Global private jet flight activity recorded 2% year over year growth in Week 24, rebounding from a rare down week.
Over the past week, private jets around the world recorded nearly 80,000 total flights.
According to WingX analysts, this was a 2% year-over-year increase compared to week 24 of last year.
Additionally, private jet flight activity rebounded well after a down week last week.
Week-over-week, private jets recorded about 8% more flights.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
Overall, private jets recorded 79,332 flights worldwide.
This year-over-year jump of about 2% helped to increase the year-to-date trend in private aviation. Year-to-date, private jets have recorded approximately 4% more flights.
Kieran John, WingX Sales Manager, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the increase in private jet travel.
John stated:
‘Business aviation activity globally continues to defy negative macro sentiment, with the Middle East conflict hollowing out regional flight activity but Europe, especially the Med region, seemingly seeing that demand migration. The US continues to see strong demand, with much higher growth towards the end of June, coinciding with World Cup and SpaceX IPO excitement’
Even so, over the last four weeks, WingX analysts have recorded over 305,000 total flights. This is a slight increase of about 1% compared to the same period last year.
Overall, North America continues to dominate the private aviation sector.
According to WingX, North America recorded nearly 55,000 total flights.
Additionally, the United States saw 52,920 of these flights. This was a 4% year-over-year increase and a 9% week-over-week bump.
This year-over-year increase was largely led by an 18% jump in Texas.
Additionally, California saw a 12% week-over-week increase.
Much of this travel is due to the FIFA World Cup.
Games held in Dallas and Houston most likely helped the increase in private jet travel in Texas.
Overall, many of the U.S.’s largest cities have seen significant year-over-year increases.
New York City, New York, has recorded over 73,000 total flights year-to-date, representing a 6.2% increase.
Additionally, both Los Angeles, California, and Houston, Texas, and Miami, Florida, recorded 7.7% year-over-year increases.
Private aviation travel remained strong in Europe, with nearly 15,000 total flights. This represents a 3% year-over-year increase and a 7% week-over week jump.
This year-over-year jump was led by double-digit increases in Germany and France.
Additionally, Germany also saw a 27% week-over-week jump.
| Market | Week 24 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W24 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 79,332 | 8% | 2% | 83,379 | 2025-42 | 63,801 | 2026-01 | 306,008 | 1% |
| North America | 54,718 | 9% | 3% | 61,824 | 2025-42 | 43,521 | 2025-27 | 211,687 | 3% |
| USA | 52,920 | 9% | 4% | 59,939 | 2025-42 | 41,989 | 2025-27 | 204,652 | 3% |
| Florida | 5,580 | 2% | 3% | 10,106 | 2026-08 | 4,384 | 2025-33 | 24,465 | 5% |
| California | 4,866 | 12% | 5% | 6,071 | 2026-07 | 3,908 | 2025-27 | 18,976 | 2% |
| Texas | 5,442 | 8% | 18% | 6,709 | 2025-47 | 4,038 | 2025-27 | 21,075 | 9% |
| Europe | 14,863 | 7% | 3% | 16,231 | 2025-28 | 6,572 | 2026-01 | 54,831 | -1% |
| UK | 1,898 | 2% | -1% | 2,290 | 2025-28 | 934 | 2026-01 | 7,542 | -1% |
| Germany | 1,583 | 27% | 21% | 1,579 | 2025-38 | 541 | 2026-01 | 5,605 | -8% |
| France | 2,790 | 1% | 10% | 2,900 | 2025-28 | 1,073 | 2026-01 | 9,555 | 0% |
| Switzerland | 827 | 6% | 2% | 1,082 | 2026-04 | 582 | 2025-48 | 3,075 | -2% |
| Italy | 2,090 | 13% | -1% | 2,560 | 2025-26 | 571 | 2026-01 | 7,469 | -1% |
| Middle East | 1,320 | 10% | -18% | 1,817 | 2025-44 | 755 | 2026-11 | 5,173 | -21% |
| Africa | 786 | 8% | 5% | 1,060 | 2025-48 | 612 | 2025-39 | 3,151 | 2% |
| Asia | 2,096 | 7% | 4% | 2,780 | 2025-49 | 1,941 | 2025-29 | 8,337 | -2% |
| South America | 2,545 | 7% | 5% | 3,080 | 2025-51 | 1,722 | 2026-01 | 10,184 | 6% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Within Europe, the light jet class continues to be the most popular aircraft class in the industry.
Year-to-date, light jets have recorded over 56,000 total departures, representing 23.7% of total flights.
Super light jets, super midsize jets, ultra-long-range jets, and heavy jets also contribute heavily to the region.
Super light jets account for 17.1% of flights, while super midsize jets account for 16.3%.
The Middle East continued to struggle with private jet flights due to the ongoing conflict in the region.
According to WingX, the Middle East recorded just over 1,300 flights. This was an 18% year-over-year drop.
Even so, the region saw 10% more flights than last week, marking a significant uptick.
Africa and South America both recorded 5% year-over-year increases.
Asia trailed slightly, with only a 4% year-over-year jump.
According to WingX, Part 91K and Part 135 operations recorded 42,038 total departures.
This represents a 3% year-over-year increase, aligning with global private jet trends.
Additionally, private jet charter and fractional flights saw an 8% week-over-week jump.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 24 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W24 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 42,038 | 8% | 3% | 43,919 | 2025-42 | 34,295 | 2026-03 | 163,205 | 2% |
| North America | 30,372 | 9% | 5% | 34,596 | 2025-42 | 24,900 | 2025-27 | 118,880 | 6% |
| USA | 29,625 | 9% | 6% | 33,875 | 2025-42 | 24,217 | 2025-27 | 116,163 | 6% |
| Florida | 3,330 | 2% | 6% | 6,169 | 2026-12 | 2,426 | 2025-33 | 14,699 | 9% |
| California | 3,076 | 9% | 1% | 4,081 | 2026-07 | 2,646 | 2025-27 | 12,336 | 2% |
| Texas | 2,705 | 13% | 24% | 3,119 | 2025-47 | 1,897 | 2025-27 | 10,315 | 16% |
| Europe | 9,967 | 6% | 0% | 11,694 | 2025-28 | 4,795 | 2026-02 | 36,961 | -5% |
| UK | 1,249 | -2% | -5% | 1,636 | 2025-28 | 722 | 2026-02 | 5,126 | -5% |
| Germany | 927 | 24% | 16% | 1,010 | 2025-38 | 397 | 2026-01 | 3,341 | -13% |
| France | 1,891 | -2% | 9% | 2,175 | 2025-28 | 697 | 2026-02 | 6,551 | -3% |
| Switzerland | 564 | 3% | -3% | 748 | 2026-07 | 416 | 2025-48 | 2,149 | -6% |
| Italy | 1,524 | 11% | -2% | 1,917 | 2025-27 | 432 | 2026-01 | 5,442 | -4% |
| Middle East | 560 | 5% | -37% | 1,051 | 2025-35 | 344 | 2026-11 | 2,216 | -35% |
| Africa | 193 | 7% | -3% | 280 | 2025-48 | 142 | 2026-09 | 750 | -10% |
| Asia | 239 | -6% | -6% | 384 | 2025-48 | 186 | 2026-06 | 1,006 | -8% |
| South America | 55 | 28% | 15% | 84 | 2026-16 | 30 | 2025-42 | 219 | 29% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
In the United States, fractional and charter operators saw a significant year-over-year increase of about 6%.
This was largely led by a 24% year-over-year increase in Texas, one of the country’s most popular private jet markets.
Additionally, the US saw a 9% week-over-week jump.
Part 91K and Part 135 flights remained relatively flat year over year in Europe.
Even so, the region saw a 6% week-over-week jump.
This week-over-week increase was largely due to Germany seeing 24% more flights than last week.
Fractional and charter operations continued to struggle in the Middle East, recording fewer than 600 total departures. This represents a 37% year-over-year drop.
Both Africa and Asia saw slight year-over-year decreases. Africa saw 3% fewer flights, and Asia saw 6% fewer flights than last year.
South America continued to trend upwards, with fractional and charter flights up 15% compared to the same week last year.
However, the market remains the smallest Part 91K and Part 135 market in the world.
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