April 25, 2024
After dropping 8% last week, global private jet activity jumped back 7% in Week 45 of 2023 with strong U.S. flying.
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.
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.
| 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.
| 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% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Europe, with 6,524 flights, saw a 9% week-to-week increase.
Still, that was 6% behind last year.
