Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 38

U.S. fractional and charter operators saw a 4% gain from Week 37, putting this week’s numbers just 2% down from the record levels of last year.

By Doug Gollan, September 28, 2023

Global private jet flight activity (73,396 segments) went up 1% in Week 38 from the previous week.

Flights for the week ended Sept. 24, 2023, were 4% below 2022 for the same period.

Over the trailing four weeks (283,590), volume was 3% below 2022 levels.

In the U.S., flights (51,420) increased 3% week-to-week, 5% below last year.

Florida (4,604 flights) and Texas (5,258 flights) each saw a 7% bump from last week.

In Europe, flights (13,117 segments) were down 1% from the previous week, putting them 7% below 2022.

Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 38

Market	Week 38	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs 2022 (dates)	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks	%Change vs. 2022
Global	73,396	1%	-4%	76,521	W26 2023	57,233	W51 2022	283,590	-3%
North America	55,310	3%	-5%	58,838	W41 2022	41,108	W27 2023	209,333	-4%
USA	51,420	3%	-5%	55,070	W41 2022	37,073	W27 2023	194,103	-4%
Florida	4,604	7%	-7%	9,174	W8 2023	3,628	W35 2023	17,116	-8%
California	4,819	3%	-5%	5,512	W46 2022	3,463	W27 2023	18,191	-7%
Texas	5,258	7%	-6%	5,797	W43 2022	3,335	W27 2023	19,197	-6%
Europe	13,117	-1%	-7%	16,289	W26 2023	6,648	W52 2022	53,685	-7%
UK	1,738	0%	-7%	2,014	W28 2023	982	W52 2022	7,206	-8%
Germany	1,615	14%	-14%	1,858	W38 2022	651	W52 2022	5,794	-13%
France	1,868	-7%	-7%	2,653	W26 2023	1,011	W52 2022	7,937	-6%
Switzerland	783	1%	-8%	1,039	W3 2023	549	W47 2022	3,209	-8%
Italy	1,568	5%	-3%	2,264	W28 2023	511	W52 2022	6,472	-8%
Middle East	1,287	-15%	-15%	2,173	W50 2022	984	W52 2022	5,930	-3%
Africa	663	-14%	4%	987	W17 2023	622	W2 2023	2,886	1%
Asia	2,328	-7%	14%	3,269	W50 2022	1,913	W27 2023	9,463	16%
South America	1,352	-6%	13%	1,498	W32 2023	1,051	W44 2022	5,726	20%

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Charter and fractional operators saw a 2% week-to-week gain with 37,087 segments worldwide, 2% down from 2022.

The U.S. fractional and charter flying (25,892) saw a 4% gain from Week 37, putting Week 38 numbers just 2% down from the record levels of last year.

Over the trailing four weeks, the U.S. (98,465 flights) was just 2% down compared to the same period in 2022.

Part 135/91K – Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 38

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 38	%Change vs. prior week	%Change vs 2022	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks	%Change vs. 2022
Global	37,087	2%	-2%	40,375	W26 2023	31,174	W51 2022	145,196	-1%
North America	26,858	4%	-2%	30,412	W52 2022	21,649	W27 2023	102,315	-1%
USA	25,892	4%	-2%	29,057	W41 2022	20,505	W27 2023	98,465	-2%
Florida	2,368	4%	-8%	5,792	W52 2022	1,958	W35 2023	9,003	-5%
California	2,900	3%	-3%	3,410	W46 2022	2,253	W27 2023	11,047	-6%
Texas	2,234	12%	-2%	2,494	W42 2022	1,404	W27 2023	8,091	0%
Europe	9,434	-3%	-2%	12,171	W27 2023	4,995	W52 2022	39,442	-3%
UK	1,322	-2%	3%	1,516	W28 2023	735	W2 2023	5,471	-4%
Germany	1,118	13%	-9%	1,223	W37 2022	516	W52 2022	4,086	-10%
France	1,322	-10%	-6%	1,943	W27 2023	764	W52 2022	5,808	-4%
Switzerland	569	1%	-3%	776	W7 2023	415	W47 2022	2,373	-5%
Italy	1,208	5%	-2%	1,847	W28 2023	389	W52 2022	5,070	-5%
Middle East	662	-17%	-7%	1,075	W50 2022	512	W52 2022	3,274	8%
Africa	231	-11%	25%	341	W17 2023	180	W04 2023	1,018	37%
Asia	510	-9%	3%	1,015	W50 2022	443	W31 2023	2,200	10%
South America	34	-6%	70%	83	W45 2022	17	W38 2022	143	24%

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Even in Europe, the 9,434 segments, which were 3% down week-to-week, were down just 2% compared to 2022.

WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “The U.S. bizjet market is holding up and seems to reflect the steadier economic outlook for the U.S. economy in Q3.”

According to the soon-to-be-released 2023/24 Jet Card Report by Private Jet Card Comparisons, 76.6% of respondents are Extremely/Very Confident about their personal financial outlook, with 19.8% saying they are Somewhat Confident.

Only 3.4% were No So Confident or Not At All Confident.

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