April 17, 2025
Private jet flight activity continued its year-over-year gains in Week 12 again powered by robust flying in the United States.
Worldwide private jet flight activity (73,863 segments) was flat sequentially in Week 12; however, it was up 2% year over year.
Year-to-date, 11 of 12 weeks in 2025 have seen year-over-year growth.
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Back to the data, WingX Managing Director Richard Koe notes, “So far this year, business jet activity is robust, with 3% gains on comparable last year, 35% ahead of pre-pandemic six years ago.”
He adds, “As we reach the fifth anniversary of the initial Coronavirus lockdowns, business jet activity in Week 12 this year is almost twice as high as in Week 12 in 2020.”
Koe says, “In Europe, business jet activity has stalled this year with departures just 1% ahead of pre-pandemic 2019, and the market in Germany appearing particularly weak.”
The U.S. market (51,376 departures) was up 3% compared to 2024.
Florida, the biggest market (9,142 departures), posted 11% gains compared to Week 12 last year.
Texas, on the other hand, was down 4% on 4,932 departures.
As Koe noted, headwinds in Europe saw a flying dip of 2% compared to last year.
For the week ending March 23, 2025, saw 8,861 departures.
Germany’s 1,096 departures marked a 12% year-over-year drop.
On the other hand, French departures (1,436) surged by 10%.
| Market | Week 12 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. W12 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 73,863 | 0% | 2% | 77,677 | 2024-42 | 60,521 | 2025-02 | 292,968 | 3% |
| North America | 52,805 | 1% | 3% | 56,586 | 2024-42 | 39,856 | 2024-27 | 209,267 | 4% |
| USA | 51,376 | 1% | 3% | 54,858 | 2024-42 | 38,205 | 2024-27 | 203,320 | 4% |
| Florida | 9,142 | 8% | 11% | 9,230 | 2025-08 | 4,074 | 2024-32 | 34,430 | 5% |
| California | 4,953 | 4% | 2% | 5,262 | 2024-43 | 3,494 | 2024-27 | 19,276 | 0% |
| Texas | 4,932 | -11% | -4% | 5,915 | 2024-42 | 3,597 | 2024-27 | 21,139 | 4% |
| Europe | 8,861 | 0% | -2% | 15,215 | 2024-26 | 6,313 | 2025-01 | 34,770 | -3% |
| UK | 1,309 | 0% | 5% | 2,109 | 2024-28 | 1,005 | 2024-52 | 5,086 | -1% |
| Germany | 1,096 | 7% | -12% | 1,743 | 2024-25 | 549 | 2025-01 | 4,168 | -13% |
| France | 1,436 | -1% | 10% | 2,645 | 2024-30 | 1,040 | 2024-52 | 5,526 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 683 | -4% | -8% | 1,036 | 2025-04 | 526 | 2024-47 | 3,021 | -3% |
| Italy | 874 | 5% | 5% | 2,171 | 2024-29 | 516 | 2025-01 | 3,332 | 1% |
| Middle East | 1,220 | -5% | 5% | 1,692 | 2024-24 | 1,042 | 2024-14 | 5,130 | -4% |
| Africa | 828 | 4% | 7% | 996 | 2025-08 | 603 | 2024-36 | 3,523 | 16% |
| Asia | 2,373 | 8% | 3% | 2,587 | 2025-09 | 1,948 | 2024-25 | 9,570 | 1% |
| South America | 2,349 | -8% | 3% | 2,855 | 2025-09 | 1,801 | 2025-01 | 9,984 | 16% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Fractional and charter operators (37,227 departures) were up 5% compared to a year ago.
In the U.S., the 27,924 segments marked an 8% surge compared to 2024.
| Market (Part 91K & Part135) | Week 12 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. W12 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 37,227 | 1% | 5% | 41,902 | 2024-29 | 31,002 | 2025-02 | 146,107 | 4% |
| North America | 28,398 | 1% | 8% | 30,966 | 2024-42 | 23,013 | 2024-27 | 112,081 | 7% |
| USA | 27,924 | 1% | 8% | 30,299 | 2024-42 | 22,333 | 2024-27 | 110,060 | 7% |
| Florida | 5,369 | 7% | 14% | 5,501 | 2025-01 | 2,180 | 2024-35 | 20,146 | 7% |
| California | 3,269 | 6% | 7% | 3,483 | 2024-43 | 2,430 | 2024-27 | 12,561 | 3% |
| Texas | 2,239 | -12% | 9% | 2,845 | 2024-42 | 1,653 | 2024-27 | 9,573 | 11% |
| Europe | 5,998 | 0% | -7% | 11,117 | 2024-26 | 4,588 | 2025-02 | 23,422 | -7% |
| UK | 923 | 2% | 3% | 1,616 | 2024-28 | 692 | 2025-03 | 3,507 | -5% |
| Germany | 673 | 4% | -17% | 1,263 | 2024-25 | 414 | 2025-01 | 2,547 | -19% |
| France | 955 | -2% | -1% | 1,939 | 2024-30 | 729 | 2025-03 | 3,679 | -7% |
| Switzerland | 501 | -5% | -15% | 785 | 2025-08 | 379 | 2024-47 | 2,257 | -8% |
| Italy | 657 | 12% | 2% | 1,722 | 2024-29 | 377 | 2025-01 | 2,428 | -2% |
| Middle East | 541 | -8% | -15% | 1,047 | 2024-31 | 503 | 2025-10 | 2,308 | -19% |
| Africa | 181 | -6% | 7% | 312 | 2024-52 | 181 | 2025-12 | 807 | 4% |
| Asia | 309 | 7% | -12% | 412 | 2024-46 | 228 | 2025-06 | 1,193 | 0% |
| South America | 69 | -16% | 19% | 82 | 2025-11 | 16 | 2024-23 | 243 | 34% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Fractional and charter departures in Florida (5,369) were up 14%.
Texas came close to double-digit gains, up 9%, with 2,239 charter and fractional departures.
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