Global private jet flight activity returned to a positive year-over-year trend over the past week, recording over 81,000 total departures.
Over the past week, private jets around the world recorded nearly 82,000 total departures.
After a down week last week, private jet flight activity rebounded, securing year-over-year growth of about 0.7%.
Even so, private jets dipped slightly from the previous week, with about 2% fewer flights.
So far, in 2026, on a year-over-year basis, the scorecard shows:
Week 43 of this year, which ended on October 24th, saw a total of 81,765 private jet departures.
According to WingX, this is a year-over-year jump of nearly 1%.
Large increases in private jet flights across the United States helped propel this year-over-year growth, offsetting year-over-year drops in Central America and Europe.
Nick Koscinski, WingX Analyst, spoke with Private Jet Card Comparisons about the bounce back of global private jet flight activity after a few down weeks.
Koscinski stated:
‘Global activity was back in the black last week at +0.7%, with NBAA-BACE notably contributing to that growth. Fractional is still the bright spot, while Mexico and now Canada remain the biggest drags. On the fleet side, more jets are flying 8 than a year ago, but each is flying slightly less, and the number of jets for sale has edged up for three weeks running to 1,765, which is worth watching heading into year-end.’
Over the last four weeks, private jets have recorded 327,245 total departures around the world.
This is just 1% more flights compared to the same time period last year, a slight decline compared to the rolling four-week trends from earlier this year.
North America continued to dominate the market share of private jets, recording nearly 60,000 total departures.
Compared to week 43 of last year, this was about 2% more flights.
The US contributed heavily to this trend, recording 58,022 total private jet departures, a 3% year-over-year increase.
Florida and Texas both recorded year-over-year gains over the past week.
Another major factor in this year-over-year growth was NBAA-BACE, which brought significant private jet traffic to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Nevada as a whole recorded 32.8% more flights than last year, especially as last year’s NBAA-BACE fell on a different week.
Overall, on a year-to-date basis, North America continues to be the anchor of global growth, recording 4.4% more flights than the same time period of last year.
Across the Atlantic Ocean, Europe recorded 10,767 total private jet departures over the past week.
This was about 2% fewer flights than last year, largely due to year-over-year declines in Germany, France, and Switzerland.
Additionally, Europe saw about 2% fewer flights than last week.
The UK, Germany, and France each saw week-over-week declines.
| Market | Week 43 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W43 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 81,765 | -2% | 1% | 84,923 | 2026-38 | 64,474 | 2026-01 | 327,245 | 1% |
| North America | 59,742 | -2% | 2% | 61,103 | 2026-42 | 45,810 | 2026-01 | 237,344 | 1% |
| USA | 58,022 | -2% | 3% | 59,475 | 2026-15 | 44,760 | 2026-01 | 230,180 | 2% |
| Florida | 6,781 | -6% | 3% | 10,113 | 2026-08 | 4,530 | 2026-36 | 25,486 | 1% |
| California | 4,986 | -8% | -2% | 6,075 | 2026-07 | 4,092 | 2025-52 | 20,591 | -1% |
| Texas | 6,540 | 2% | 6% | 6,726 | 2025-47 | 4,330 | 2025-52 | 24,722 | 2% |
| Europe | 10,767 | -2% | -2% | 15,830 | 2026-26 | 6,669 | 2026-01 | 46,632 | 0% |
| UK | 1,601 | -9% | 1% | 2,224 | 2026-27 | 948 | 2026-01 | 7,205 | 2% |
| Germany | 1,248 | -6% | -5% | 1,634 | 2026-24 | 548 | 2026-01 | 5,385 | -1% |
| France | 1,583 | -7% | -2% | 2,865 | 2026-24 | 1,091 | 2026-01 | 7,002 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 660 | 0% | -3% | 1,108 | 2026-04 | 592 | 2025-48 | 2,758 | -1% |
| Italy | 1,276 | -4% | 1% | 2,522 | 2026-31 | 592 | 2026-01 | 5,809 | 5% |
| Middle East | 1,536 | 14% | -11% | 1,943 | 2025-44 | 825 | 2026-11 | 5,874 | -12% |
| Africa | 1,042 | 13% | 15% | 1,118 | 2025-48 | 662 | 2026-09 | 3,939 | 9% |
| Asia | 2,539 | -12% | 1% | 2,905 | 2025-49 | 1,779 | 2026-31 | 10,205 | 4% |
| South America | 2,899 | 1% | 4% | 3,156 | 2026-35 | 1,790 | 2026-01 | 11,115 | 7% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
Year-to-date, several European countries have seen significant increases in private jet departures. Overall, Europe has recorded 1.2% more flights year to date.
Portugal leads year-to-date growth compared to last year, recording over 6% more flights.
Additionally, Spain, Italy, and Poland have each seen significant year-over-year growth.
The Middle East struggled again during week 43, recording another double-digit year-over-year drop.
According to WingX, the region saw 1,536 total flights, about 14% more than last week.
This signals potential growth in the coming weeks as the region looks to return to normal.
Africa saw one of the largest year-over-year gains in the world, recording 15% more flights than last year. Asia and South America also recorded slight year-over-year gains.
Worldwide, Part 91K and Part 135 operators recorded nearly 43,000 total departures.
Fractional and charter operations were up by about 2% over the past week.
Even so, fractional and charter flights dipped by 3% compared to last week.
The US remains the largest market for Part 91K and Part 135 flights, reporting nearly 33,000 total departures over the past week.
Fractional and charter operations in the US increased about 4%year over year, largely due to a 6% jump in Florida and a 9% increase in Texas.
Even so, this was about 4% fewer flights than last week.
California and Florida each recorded week-over-week declines.
| Market (Part 91K & Part 135) | Week 43 | %Change vs. prior week | %Change vs W43 2025 | 52-week high | Week | 52-week low | Week | Last 4 Weeks (Flights) | %Change vs YOY |
| Global | 42,876 | -3% | 2% | 45,699 | 2026-26 | 34,501 | 2026-03 | 174,119 | 3% |
| North America | 33,443 | -4% | 4% | 34,693 | 2026-42 | 26,897 | 2026-05 | 134,383 | 4% |
| USA | 32,749 | -4% | 4% | 33,982 | 2026-42 | 26,347 | 2026-05 | 131,441 | 4% |
| Florida | 4,221 | -4% | 6% | 6,176 | 2026-12 | 2,623 | 2026-35 | 15,593 | 2% |
| California | 3,289 | -9% | 2% | 4,086 | 2026-07 | 2,914 | 2026-02 | 13,553 | 2% |
| Texas | 3,106 | 1% | 9% | 3,118 | 2025-47 | 2,144 | 2026-04 | 12,065 | 7% |
| Europe | 7,177 | -3% | -4% | 11,280 | 2026-27 | 4,869 | 2026-02 | 31,477 | 0% |
| UK | 1,103 | -7% | -1% | 1,579 | 2026-27 | 734 | 2026-02 | 4,951 | 1% |
| Germany | 720 | -9% | -6% | 1,002 | 2026-24 | 399 | 2026-01 | 3,147 | -3% |
| France | 1,054 | 0% | -6% | 2,044 | 2026-28 | 712 | 2026-02 | 4,616 | -1% |
| Switzerland | 466 | 3% | 0% | 749 | 2026-07 | 419 | 2025-48 | 1,943 | -1% |
| Italy | 877 | -11% | -4% | 1,909 | 2026-31 | 439 | 2026-01 | 4,247 | 5% |
| Middle East | 780 | 18% | -19% | 997 | 2025-44 | 354 | 2026-11 | 3,026 | -14% |
| Africa | 255 | 11% | 8% | 296 | 2025-52 | 145 | 2026-09 | 956 | -3% |
| Asia | 353 | -15% | -2% | 430 | 2025-48 | 213 | 2026-06 | 1,445 | 0% |
| South America | 89 | -12% | 62% | 101 | 2026-42 | 40 | 2026-04 | 342 | 100% |
Source: WingX for Private Jet Card Comparisons. Includes Jets and VIP Airliners.
According to WingX, Europe reported 7,177 total fractional and charter operations over the past week.
This was down about 4%year over year. Both Germany and France recorded 6% year-over-year drops.
Additionally, this was 3% fewer fractional and charter operations compared to last week.
Germany had the largest week-over-week drop of about 9%.
The Middle East reported under 800 total Part 91K and Part 135 flights, a significant year-over-year drop of about 19%. However, the region still recorded 18% more flights than last week.
Africa recorded a slight year-over-year increase of about 8%, while Asia reported a drop of about 2%.
South America had the largest year-over-year increase yet again, reporting 62% more flights than last year.
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