Strong demand in the United States helped lift global private jet activity 2.6% YoY, per the latest data from WingX.
Over the past week, private jets worldwide recorded nearly 80,000 departures.
Compared to the same week last year, this is about 3% more flights.
Even so, this was a slight decrease of about 3% compared to the previous week.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
Week 40 of 2026, which ended on October 4th, recorded 79,710 private jet flights.
According to WingX analysts, this past week had no major event inflating the comparison against last year.
As a result, week 40 offered a clean read on true private jet trends.
Nick Koscinski, WingX analyst, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the most recent year-over-year decrease.
Koscinski stated:
‘Global activity was up 2.6% last week, and with no Ryder Cup in last year’s numbers, I think that’s a fair read of where demand really is. The U.S. did almost all of the work, and fractional operators are still the ones driving it, while charter has now been soft for two weeks in a row. The Gulf is back near its best levels since February, which is encouraging, but it’s still a fifth below last year, and Mexico continues to slide, now including Los Cabos.’
Additionally, over the past four weeks, private jets have totaled nearly 330,000 global departures.
After a strong week, this is about 3% more flights than the same four weeks last year, signaling positive growth.
North America accounted for the largest share of global private jet flight activity, with 57,359 total flights.
The United States saw over 55,000 total flights, which is a 4% year-over-year increase.
California, Texas, and Florida each saw slightly positive weeks.
However, the biggest year-over-year gains came from smaller-market states.
This includes New Jersey (12.7%), Virginia (24%), South Carolina (23%), and Georgia (10%).
The U.S. as a whole took a slight step back from last week, seeing 2% fewer flights.
This was largely due to a 9% week-over-week drop in Texas.
Europe saw 12,646 private jet departures last week.
This is about 2% more flights than week 40 of last year.
Italy led the way, recording a 15% year-over-year increase. However, Germany and France also recorded year-over-year gains.
| Market | Week 40 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W40 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 79,710 | -3% | 3% | 84,371 | 2026-38 | 64,182 | 2026-01 | 329,474 | 3% |
| North America | 57,359 | -2% | 4% | 61,914 | 2025-42 | 45,817 | 2026-01 | 235,511 | 4% |
| USA | 55,465 | -2% | 4% | 59,999 | 2025-42 | 44,773 | 2026-01 | 227,563 | 4% |
| Florida | 5,510 | 0% | 0% | 10,109 | 2026-08 | 4,527 | 2026-36 | 21,336 | 6% |
| California | 5,019 | -1% | 4% | 6,074 | 2026-07 | 4,091 | 2025-52 | 20,322 | 4% |
| Texas | 5,619 | -9% | 0% | 6,738 | 2025-47 | 4,344 | 2025-52 | 23,994 | 7% |
| Europe | 12,646 | -4% | 2% | 15,564 | 2026-26 | 6,582 | 2026-01 | 53,329 | 2% |
| UK | 1,923 | -2% | 0% | 2,186 | 2026-27 | 934 | 2026-01 | 7,939 | 4% |
| Germany | 1,425 | -5% | 3% | 1,589 | 2026-24 | 542 | 2026-01 | 5,790 | -2% |
| France | 1,929 | -11% | 3% | 2,816 | 2026-23 | 1,074 | 2026-01 | 8,306 | 5% |
| Switzerland | 733 | -10% | -3% | 1,084 | 2026-04 | 582 | 2025-48 | 3,265 | 2% |
| Italy | 1,680 | -4% | 15% | 2,482 | 2026-31 | 571 | 2026-01 | 7,194 | 3% |
| Middle East | 1,374 | -6% | -12% | 1,834 | 2025-44 | 763 | 2026-11 | 5,651 | -7% |
| Africa | 946 | 1% | 27% | 1,092 | 2025-48 | 652 | 2026-09 | 3,835 | 29% |
| Asia | 2,147 | -5% | -4% | 2,802 | 2025-49 | 1,730 | 2026-31 | 8,905 | -1% |
| South America | 2,426 | -18% | -1% | 3,156 | 2026-35 | 1,783 | 2026-01 | 11,210 | 9% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Week over week, Europe saw a slight drop from week 39, with 4% fewer flights.
Most major markets on the continent saw a week-over-week decrease, led largely by double-digit declines in France and Switzerland.
However, the UK, Germany, and Italy also saw week-over-week drops.
The Middle East was responsible for over 1,300 total private jet departures.
This is about 12% fewer flights year-over-year, going against recent trends of year-over-year growth.
Asia and South America also saw slight year-over-year drops over the past week. Asia recorded a 4% year-over-year decrease, while South America just saw a 1% drop.
Africa posted the largest year-over-year jump, up about 27%.
Globally, Part 91K and Part 135 operators flew nearly 43,000 total flights.
This was a large step up from week 40 last year, with 5% more flights year over year.
Additionally, Part 91K and Part 135 operations remained relatively flat from last week.
The U.S. led Part 91K and Part 135 operations, with 32,424 total flights.
This is about 7% more flights year over year, largely driven by an 11% jump in Texas.
Additionally, this is relatively flat compared to week 39. A slight drop in Texas offset slight increases in charter and fractional operations in both Florida and California.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 40 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W40 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 42,706 | 0% | 5% | 45,498 | 2026-26 | 34,372 | 2026-03 | 173,138 | 4% |
| North America | 32,424 | 0% | 7% | 34,610 | 2025-42 | 26,882 | 2026-05 | 131,251 | 6% |
| USA | 31,674 | 0% | 7% | 33,917 | 2026-15 | 26,332 | 2026-05 | 128,019 | 6% |
| Florida | 3,292 | 2% | 1% | 6,172 | 2026-12 | 2,540 | 2026-35 | 12,452 | 8% |
| California | 3,314 | 2% | 6% | 4,082 | 2026-07 | 2,913 | 2026-02 | 13,255 | 4% |
| Texas | 2,858 | -3% | 11% | 3,126 | 2025-47 | 2,147 | 2026-04 | 11,771 | 15% |
| Europe | 8,531 | -3% | 0% | 11,091 | 2026-26 | 4,804 | 2026-02 | 35,281 | -3% |
| UK | 1,296 | 2% | -2% | 1,520 | 2026-27 | 723 | 2026-02 | 5,172 | -3% |
| Germany | 829 | -11% | 0% | 987 | 2026-24 | 397 | 2026-01 | 3,454 | -6% |
| France | 1,303 | -8% | -2% | 2,019 | 2026-23 | 699 | 2026-02 | 5,420 | -3% |
| Switzerland | 534 | -7% | -3% | 748 | 2026-07 | 416 | 2025-48 | 2,329 | -1% |
| Italy | 1,216 | -3% | 14% | 1,822 | 2026-31 | 432 | 2026-01 | 5,148 | -2% |
| Middle East | 695 | 12% | -18% | 982 | 2025-44 | 346 | 2026-11 | 2,561 | -24% |
| Africa | 201 | -13% | 4% | 285 | 2025-48 | 144 | 2026-09 | 877 | 17% |
| Asia | 284 | -6% | -14% | 379 | 2025-52 | 176 | 2026-28 | 1,053 | -13% |
| South America | 64 | -4% | 60% | 86 | 2026-16 | 30 | 2025-42 | 260 | 64% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
European fractional and charter operations remained relatively flat year over year, recording over 8,500 total flights.
Italy recorded the largest year-over-year jump of 14%. This offset slight drops in the UK, France, and Switzerland.
Additionally, European Part 91K and Part 135 operations fell about 3% week over week.
Germany, France, Switzerland, and Italy each recorded week-over-week declines.
The Middle East saw the largest year-over-year decrease, with 18% fewer fractional and charter flights than in week 40 of last year.
However, Asia also saw a double-digit year-over-year decrease, recording 14% fewer flights.
South America saw the largest change in fractional and charter operations. Although the continent has the smallest market, South America still recorded 60% more flights than last year.
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