% | 1015 | W50 2022 | 407 | W30 2022 | 2,139 | -7% |
| South America | 21 | -16% | -19% | 83 | W45 2022 | 13 | W24 2022 | 132 | -10% |
In Europe, charter and fractional operators had an 8% week-to-week gain with 7,865 flights, 12% below 2022.
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