Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2024 – Week 28

After a 17% week-to-week drop last week, worldwide private jet flight activity (72,652 segments) was up 14% sequentially for Week 28.

Despite the rebound, the numbers were 2% below the same period in 2023.

Looking at the big picture, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “So far this year, the global bizjet fleet has flown just under 3.2 million flight hours, 2% fewer than last year.”

He adds, “Across the 15,600 active operators, 25,000 active business jets were flying from January 1st through July 14th this year.”

The U.S. (48,982 segments) was up 24% sequentially but was still 1% under last year.

Europe was flat week-to-week (14,673 segments), just 1% under Week 28 in 2023.

Looking at the trailing four weeks, the European football championships powered Germany to an 11% gain compared with last year.

PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2024 – WEEK 28

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

Charter and fractional operators (38,807 flights) were up 9% week-to-week, flat with last year.

U.S. charter and fractional flights (25,355) were up 15% week-to-week.

They were 2% ahead of the same period in 2023.

The 99,203 segments over the past four weeks were 3% higher than a year ago.

PART 135/91K – PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2024 – WEEK 28

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

Fractional and charter flights in Europe (10,729 segments) were flat week-to-week, down 3% from a year ago.