January 23, 2025
Trump, World Economic Forum, and strong charter/fractional numbers, keep private jet flight activity flying high to start 2025.
Worldwide private jet flight activity (67,120 segments) increased sequentially by 4% in Week 4, putting it 9% ahead of last year.
During the four weeks ending Jan 26, 2025, global private jet flying (253,198 departures) was up 3% year over year.
WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “Global bizjet demand got a double boost from Trump’s inauguration and the World Economic Forum meeting, and it is well served by airports in the UK, France, and Switzerland.”
Koe says, “Just over 900 bizjet arrivals were recorded at Washington D.C. airports during Week 4, 32% more than in Week 4 of 2024.”
Airports near Davos (LSMD, LSZH, LSZR & LSZS) saw a large influx of private jet arrivals, per WingX.
Four hundred seventy-six arrivals were recorded during the World Economic Forum from Jan 20 through 24.
That was two more than a year ago.
The 46,831 private jet departures in the U.S. during Week 4 represented a 12% year-over-year surge.
That pushed the past four weeks to a 5% year-over-year increase.
Europe (8,666 departures) saw a 9% year-over-year gain for the week, but it was still 2% below last year’s level over the trailing four weeks.
| Market | Week 4 | %Change vs. prior week | % Change vs W4 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 67,120 | 4% | 9% | 76,527 | 2024-26 | 59,330 | 2025-02 | 253,198 | 3% |
| North America | 48,082 | 4% | 11% | 55,963 | 2024-42 | 39,430 | 2024-27 | 180,166 | 5% |
| USA | 46,831 | 4% | 12% | 54,305 | 2024-42 | 37,852 | 2024-27 | 175,528 | 5% |
| Florida | 7,442 | 6% | 8% | 8,741 | 2024-08 | 4,030 | 2024-32 | 30,026 | 6% |
| California | 4,350 | -4% | 1% | 5,214 | 2024-43 | 3,472 | 2024-27 | 17,439 | 0% |
| Texas | 4,511 | -5% | 6% | 5,846 | 2024-42 | 3,554 | 2024-27 | 17,487 | -1% |
| Europe | 8,666 | 16% | 9% | 15,188 | 2024-26 | 6,291 | 2025-01 | 29,265 | -2% |
| UK | 1,171 | 14% | 10% | 2,105 | 2024-28 | 1,003 | 2024-52 | 4,238 | 1% |
| Germany | 1,114 | 11% | -1% | 1,736 | 2024-25 | 548 | 2025-01 | 3,467 | -6% |
| France | 1,456 | 29% | 19% | 2,638 | 2024-30 | 1,033 | 2024-52 | 4,746 | 4% |
| Switzerland | 1,034 | 32% | 39% | 1,034 | 2025-04 | 526 | 2024-47 | 3,176 | -4% |
| Italy | 756 | 13% | 5% | 2,167 | 2024-29 | 514 | 2025-01 | 2,508 | 0% |
| Middle East | 1,270 | -5% | 2% | 1,663 | 2024-24 | 1,013 | 2024-14 | 5,207 | -3% |
| Africa | 731 | -1% | -8% | 883 | 2024-21 | 588 | 2024-36 | 3,029 | -14% |
| Asia | 2,145 | 0% | -6% | 2,443 | 2024-46 | 1,820 | 2024-25 | 8,652 | -1% |
| South America | 1,971 | -7% | 8% | 2,573 | 2024-51 | 1,649 | 2024-07 | 7,663 | 2% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Fractional and charter operators (34,486 segments) saw strong growth.
Departures were up 7% week-to-week, 15% year-over-year, and 8% for the past four weeks.
U.S. charter and fractional operators (25,959 departures) powered those segments with 7% sequential gains and 18% year-over-year growth.
The past four weeks saw an 11% year-over-year uptick.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 4 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs W4 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | % Change vs YOY |
| Global | 34,486 | 7% | 15% | 41,434 | 2024-29 | 30,536 | 2025-02 | 133,023 | 8% |
| North America | 26,398 | 7% | 17% | 30,594 | 2024-42 | 22,715 | 2024-27 | 101,373 | 11% |
| USA | 25,959 | 7% | 18% | 29,954 | 2024-42 | 22,064 | 2024-27 | 99,654 | 11% |
| Florida | 4,421 | 6% | 11% | 5,436 | 2025-01 | 2,148 | 2024-35 | 18,131 | 10% |
| California | 2,821 | -7% | 4% | 3,432 | 2024-43 | 2,397 | 2024-27 | 11,792 | 7% |
| Texas | 2,167 | 5% | 15% | 2,813 | 2024-42 | 1,627 | 2024-27 | 8,245 | 5% |
| Europe | 5,606 | 13% | 5% | 11,097 | 2024-26 | 4576 | 2025-02 | 19,903 | -3% |
| UK | 775 | 12% | 5% | 1,612 | 2024-28 | 692 | 2025-03 | 2,998 | -1% |
| Germany | 706 | 12% | -2% | 1,258 | 2024-25 | 413 | 2025-01 | 2,279 | -6% |
| France | 886 | 22% | 9% | 1,937 | 2024-30 | 728 | 2025-03 | 3,165 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 702 | 28% | 23% | 778 | 2024-07 | 379 | 2024-47 | 2,334 | -5% |
| Italy | 523 | 4% | -3% | 1,717 | 2024-29 | 375 | 2025-01 | 1,805 | -1% |
| Middle East | 626 | -3% | 6% | 1,043 | 2024-31 | 567 | 2024-13 | 2,638 | 4% |
| Africa | 208 | -14% | -10% | 305 | 2024-52 | 163 | 2024-12 | 978 | 6% |
| Asia | 270 | -3% | 6% | 392 | 2024-46 | 230 | 2024-25 | 1,235 | 1% |
| South America | 49 | 0% | 29% | 59 | 2024-34 | 18 | 2024-20 | 200 | -17% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Europe’s 13% week-to-week bump produced 5,606 departures, 5% up year-over-year.
Switzerland’s 23% year-over-year gain for the week couldn’t put the nation into the black.
Over the trailing four weeks, its 2,334 departures marked a 5% decline year-over-year.
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