February 27, 2025
Strong U.S. charter and fractional flying helped drive private jet flight activity up 5% year-over-year according to the latest WingX data.
Worldwide private jet flight activity (72,104 segments) continued to surge in Week 9 with a 5% year-over-year increase despite a 3% week-to-week dip.
Over the trailing four weeks, private jet segments increased by 3% year-over-year with 286,335 flights.
WingX Managing Director Richard Koe says, “Business jet activity has remained very firm in the last three months, representing a genuine rebound from flatline trends in 2023 and 2024.”
Koe adds, “In the most recent week, demand was notably strong to and from Washington DC, unsurprisingly. European markets are generally behind at the start of March, with Germany the most obvious laggard.”
The U.S. market (49,810 departues) was up 5% compared to 2024.
Over the past four weeks, Florida has been up 8% year-over-year, with 33,832 departures.
That’s despite a 10% week-to-week drop that saw 8,201 departures for the week ending March 2, 2025.
European flights were flat (8,606 departures) year-over-year on a 3% sequential decline.
Over the past four weeks, Africa (+29%) and South America (+15%) have seen double-digit year-over-year gains.
However, those gains were on relatively low volume at 3,645 and 9,072 departures, respectively.
| Market | Week 9 | %Change vs. prior week | % Change vs. W9 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. YOY |
| Global | 72,104 | -3% | 5% | 77,678 | 2024-42 | 60,518 | 2025-02 | 286,335 | 3% |
| North America | 51,307 | -4% | 5% | 56,587 | 2024-42 | 39,855 | 2024-27 | 204,561 | 3% |
| USA | 49,810 | -4% | 5% | 54,858 | 2024-42 | 38,204 | 2024-27 | 198,688 | 3% |
| Florida | 8,201 | -10% | 6% | 9,127 | 2025-08 | 4,074 | 2024-32 | 33,832 | 8% |
| California | 4,510 | -9% | -1% | 5,262 | 2024-43 | 3,494 | 2024-27 | 18,710 | 0% |
| Texas | 5,144 | -4% | 8% | 5,915 | 2024-42 | 3,597 | 2024-27 | 20,654 | 5% |
| Europe | 8,606 | -3% | 0% | 15,215 | 2024-26 | 6,313 | 2025-01 | 34,162 | -1% |
| UK | 1,244 | -4% | -1% | 2,109 | 2024-28 | 1,005 | 2024-52 | 5,065 | 0% |
| Germany | 1,020 | 0% | -6% | 1,743 | 2024-25 | 549 | 2025-01 | 4,090 | -8% |
| France | 1,300 | -7% | -4% | 2,645 | 2024-30 | 1040 | 2024-52 | 5,340 | -1% |
| Switzerland | 839 | -16% | 8% | 1,037 | 2025-04 | 526 | 2024-47 | 3,427 | 1% |
| Italy | 889 | 19% | 9% | 2,171 | 2024-29 | 516 | 2025-01 | 3,075 | -1% |
| Middle East | 1,431 | -2% | -11% | 1,692 | 2024-24 | 1,042 | 2024-14 | 5,650 | -3% |
| Africa | 933 | -4% | 21% | 968 | 2025-08 | 606 | 2024-36 | 3,645 | 29% |
| Asia | 2,473 | 0% | -4% | 2,558 | 2024-46 | 1,948 | 2024-25 | 9,510 | -1% |
| South America | 2,648 | 24% | 30% | 2,701 | 2024-51 | 1,801 | 2025-01 | 9,072 | 15% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Fractional and charter operators also saw red on a week-to-week basis, down 8% with 35,419 segments worldwide.
However, they were still up 5% year-over-year for the week.
The 144,730 segments also meant a 5% increase during the past four weeks.
The U.S. (26,732 departures) was up 8% year-over-year.
During the past four weeks, departures increased by 7% to 108,556.
Texas (+14%) and Florida (+10%) had double-digit gains over the trailing four weeks.
PART 135/91K – PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2025 – WEEK 9
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 9 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. W9 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 35,419 | -8% | 5% | 41,902 | 2024-29 | 31,002 | 2025-02 | 144,730 | 5% |
| North America | 27,237 | -7% | 8% | 30,966 | 2024-42 | 23,012 | 2024-27 | 110,597 | 7% |
| USA | 26,732 | -7% | 8% | 30,299 | 2024-42 | 22,333 | 2024-27 | 108,556 | 7% |
| Florida | 4,848 | -9% | 9% | 5,501 | 2025-01 | 2,180 | 2024-35 | 19,765 | 10% |
| California | 2,930 | -10% | 4% | 3,483 | 2024-43 | 2,430 | 2024-27 | 12,184 | 5% |
| Texas | 2,312 | -8% | 23% | 2,845 | 2024-42 | 1,653 | 2024-27 | 9,373 | 14% |
| Europe | 5,723 | -6% | -3% | 11,117 | 2024-26 | 4,588 | 2025-02 | 23,145 | -3% |
| UK | 843 | -9% | -5% | 1,616 | 2024-28 | 692 | 2025-03 | 3,568 | -3% |
| Germany | 595 | -1% | -15% | 1,263 | 2024-25 | 414 | 2025-01 | 2,497 | -13% |
| France | 830 | -10% | -11% | 1,939 | 2024-30 | 729 | 2025-03 | 3,510 | -6% |
| Switzerland | 626 | -20% | 5% | 785 | 2025-08 | 379 | 2024-47 | 2,636 | -1% |
| Italy | 639 | 15% | 7% | 1,722 | 2024-29 | 377 | 2025-01 | 2,257 | 0% |
| Middle East | 664 | -6% | -23% | 1,047 | 2024-31 | 574 | 2024-13 | 2,732 | -8% |
| Africa | 222 | -27% | 5% | 312 | 2024-52 | 169 | 2024-12 | 1,052 | 34% |
| Asia | 306 | -4% | 6% | 411 | 2024-46 | 228 | 2025-06 | 1,152 | -5% |
| South America | 40 | -25% | -9% | 64 | 2024-34 | 16 | 2024-23 | 183 | -7% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Europe’s 5,723 departures were down 6% week-to-week and 3% year-over-year.
During the past four weeks, Europe charter and fractional departures were down 3% with 23,145 segments.
African charter and fractional flights spiked 34% over the last four weeks on a year-over-year basis.
However, that was just 1,052 segments.
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