April 10, 2025
What, me worry? Worldwide private jet activity continues its positive year-over-year growth trend despite tariffs, financial uncertainties.
Worldwide private jet flight activity (76,183 segments) rebounded from only its second week in the red last week with a 4% year-over-year gain in the week ending April 13, 2025, according to the latest WingX data.
Managing Director Richard Koe says, “In the week following Liberation Day, Week 15, global business jet flights were actually up 4% compared to the same week last year, with activity up 2% in the core U.S. market, 8% up in Europe, and 40% up in the Middle East.”
Koe adds, “The last four weeks’ trend is up 3.5%, with charter and fractional markets slightly trailing at a 3% growth trend.”
Year to date, there were just over one million private jet departures worldwide.
That’s 3% more than in the comparable period of 2024.
A 12-month look back (chart above and below) shows demand for private aviation on an upward trend line.
Q4 2024 showed 2.8% year-over-year growth.
A 3.0% year-over-year gain followed that in Q1.
Despite the global economic uncertainty, the early days of Q2 2025 are still in the black.
In the U.S. segments, 52,567 were up 2% year-over-year.
Florida (7,911 segments) and Texas (5,681) each saw a 9% year-over-year gain in departures.
European departures (9,857) were 8% ahead of 2024.
The Middle East (+40%) and Africa (+26%) each had big year-over-year increases in segments.
| Market | Week 15 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs. W15 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 76,183 | 8% | 4% | 77,677 | 2024-42 | 60,521 | 2025-02 | 291,670 | 3.5% |
| North America | 54,144 | 9% | 2% | 56,586 | 2024-42 | 39,856 | 2024-27 | 207,289 | 3% |
| USA | 52,567 | 9% | 2% | 54,858 | 2024-42 | 38,205 | 2024-27 | 201,390 | 3% |
| Florida | 7,911 | 0% | 9% | 9,230 | 2025-08 | 4,074 | 2024-32 | 33,024 | 4% |
| California | 4,739 | 1% | -1% | 5,262 | 2024-43 | 3,494 | 2024-27 | 19,087 | 3% |
| Texas | 5,681 | 10% | 9% | 5,915 | 2024-42 | 3,597 | 2024-27 | 20,634 | 3% |
| Europe | 9,857 | 7% | 8% | 15,215 | 2024-26 | 6,313 | 2025-01 | 36,556 | 6% |
| UK | 1,311 | -2% | 5% | 2,109 | 2024-28 | 1,005 | 2024-52 | 5,187 | 7% |
| Germany | 1,366 | 17% | 17% | 1,743 | 2024-25 | 549 | 2025-01 | 4,742 | 13% |
| France | 1,471 | 0% | 4% | 2,645 | 2024-30 | 1,040 | 2024-52 | 5,718 | 7% |
| Switzerland | 691 | 0% | 2% | 1,036 | 2025-04 | 526 | 2024-47 | 2,764 | 5% |
| Italy | 1,135 | 18% | 11% | 2,171 | 2024-29 | 516 | 2025-01 | 3,826 | 7% |
| Middle East | 1,596 | 32% | 40% | 1,692 | 2024-24 | 1,159 | 2025-10 | 5,444 | 22% |
| Africa | 977 | 20% | 26% | 996 | 2025-08 | 603 | 2024-36 | 3,429 | 12% |
| Asia | 2,263 | -4% | -2% | 2,587 | 2025-09 | 1,948 | 2024-25 | 9,370 | 2% |
| South America | 2,348 | -1% | 10% | 2,855 | 2025-09 | 1,801 | 2025-01 | 9,363 | 9% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Charter and Fractional operators (37,718 segments) were up 2% compared to 2024.
The U.S. (27,861 departures) had a slim 1% year-over-year uptick.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 15 | %Change vs. prior wk | %Change vs. W15 2024 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs. YOY |
| Global | 37,718 | 5% | 2% | 41,903 | 2024-29 | 31,055 | 2025-02 | 147,083 | 3% |
| North America | 28,387 | 5% | 1% | 30,966 | 2024-42 | 23,013 | 2024-27 | 110,975 | 3% |
| USA | 27,861 | 5% | 1% | 30,299 | 2024-42 | 22,333 | 2024-27 | 108,947 | 3% |
| Florida | 4,636 | 0% | 9% | 5,496 | 2025-01 | 2,180 | 2024-35 | 19,418 | 4% |
| California | 3,025 | -1% | -2% | 3,483 | 2024-43 | 2,430 | 2024-27 | 12,442 | 4% |
| Texas | 2,548 | 8% | 8% | 2,845 | 2024-42 | 1,653 | 2024-27 | 9,296 | 8% |
| Europe | 6,810 | 9% | 4% | 11,117 | 2024-26 | 4,649 | 2025-02 | 25,365 | 2% |
| UK | 952 | -2% | 0% | 1,616 | 2024-28 | 717 | 2025-03 | 3,822 | 5% |
| Germany | 849 | 21% | 12% | 1,263 | 2024-25 | 417 | 2025-01 | 2,970 | 8% |
| France | 1,010 | 4% | 2% | 1,939 | 2024-30 | 746 | 2025-03 | 3,861 | -1% |
| Switzerland | 498 | -4% | -5% | 799 | 2025-08 | 379 | 2024-47 | 2,069 | 1% |
| Italy | 844 | 22% | 8% | 1,722 | 2024-29 | 376 | 2025-01 | 2,878 | 4% |
| Middle East | 777 | 25% | 30% | 1,047 | 2024-31 | 519 | 2025-10 | 2,623 | 9% |
| Africa | 262 | 19% | 21% | 312 | 2024-52 | 185 | 2024-34 | 905 | 9% |
| Asia | 265 | -26% | -28% | 412 | 2024-46 | 242 | 2025-06 | 1,199 | -20% |
| South America | 29 | -37% | -26% | 83 | 2025-11 | 16 | 2024-23 | 203 | 10% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
European charter and fractional operators recorded 6,810 segments for a 4% year-over-year gain.
The Middle East (+30%) and Africa (+21%) saw significant gains, while Asia (-28%) and South America (-26%) saw substantial losses, all together on half the volume of Texas for the same period.
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