Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 34

Tropical Storm Hilary helps send California back to 2019 levels of private jet flight activity

Global private jet flight activity (67,743 departures) dropped 2% week-to-week, putting it 4% below 2022.

WingX outlook

Giving a broader perspective, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “Twenty-seven days into August 2023, global business jet and turboprop sectors are down 3% compared to the same period last year, still 14% ahead of August 4 years ago. Comparatively, Scheduled Airline activity is 18% ahead of last year, 4% short of August 2019.”

In the U.S., its 49,140 departures were 4% down from the previous week and 5% below 2022.

Perhaps impacted by its first tropical storm in 84 years, California saw flights drop 13% week-to-week, putting them 19% below 2022.

For the week ending Aug. 27, 2023, Europe (13,278 segments) was up 8% week-to-week, yet still 7% under last year.

Both South America (+ 25%) and Asia (+ 16%) saw double-digit growth compared to Week 34 last year.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 34

Market	Week 34	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs 2022 (dates)	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	%Change vs. 2022
Global	67,743	-2%	-4%	76,521	W26 2023	57,233	W51 2022	274,167	-4%
North America	49,140	-4%	-5%	58,838	W41 2022	41108	W27 2023	202,480	-4%
USA	45,178	-4%	-6%	55,070	W41 2022	37,073	W27 2023	186,006	-5%
Florida	4,017	-6%	-9%	9,174	W8 2023	3,744	W39 2022	16,676	-7%
California	4,141	-13%	-19%	5,512	W46 2022	3,463	W27 2023	17,630	-10%
Texas	4,142	-3%	-6%	5,797	W43 2022	3,335	W27 2023	16,735	-7%
Europe	13,278	8%	-7%	16,289	W26 2023	6,648	W52 2022	51,455	-9%
UK	1,606	11%	-8%	2,140	W35 2022	982	W52 2022	5,996	-12%
Germany	1,239	23%	-13%	1,858	W38 2022	651	W52 2022	4,447	-17%
France	2,002	20%	-4%	2,653	W26 2023	1,011	W52 2022	7,354	-7%
Switzerland	822	24%	-1%	1,039	W3 2023	549	W47 2022	2,751	-13%
Italy	1,552	-6%	-5%	2,264	W28 2023	511	W52 2022	6,914	-3%
Middle East	1,608	4%	-5%	2,173	W50 2022	984	W52 2022	6,052	-3%
Africa	791	2%	9%	987	W17 2023	622	W2 2023	3,106	8%
Asia	2,365	9%	16%	3,269	W50 2022	1,913	W27 2023	8,695	14%
South America	1,532	2%	25%	1,498	W32 2023	1,051	W44 2022	6,049	26%

The charter and fractional market accounted for 34,348 flights, down 3% from the previous week and trailing 2022’s activity by 5%.

The U.S. (22,408 departures) was 7% down from Week 33 and the same amount under Week 34 in 2022.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 34

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 34	%Change vs prior wk	%Change vs 2022	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks	%Change vs. 2022
Global	34,348	-3%	-5%	40,375	W26 2023	31,174	W51 2022	142,728	-3%
North America	23,446	-7%	-6%	30,412	W52 2022	21,649	W27 2023	100,282	-3%
USA	22,408	-7%	-7%	29,057	W41 2022	20,505	W27 2023	95,685	-3%
Florida	2,108	-9%	-5%	5,792	W52 2022	2,024	W39 2022	9,008	-2%
California	2,466	-12%	-21%	3,410	W46 2022	2,253	W27 2023	10,757	-11%
Texas	1,633	-9%	-8%	2,494	W42 2022	1,404	W27 2023	7,014	-4%
Europe	10,040	7%	-3%	12,171	W27 2023	4,995	W52 2022	39,237	-5%
UK	1,241	24%	-3%	1,612	W35 2022	735	W2 2023	4,455	-11%
Germany	886	20%	-13%	1,223	W37 2022	516	W52 2022	3,260	-13%
France	1,554	13%	0%	1,943	W27 2023	764	W52 2022	5,827	-2%
Switzerland	617	18%	-2%	776	W7 2023	415	W47 2022	2,124	-11%
Italy	1,253	-7%	2%	1,847	W28 2023	389	W52 2022	5,559	1%
Middle East	955	-3%	2%	1,075	W50 2022	512	W52 2022	3,758	10%
Africa	250	1%	35%	341	W17 2023	160	W35 2022	982	38%
Asia	558	13%	15%	1,015	W50 2022	443	W31 2023	1,996	7%
South America	36	38%	39%	83	W45 2022	17	W38 2022	135	29%

European fractional and charter flights (10,040 segments) were just 3% below last year.

South America (+39%) and Africa (+ 35%) saw big increases compared to 2022, but on small numbers, 36 and 250 flights, respectively.