Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2024 – Week 46

Worldwide private jet flight activity (72,358 segments) was up 3% week-to-week, according to the latest data from WingX.

Year-over-year, Week 46 saw a 5% drop.

And while the stock market may have received a Trump bump from the U.S. presidential election, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says the tailwinds missed private jets.

“In contrast to surveyed industry sentiment, which is apparently buoyant following Trump’s election triumph, bizjet flight activity in the US has actually slackened in the last two weeks,” Koe says.

He continues, “Twelve days post-election (5th – 17th November), 93,823 bizjet flights have departed U.S. airports, 3% fewer than comparable last year, and over 34,000 more departures compared to the Covid era 2020 election (November 3rd – 15th 2020). Twelve days post-2020 election, departures were 22% below pre-Covid November 2019.”

In the U.S., departures (50,770) for the week ending Nov. 17, 2024, were down 7% year-over-year.

California (4,699 departures) saw the most significant drop of major markets – down 16%.

However, even Trump’s base in Florida wasn’t immune. Its 7,019 departures were down 7%.

Europe (8,748 departures) saw a 3% week-to-week gain and was flat with 2023.

PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2024 – WEEK 46

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

Charter and fractional operators (35,328 segments) were up 1% sequentially but down 5% year-over-year.

The U.S. (26,2286 departures) was down 1% week-to-week and 7% compared to 2023.

California (2,899 departures) was down 17% year-over-year.

PART 135/91K – PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2024 – WEEK 46

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

European charter and fractional operators saw positive results.

Departures (6,009) were up 2% week-to-week and year-over-year.

Moreover, European charter and fractional flights were up 4% over the trailing four weeks.