Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2023 – Week 45

After dropping 8% last week, global private jet activity jumped back 7% in Week 45 of 2023 with strong U.S. flying.

By Doug Gollan, November 16, 2023

What went down last week came back up this week as global private jet flight activity increased 7% week-over-week with 69,141 flights.

Last week, you may recall, there was an 8% drop from the previous week.

This week’s jump put worldwide private jet flight activity 1% ahead of Week 45 in 2022.

Private Jets outperform Airlines

For a broader perspective, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe tells us, “Focusing on just business jet flights, there have been 3,100,000 sectors flown globally so far this year, 4% fewer than comparable last year, and 19% ahead of four years ago.”

Koe notes year-to-date scheduled airline sectors are 16% ahead of last year and 10% behind 2019.

The cargo market, which swelled during Covid, is 6% behind in 2022 and just 1% ahead of 2019.

In the U.S., private flying charged ahead by 6% with 50,169 segments.

That’s 3% above last year, with Florida’s 6,707 flights representing a 16% gain over 2022.

PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2023 – WEEK 45

Market	Week 45	% Change vs. prior week	% Change vs 2022 (dates)	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	% Change vs. 2022
Global	69,141	7%	1%	76,521	W26 2023	57,233	W51 2022	278,750	-2%
North America	54,696	6%	3%	58218	W46 2022	41,108	W27 2023	218,252	-2%
USA	50,169	6%	3%	53853	W46 2022	37,073	W27 2023	201,633	-2%
Florida	6,707	11%	16%	9,174	W8 2023	3,628	W35 2023	25,479	-1%
California	4,825	8%	1%	5512	W46 2022	3,463	W27 2023	18,788	-4%
Texas	5,465	13%	3%	5,720	W42 2023	3,335	W27 2023	21,308	-4%
Europe	9,009	12%	-9%	16,289	W26 2023	6,648	W52 2022	38,249	-8%
UK	1,266	5%	-11%	2,014	W28 2023	982	W52 2022	5,405	-10%
Germany	1,282	34%	-6%	1,623	W24 2023	651	W52 2022	4,773	-13%
France	1,269	25%	-7%	2,653	W26 2023	1,011	W52 2022	5,395	-6%
Switzerland	553	3%	-18%	1,039	W3 2023	549	W47 2022	2,334	-12%
Italy	824	1%	-3%	2,264	W28 2023	511	W52 2022	3,725	-5%
Middle East	1,364	4%	-5%	2,173	W50 2022	984	W52 2022	5,634	-6%
Africa	811	12%	-4%	987	W17 2023	622	W2 2023	3,222	-1%
Asia	2,484	3%	3%	3,269	W50 2022	1,913	W27 2023	10,056	6%
South America	1,522	-1%	11%	1,498	W32 2023	1,154	W47 2022	6,237	23%

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

European private jet flights for the week (9,009 segments) were up 12% but still 9% under 2022.

Looking at the fractional and charter operators, they saw a 5% week-to-week gain with 34,473 flights, 1% up year-over-year.

There were 25,780 charter and fractional segments in the U.S. for the week, a 4% week-to-week gain and the same amount over 2022.

Florida’s 3,775 segments were a 15% jump over last year, putting it on equal footing with last year for the past four weeks.

PART 135/91K – PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2023 – WEEK 45

Market (Part 91K & Part135)	Week 45	% Change vs. prior wk	% Change vs. 2022	52-week high	Week	52-week low	Week	Last 4 Weeks (Flights)	% Change vs. 2022
Global	34,473	5%	1%	40,375	W26 2023	31,174	W51 2022	141,849	-2%
North America	26,996	4%	3%	30,412	W52 2022	21,649	W27 2023	109,355	-1%
USA	25,780	4%	4%	28,185	W41 2023	20,505	W27 2023	105,063	-1%
Florida	3,775	7%	15%	5,792	W52 2022	1,958	W35 2023	14,768	0%
California	2,961	5%	1%	3,410	W46 2022	2,253	W27 2023	11,572	-5%
Texas	2,384	19%	4%	2,440	W50 2022	1,404	W27 2023	9,085	-3%
Europe	6,524	9%	-6%	12,171	W27 2023	4,995	W52 2022	28,433	-5%
UK	946	5%	-2%	1,516	W28 2023	735	W2 2023	4,063	-5%
Germany	895	25%	-4%	1,223	W37 2022	516	W52 2022	3,460	-10%
France	867	15%	-10%	1,943	W27 2023	764	W52 2022	3,956	-3%
Switzerland	424	7%	-12%	776	W7 2023	415	W47 2022	1,786	-9%
Italy	654	-3%	5%	1,847	W28 2023	389	W52 2022	3,044	2%
Middle East	698	2%	-7%	1,075	W50 2022	512	W52 2022	3,090	-4%
Africa	245	-2%	-24%	341	W17 2023	180	W04 2023	1,052	-12%
Asia	656	-5%	4%	1,015	W50 2022	443	W31 2023	2,772	9%
South America	48	-25%	47%	83	W45 2022	18	W22 2023	189	-29%