Private Jet Flight Activity Analysis – 2026 – Week 38

Private jets during week 38, which ended September 20, 2026, saw a relatively flat year-over-year comparison.

This was the second consecutive week of flat activity.

Overall, WingX analysts reported just over 81,000 total private jet departures worldwide, similar to week 38 last year.

This was good enough for a slight increase of about 1% compared to week 37.

This was the fifth week this year with numbers similar to last year.

Global Private Jet Activity YTD

So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:

• Weeks Up: 22
• Weeks Flat: 5
• Weeks Down: 11
• 2 Weeks Since Down Week

Worldwide, WingX analysts reported a total of 81,090 private-jet departures.

Because this was flat compared to last year, the year-to-date trend fell to just 3.3% ahead of last year.

This is 0.3 percentage points below the same growth trend from 2024 to 2025.

Nick Koscinski, WingX analyst, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the drop in the year-to-date trend.

Koscinski stated:

‘Global bizjet activity was flat for a second straight week, with the year-to-date figure sliding to +3.3%, a touch behind where we were at this point last year. The most notable growth remains in the emerging bizjet markets, with Africa up 17.4% last week. The bulk of the market is very much in the US, with fractional operators still seeing lots of growth even if overall flight activity growth has recently stalled.’

Additionally, over the past four weeks, private jets have recorded 312,450 total flights.

This was relatively flat compared to the same four weeks last year, following the recent trend of the past few weeks.

North American Analysis

Overall, North America recorded nearly 58,000 total private jet departures, continuing to hold the largest market share.

The US was responsible for about 55,981 total private jet departures.

This is about 1% more than week 38 of last year.

A year-over-year jump of about 5% in Texas offset two slight drops in Florida and California.

Additionally, the US saw approximately 3% more flights than last week, largely due to a 7% week-over-week increase in California.

Several city pairs continue to dominate the North American market. Las Vegas to Los Angeles and the return flight are the most flown business jet segments.

Additionally, Los Angeles to San Francisco and New York to Miami both recorded double-digit year-to-date increases compared with the same period last year.

European Analysis

Europe followed the global trend and remained relatively flat year over year, with the region recording about 13,375 total private jet departures.

Even so, several countries saw year-over-year declines, including Germany, France, and Switzerland.

PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2026 – WEEK 38

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Europe also saw a week-over-week decline of about 3%.

France recorded the largest drop of about 15%, followed by Switzerland and Italy.

Within Europe, Paris to London remains the most popular city pair year-to-date, followed by London to Nice and Paris to Nice.

Elsewhere

According to WingX, outside North America and Europe, private jet flight activity declined about 6.5% year over year.

The Middle East regressed heavily due to the ongoing conflict, recording only 1,290 total private jet departures. This was 19% fewer flights than week 38 of last year and 12% fewer flights than last week.

Africa had the largest year-over-year increase, with 17% more flights.

Asia saw a slight year-over-year decline, while South America jumped 4%.

Fractional, Charter Operations

Part 91K and Part 135 flights took a slight step back this past week.

Overall, fractional and charter operations recorded just under 42,000 total departures.

This was about 1% fewer flights than the same week last year.

It was also about 1% fewer than the departures recorded last week.

United States Charter, Fractional Flights

The US recorded 30,890 fractional and charter flights over the past week.

This was a slight year-over-year increase of about 1%.

Texas saw the largest year-over-year jump of about 8%. This offset year-over-year declines in Florida and California.

Week-over-week, fractional and charter operations remained relatively flat in the US.

Florida and Texas both recorded week-over-week decreases.

PART 135/91K – PRIVATE JET FLIGHT ACTIVITY ANALYSIS – 2026 – WEEK 38

Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.

Fractional and charter operations struggled in Europe over the past week, with the region only recording 8,758 total departures.

This was a 6% year-over-year decline. Most major European markets recorded year-over-year drops, including the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy.

This was also about 4% fewer flights than last week, with only Germany seeing a week-over-week jump.

Elsewhere

Part 91K and Part 135 operations also struggled in the Middle East, reflecting total private jet flight activity trends in the region.

The Middle East saw a 38% year-over-year drop and a 22% week-over-week drop.

Even so, Asia saw the week’s largest year-over-year decrease. The region only recorded 215 total flights, a 39% year-over-year drop.

Meanwhile, fractional and charter operations thrived in Africa and South America, with each region recording double-digit year-over-year increases.