July 18, 2024
Florida charter and fractional private jet flight activity surges 3% ahead of 2022 levels during July.
Global private jet flight activity increased 1% in Week 30 from the previous week with 72,870 segments, according to the latest WingX data.
That puts business jet flights just 2% below 2022 levels.
For the past four weeks ending on July 30, 2023, global private jet flights were just 3% under last year’s totals.
Looking toward the U.S., there were 48,811 segments, 1% up compared to Week 29 and 3% under last year for the week and over the past four weeks.
In fact, during the past month, Florida private jet activity was just a single point below 2022.
In Europe, 14,909 private jet segments represented a 1% week-to-week drop and a 7% decline against the same period last year.
| Market | Week 30 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. 2022 | 52 week high | Week | 52 week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 72,870 | 1% | -2% | 76,521 | W26 2023 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 278,699 | -3% |
| North America | 53,122 | 1% | -2% | 58,838 | W41 2022 | 41,108 | W27 2023 | 198,602 | -2% |
| USA | 48,811 | 1% | -3% | 55,070 | W41 2022 | 37,073 | W27 2023 | 181,908 | -3% |
| Florida | 4,448 | -1% | -2% | 9,174 | W8 2023 | 3,744 | W39 2022 | 17,431 | -1% |
| California | 4,433 | 0% | -10% | 5,512 | W46 2022 | 3,463 | W27 2023 | 16,916 | -8% |
| Texas | 4,464 | 4% | 1% | 5,797 | W43 2022 | 3,335 | W27 2023 | 16,326 | -3% |
| Europe | 14,909 | -1% | -7% | 16,289 | W26 2023 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 61,459 | -10% |
| UK | 1,683 | -9% | -15% | 2,234 | W29 2022 | 982 | W52 2022 | 7,458 | -16% |
| Germany | 1,239 | -11% | -20% | 1,858 | W38 2022 | 651 | W52 2022 | 5,393 | -18% |
| France | 2,247 | -2% | -13% | 2,653 | W26 2023 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 9,652 | -14% |
| Switzerland | 7,72 | 1% | -5% | 1,039 | W3 2023 | 549 | W47 2022 | 3,169 | -10% |
| Italy | 2,220 | 6% | 1% | 2,264 | W28 2023 | 511 | W52 2022 | 8,729 | -4% |
| Middle East | 1,565 | 4% | 5% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 6,108 | -2% |
| Africa | 782 | 0% | 10% | 987 | W17 2023 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,179 | 8% |
| Asia | 2,112 | -1% | 12% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,786 | W32 2022 | 8,081 | 3% |
| South America | 1,337 | 8% | 24% | 1,490 | W6 2023 | 1,051 | W44 2022 | 5,209 | 27% |
Despite reports of dropping demand, global private jet fractional and charter activity was 1% up week-to-week with 38,738 segments.
That’s flat to last year.
Over the trailing four weeks, the 150,712 charter and fractional flights were just 1% below 2022.
The numbers were even better in the world’s biggest private aviation market.
Fractional and charter segments were 2% ahead of the prior week, and the 26,516 segments were flat to last year for the same week.
Moreover, the 95,281 segments in July were equal to last year.
With 9,376 flights over the trailing four weeks, Florida was actually 3% above 2022 levels.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 30 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs 2022 | 52 week high | Week | 52 week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 38,738 | 1% | 0% | 40,375 | W26 2023 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 150,712 | -1% |
| North America | 26,516 | 2% | 0% | 30,412 | W52 2022 | 21,649 | W27 2023 | 100,071 | 0% |
| USA | 25,301 | 2% | 0% | 29,057 | W41 2022 | 20,505 | W27 2023 | 95,381 | 0% |
| Florida | 2,411 | 1% | 2% | 5,792 | W52 2022 | 2,024 | W39 2022 | 9,376 | 3% |
| California | 2,716 | -1% | -9% | 3,410 | W46 2022 | 2,253 | W27 2023 | 10,559 | -6% |
| Texas | 1,824 | 3% | 2% | 2,494 | W42 2022 | 1,404 | W27 2023 | 6,712 | -3% |
| Europe | 11,450 | -2% | -1% | 12,171 | W27 2023 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 47,376 | -5% |
| UK | 1,249 | -13% | -16% | 1,612 | W35 2022 | 735 | W2 2023 | 5,668 | -14% |
| Germany | 906 | -12% | -15% | 1,223 | W37 2022 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,964 | -11% |
| France | 1,739 | -2% | -7% | 1,943 | W27 2023 | 764 | W52 2022 | 7,388 | -11% |
| Switzerland | 615 | 4% | 2% | 776 | W7 2023 | 415 | W47 2022 | 2,459 | -7% |
| Italy | 1,779 | 5% | 4% | 1,847 | W28 2023 | 389 | W52 2022 | 7,091 | 0% |
| Middle East | 938 | 3% | 19% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 3,814 | 14% |
| Africa | 258 | 1% | 47% | 341 | W17 2023 | 160 | W35 2022 | 1,081 | 37% |
| Asia | 449 | -11% | 6% | 1,015 | W50 2022 | 407 | W30 2022 | 1,971 | 0% |
| South America | 44 | 69% | 76% | 83 | W45 2022 | 17 | W38 2022 | 128 | 29% |
Europe had 11,450 charter and fractional flights in the previous week.
That’s 2% down from Week 29 but just 1% under last year.
Over the trailing four weeks, European fractional and charter volumes were 5% below 2022 volume.
Italy showed the strongest numbers for July, where the 7,091 charter and fractional segments were equal to last year.
