Florida’s big week helped boost global private jet flight activity, according to the latest report from WingX.
Global private jet flight activity (67,119 segments) increased by 1% from the previous week, putting them 2% below Week 49 in 2022.
Looking at the first 10 days of the year’s last month, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “Business jet activity dropped at the start of December, flights down 4% compared to last year, although still 7% ahead of 2019.”
Year-to-date, global private jet activity is 4% behind last year.
That’s still 19% ahead of 2019.
However, everything isn’t equal.
Koe notes, “Bizjet demand in Europe is weakening towards the 2019 trend. The Middle East is weaker, with a 15% drop YOY in the latest week, although notably, the COP conference drew a spike in bizjet arrivals. The U.S. is still relatively strong, especially for the largest operators.”
In the U.S., there were 48,024 segments for the week ending Dec. 10, 2023.
That was 1% up week-to-week and 3% down to 2022.
In Europe, the 8,926 segments represented a 1% gain from Week 48, even with last year during the same period.
| Market | Week 49 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs 2022 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 67,119 | 1% | -2% | 76,521 | W26 2023 | 57,233 | W51 2022 | 273,144 | 0% |
| North America | 52,353 | 1% | -3% | 60,279 | W46 2023 | 41,108 | W27 2023 | 214,836 | -1% |
| USA | 48,024 | 1% | -3% | 55,178 | W46 2023 | 37,073 | W27 2023 | 195,858 | -1% |
| Florida | 6,859 | 5% | 2% | 9,174 | W8 2023 | 3,628 | W35 2023 | 28,168 | -2% |
| California | 4,341 | -3% | -7% | 5,658 | W46 2023 | 3463 | W27 2023 | 18,946 | -3% |
| Texas | 5,145 | 2% | -5% | 6,036 | W46 2023 | 3335 | W27 2023 | 20,758 | -1% |
| Europe | 8,926 | 1% | 0% | 16,289 | W26 2023 | 6,648 | W52 2022 | 35,561 | -2% |
| UK | 1,338 | -6% | -3% | 2,014 | W28 2023 | 982 | W52 2022 | 5,188 | -1% |
| Germany | 1,301 | 3% | 3% | 1,623 | W24 2023 | 651 | W52 2022 | 5,033 | -4% |
| France | 1,281 | 16% | 2% | 2,653 | W26 2023 | 1,011 | W52 2022 | 4,813 | -2% |
| Switzerland | 672 | 16% | 1% | 1,039 | W3 2023 | 539 | W44 2023 | 2,432 | -1% |
| Italy | 712 | -9% | -3% | 2,264 | W28 2023 | 511 | W52 2022 | 3,148 | 2% |
| Middle East | 1,362 | -6% | -15% | 2,173 | W50 2022 | 984 | W52 2022 | 5,290 | -15% |
| Africa | 859 | 16% | 9% | 987 | W17 2023 | 622 | W2 2023 | 3,326 | 5% |
| Asia | 2,578 | 4% | -1% | 3,269 | W50 2022 | 1,913 | W27 2023 | 9,883 | -8% |
| South America | 1,665 | -3% | 29% | 1,498 | W32 2023 | 1,205 | W03 2023 | 6,694 | 36% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
For charter and fractional operators, their 32,474 flights worldwide represented a 1-point week-to-week decline, 2% less than last year.
The U.S. accounted for 23,957 segments, a 1% decline from the prior week and 3% down from 2022.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 49 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. 2022 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks | %Change vs. 2022 |
| Global | 32,474 | -1% | -2% | 40,375 | W26 2023 | 31,174 | W51 2022 | 137,147 | -1% |
| North America | 25,125 | -1% | -3% | 30,412 | W52 2022 | 21,649 | W27 2023 | 107,845 | -1% |
| USA | 23,957 | -1% | -3% | 28,235 | W46 2023 | 20,505 | W27 2023 | 102,200 | -1% |
| Florida | 3,865 | 6% | 4% | 5,792 | W52 2022 | 1,958 | W35 2023 | 16,251 | -2% |
| California | 2,576 | -3% | -9% | 3,480 | W46 2023 | 2,253 | W27 2023 | 11,626 | -4% |
| Texas | 2,081 | -1% | -10% | 2,496 | W46 2023 | 1,404 | W27 2023 | 8,810 | -3% |
| Europe | 6,391 | 1% | 3% | 12,171 | W27 2023 | 4,995 | W52 2022 | 25,538 | 1% |
| UK | 970 | -5% | -1% | 1,516 | W28 2023 | 735 | W2 2023 | 3,750 | 2% |
| Germany | 897 | 1% | 2% | 1,179 | W24 2023 | 516 | W52 2022 | 3,491 | -2% |
| France | 873 | 17% | 5% | 1,943 | W48 2023 | 748 | W52 2022 | 3,293 | -3% |
| Switzerland | 513 | 18% | 2% | 776 | W7 2023 | 411 | W47 2023 | 1,818 | 1% |
| Italy | 591 | -9% | 5% | 1,847 | W28 2023 | 389 | W52 2022 | 2,624 | 12% |
| Middle East | 624 | -7% | -24% | 1,075 | W50 2022 | 512 | W52 2022 | 2,533 | -19% |
| Africa | 231 | -3% | -13% | 341 | W17 2023 | 180 | W04 2023 | 970 | -7% |
| Asia | 667 | 6% | -10% | 1,015 | W50 2022 | 443 | W31 2023 | 2,525 | -13% |
| South America | 47 | -34% | 24% | 66 | W52 2022 | 18 | W22 2023 | 224 | 24% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Florida, helped by Art Basel Miami and the nice weather, saw a 6% week-to-week jump with 3,865 flights.
Europe’s charter and fractional operators flew 6,391 segments, 3% more than in 2022.
