A 12% year-over-year increase in U.S. private jet departures boosted worldwide flights to a 7% increase, according to WingX for Week 27.
Over the past week, global private jets recorded just over 74,000 total departures.
This was a large week-over-week drop, recording approximately 11% fewer flights than week 26.
However, this was relatively expected, as private jet flight activity typically dips around the Fourth of July holiday, especially in the United States.
Even so, private jet flight activity continued to show growth, recording about 7% more flights year-over-year.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
Overall, WingX analysts reported 74,001 private jet departures worldwide.
This was a 7% year-over-year jump, showing significant growth.
Over the last four weeks, private jets have recorded nearly 320,000 total departures.
This was about 4% more flights than the same four-week period last year, which is in line with year-to-date trends in private jet flight activity.
North America continued to account for the vast majority of private jet flights, with about 48,884 total departures.
The United States saw a total of 47,098 of these flights, a 12% year-over-year increase.
Several major US markets saw double-digit year-ovU.S.-year increases, including Florida, California, and Texas.
Even so, this was a steep 15% drop from last week. WingX analysts expected this, as past years’ trends indicate that private jet flight activity tends to drop around the Fourth of July.
Florida and Texas both saw double-digit week-over-week drops.
WingX analysts reported approximately 15,344 total departures in Europe over the past week.
This represents a 4% year-over-year drop.
This was due to an 11% year-over-year drop in Italy and a 8% year-over-year drop in Germany.
| Market | Week 27 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W27 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 74,001 | -11% | 7% | 83,460 | 2025-42 | 63,982 | 2026-01 | 319,439 | 4% |
| North America | 48,884 | -15% | 12% | 61,853 | 2025-42 | 45,765 | 2026-01 | 219,050 | 6% |
| USA | 47,098 | -15% | 12% | 59,939 | 2025-42 | 44,722 | 2026-01 | 211,333 | 7% |
| Florida | 4,999 | -13% | 11% | 10,108 | 2026-08 | 4,384 | 2025-33 | 21,891 | 7% |
| California | 4,488 | -8% | 15% | 6,071 | 2026-07 | 4,091 | 2025-52 | 19,245 | 8% |
| Texas | 4,669 | -16% | 16% | 6,719 | 2025-47 | 4,341 | 2025-52 | 21,191 | 11% |
| Europe | 15,344 | -1% | -4% | 16,234 | 2025-28 | 6,576 | 2026-01 | 60,766 | -1% |
| UK | 2,185 | 5% | 1% | 2,290 | 2025-28 | 934 | 2026-01 | 8,194 | 2% |
| Germany | 1,378 | -7% | -8% | 1,587 | 2026-24 | 541 | 2026-01 | 5,911 | 4% |
| France | 2,625 | -3% | 8% | 2,900 | 2025-28 | 1,073 | 2026-01 | 10,866 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 886 | -4% | -2% | 1,082 | 2026-04 | 582 | 2025-48 | 3,389 | -4% |
| Italy | 2,264 | 1% | -11% | 2,424 | 2025-28 | 571 | 2026-01 | 8,747 | -8% |
| Middle East | 1,651 | 10% | 4% | 1,828 | 2025-44 | 757 | 2026-11 | 5,815 | -9% |
| Africa | 907 | 6% | 10% | 1,073 | 2025-48 | 627 | 2025-39 | 3,381 | 5% |
| Asia | 1,961 | -7% | -4% | 2,800 | 2025-49 | 1,953 | 2025-29 | 8,230 | 1% |
| South America | 2,294 | -4% | 5% | 3,086 | 2025-51 | 1,768 | 2026-01 | 9,823 | 5% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Private jet flight activity in Europe did not decrease nearly as much as last week, with the region only seeing a 1% drop.
Several European countries saw week-over-week dips, including Germany, France, and Switzerland.
Surprisingly, the Middle East recorded 1,651 total private jet departures. This was a 4% year-over-year increase.
Over the first half of the year, the private aviation industry in the Middle East has struggled massively due to the ongoing conflict.
However, this year-over-year increase represents a potential turnaround.
Elsewhere in the world, Africa saw a 10% year-over-year increase, while South America saw a lesser increase of about 5%.
Part 91K and Part 135 operations stayed strong over the past week, reporting 41,209 total departures.
This was an 8% year-over-year increase.
However, on par with global trends, fractional and charter operations also saw a slight week-over-week drop of about 6%.
The U.S. recorded nearly 28,000 Part 91K and Part 135 departures.
Several states in the US saw double-digit increases, including Florida, California, and Texas. Texas saw the largest jump of about 27% more flights than last year.
However, the country as a whole saw 11% fewer flights than last week, which was expected due to the Fourth of July dip.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 27 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W27 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 41,209 | -6% | 8% | 44,037 | 2026-26 | 34,330 | 2026-03 | 171,642 | 5% |
| North America | 28,512 | -10% | 14% | 34,605 | 2025-42 | 26,878 | 2026-05 | 123,324 | 9% |
| USA | 27,748 | -11% | 15% | 33,874 | 2025-42 | 26,328 | 2026-05 | 120,106 | 10% |
| Florida | 2,856 | -11% | 10% | 6,170 | 2026-12 | 2,426 | 2025-33 | 12,713 | 10% |
| California | 3,064 | -5% | 16% | 4,081 | 2026-07 | 2,912 | 2026-02 | 12,716 | 9% |
| Texas | 2,406 | -8% | 27% | 3,126 | 2025-47 | 2,042 | 2025-29 | 10,374 | 16% |
| Europe | 10,792 | 4% | -4% | 11,696 | 2025-28 | 4,796 | 2026-02 | 41,136 | -4% |
| UK | 1,504 | 10% | -2% | 1,636 | 2025-28 | 722 | 2026-02 | 5,473 | -3% |
| Germany | 848 | -2% | -10% | 1,010 | 2025-38 | 397 | 2026-01 | 3,500 | -2% |
| France | 1,839 | -1% | 6% | 2,175 | 2025-28 | 697 | 2026-02 | 7,425 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 645 | -5% | -4% | 748 | 2026-07 | 416 | 2025-48 | 2,397 | -7% |
| Italy | 1,729 | 7% | -10% | 1,838 | 2025-30 | 432 | 2026-01 | 6,401 | -9% |
| Middle East | 781 | 31% | -13% | 1,053 | 2025-35 | 344 | 2026-11 | 2,471 | -30% |
| Africa | 200 | 4% | -7% | 285 | 2025-48 | 144 | 2026-09 | 778 | -14% |
| Asia | 205 | -20% | -19% | 385 | 2025-48 | 192 | 2026-06 | 964 | -4% |
| South America | 49 | -25% | 23% | 87 | 2026-16 | 30 | 2025-42 | 231 | 26% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Europe recorded a slight year-over-year dip, only recording 10,792 total fractional and charter flights.
This was a slight year-over-year drop of about 4%. 10% decreases largely led this in Germany and Italy.
Part 91K and Part 135 operations took a slight week-over-week increase of about 4%.
The Middle East recorded one of its largest week-over-week increases, seeing 31% more flights.
However, the region saw only 781 total fractional and charter flights, 13% fewer than the same week last year.
Asia saw the largest year-over-year drop, seeing 19% fewer flights.
Additionally, South America saw the largest jump, recording 23% more flights than last year.
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