Private jets around the world reversed three straight weeks of YoY declines by posting a 2% YoY increase this past week.
Global private jet activity rebounded over the past week after suffering three straight year-over-year declines.
In the week ending on August 9, 2026, private jets around the world recorded over 78,000 total departures.
This was enough to record a 2.3% year-over-year jump compared to week 32 of last year.
A 4% gain in U.S. flights powered the increase.
Even so, this was still a slight drop from last week, down about 1%.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
According to WingX analysts, global private jets recorded approximately 78,074 total departures.
This marks the first time in the last three weeks that WingX has reported a year-over-year increase.
Nick Koscinski, WingX Analyst, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the recent recovery of private aviation activity.
Koscinski said:
‘After three straight weeks of declines, it’s good to see the market with some growth last week, moving the year-to-date trend back near +4%. This upcoming week we’ll be keeping an eye on the FedEx St. Jude Championship to see what type of surge it brings to the Memphis metro area.’
The recent bump in global private jet activity helped to recover the positive year-to-date trend.
Currently, private jets have recorded approximately 3.8% more departures year-to-date than during the same period last year.
Additionally, over the past four weeks, private jets worldwide have logged nearly 320,000 flights.
This is good for a 2% year-over-year change from the same four weeks last year.
Private jet activity in North America bounced back after a few down weeks, recording a total of 55,284 departures.
The United States was responsible for around 53,000 of these flights, representing a 4% year-over-year jump.
Both California and Texas recorded 7% year-over-year jumps.
Additionally, the U.S. saw 1% growth compared to last week, overcoming a slight 1% drop in Florida.
Major city pairs continue to dominate private jet flight activity.
Las Vegas to Los Angeles has the most private jet departures year-to-date, with over 8,000 flights. This is a 6.4% increase compared to last year.
Additionally, the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco and Miami-to-New York routes are posting double-digit year-to-date increases in private jet flights.
Over the past week, Europe recorded nearly 13,000 total private jet departures.
This was a slight 1% increase compared to week 32 of 2025.
Germany saw the biggest drop in flights, recording 8% fewer flights than last year.
| Market | Week 32 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W32 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52 week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 78,074 | -1% | 2% | 83,459 | 2025-42 | 63,982 | 2026-01 | 319,004 | 2% |
| North America | 55,284 | 1% | 4% | 61,852 | 2025-42 | 45,765 | 2026-01 | 223,748 | 4% |
| USA | 53,323 | 1% | 4% | 59,938 | 2025-42 | 44,722 | 2026-01 | 215,769 | 5% |
| Florida | 4,754 | -1% | 6% | 10,105 | 2026-08 | 4,384 | 2025-33 | 19,616 | 7% |
| California | 4,994 | 2% | 7% | 6,071 | 2026-07 | 4,091 | 2025-52 | 19,775 | 4% |
| Texas | 5,058 | 2% | 7% | 6,719 | 2025-47 | 4,341 | 2025-52 | 20,371 | 9% |
| Europe | 12,846 | -12% | 1% | 15,554 | 2026-26 | 6,576 | 2026-01 | 56,948 | 0% |
| UK | 1,586 | -12% | 1% | 2,185 | 2026-27 | 934 | 2026-01 | 7,295 | -1% |
| Germany | 1,019 | -4% | -8% | 1,587 | 2026-24 | 541 | 2026-01 | 4,472 | -10% |
| France | 1,826 | -21% | 0% | 2,814 | 2026-23 | 1,073 | 2026-01 | 8,882 | -2% |
| Switzerland | 765 | -4% | -1% | 1,082 | 2026-04 | 582 | 2025-48 | 3,228 | 2% |
| Italy | 2,016 | -19% | 4% | 2,481 | 2026-31 | 571 | 2026-01 | 9,038 | 1% |
| Middle East | 1,528 | -1% | -10% | 1,828 | 2025-44 | 757 | 2026-11 | 6,105 | -9% |
| Africa | 855 | -5% | 11% | 1,073 | 2025-48 | 627 | 2025-39 | 3,469 | 10% |
| Asia | 1,850 | 8% | -16% | 2,800 | 2025-49 | 1,720 | 2026-31 | 7,243 | -11% |
| South America | 2,847 | 9% | 11% | 3,086 | 2025-51 | 1,768 | 2026-01 | 10,231 | 11% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Even so, Europe saw a steep drop in flights compared to last week, posting 12% fewer total departures.
This was largely led by a 12% drop in the UK, a 21% decrease in France, and a 19% decrease in Italy.
In recent weeks, the Middle East has shown signs of recovering after beginning the year with a significant decline in private jet activity.
This past week, the Middle East recorded just over 1,500 departures, a 10% drop from week 32 of last year.
Additionally, both Africa and South America posted double-digit year-over-year gains, while Asia saw a 16% decrease in total private jet flights.
Overall, Part 91K and Part 135 operations saw success in week 32.
The industry saw about 4% more flights than the same week last year.
Compared to last week, fractional and charter flights remained relatively flat.
U.S. fractional and charter flights led the way, accounting for the majority of Part 91K and Part 135 flights, with a total of 30,707 departures.
This represents an 8% year-over-year jump, largely led by double-digit increases in Florida, California, and Texas.
Additionally, this was a 4% week-over-week increase, with Texas up 5% from last week.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 32 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W32 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52 week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 42,250 | 0% | 4% | 45,457 | 2026-26 | 34,329 | 2026-03 | 172,648 | 4% |
| North America | 31,613 | 4% | 8% | 34,604 | 2025-42 | 26,876 | 2026-05 | 126,064 | 8% |
| USA | 30,707 | 4% | 8% | 33,915 | 2026-15 | 26,326 | 2026-05 | 122,628 | 8% |
| Florida | 2,830 | 2% | 11% | 6,170 | 2026-12 | 2,426 | 2025-33 | 11,391 | 11% |
| California | 3,329 | 2% | 11% | 4,081 | 2026-07 | 2,912 | 2026-02 | 13,161 | 7% |
| Texas | 2,379 | 5% | 11% | 3,126 | 2025-47 | 2,111 | 2025-34 | 9,726 | 17% |
| Europe | 8,861 | -13% | -3% | 11,085 | 2026-26 | 4,796 | 2026-02 | 39,572 | -4% |
| UK | 1,095 | -7% | -1% | 1,520 | 2026-27 | 722 | 2026-02 | 4,854 | -7% |
| Germany | 591 | -14% | -16% | 1,010 | 2025-38 | 397 | 2026-01 | 2,787 | -12% |
| France | 1,347 | -19% | 1% | 2,019 | 2026-23 | 697 | 2026-02 | 6,423 | -4% |
| Switzerland | 539 | -10% | -8% | 748 | 2026-07 | 416 | 2025-48 | 2,373 | -1% |
| Italy | 1,446 | -21% | -1% | 1,822 | 2026-31 | 432 | 2026-01 | 6,734 | -2% |
| Middle East | 745 | 0% | -25% | 1,053 | 2025-35 | 344 | 2026-11 | 2,851 | -28% |
| Africa | 167 | -19% | -7% | 285 | 2025-48 | 144 | 2026-09 | 741 | -5% |
| Asia | 218 | 13% | -19% | 385 | 2025-48 | 172 | 2026-28 | 840 | -15% |
| South America | 58 | -15% | 23% | 85 | 2026-16 | 30 | 2025-42 | 229 | 28% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
However, on the other side of the Atlantic, Europe saw only 8,861 total departures.
This represents a 3% decline in fractional and charter flights, with Germany recording a 16% year-over-year decrease.
The region also saw a 13% week-over-week drop.
Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy each saw double-digit week-over-week decreases.
The Middle East also struggled with Part 91K and Part 135 operations, only recording 745 total departures.
This represents a 25% year-over-year drop, but remained relatively flat compared to last week.
Asia saw the next largest year-over-year decrease, recording 19% fewer flights than the same week last year.
However, South America saw the largest jump, recording 23% more flights year over year.
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