Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 28

Is private jet fight activity seeing a second surge? WingX data suggests demand remains more robust than one may believe

Global private jet flight activity in Week 28 of 2023 surged 17% from the previous week to 72,183 segments, according to the latest WingX data.

That’s just 2% below 2022’s record levels for Week 28.

Over the trailing four weeks, private jet flights worldwide were just 3% off of last year’s torrid pace.

Richard Koe, Managing Direyear’sf WingX, says, “There is some solidity in market trends as we hit the summer peak, with Euroyear’s up on pre-Covid summer 2019, though 10% down on la”t year; North America more robust, at just 4% below last year’s peak, up 16% up on July 2019. Business jet traffic in the Middle East is a little off last year’s records but still 38% ahead of demand four years ago.”

With a 29% boost for the week ending July 16, 2023, there were 47,812 segments in the U.S., flat to last year.

Europe recorded 15,680 flights for the week, 10% under 2022.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 28

Worldwide, the charter and fractional market saw 38,835 flights for the week, 1% ahead of 2022.

With 151,263 flights over the past month, that’s just 3% under last year’s levels.

In the U.S., fractional and charter operators flew 24,775 segments last week, 3% more than in 2022.

The 96,252 charter and fractional flights were just 2% under last year’s totals.

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Europe’s charter and fractional operators completed 12,107 flights in Week 28, 5% below 2022’s levels.