Business jet activity in August reached a record for the month.
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Global business jet activity last month marked the busiest August in nearly two decades, according to the latest statistics from industry data provider WingX, which began compiling such utilization data in 2006. The 327,745 flights worldwide in August represented 5%, 3% and 30% increases from the same months in 2024, 2022, and 2019, respectively.
Fractional providers NetJets and Flexjet were the busiest operators for the month, with their combined 58,000-plus flights accounting for 18% of global business jet flight activity.
In North America, activity in week 35 (August 25 to 31) saw 11% growth and trending upwards by 6% over the past four weeks compared with the same period in 2024. Growth was more moderate in Europe, with usage for the week 5% above that of a year ago. While Switzerland saw the largest improvement at 13%, neighboring Germany had a year-over-year downturn of 2%.
The rest of the world experienced a second straight week of 14% improvement, led by Africa, which saw departures increase by 26% over the same span last year.
Sorted by OEM, Embraer’s fleet activity in North America since the beginning of the year was up by 17% compared with the first eight months of last year, and a whopping 74% more than in 2019.
“August 2025 was our busiest August on record, with week 35 seeing the largest weekly jump year-to-date,” said Richard Koe, managing director of the JetNet subsidiary. “Labor Day (observed in the U.S. and Canada) activity demonstrated the strength of leisure demand for business jet travel. Despite broader concerns for the economy, business jet activity trends appear to have accelerated rather than slow as the summer ends.”
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WingX: August Bizjet Activity in Record Territory
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Global business jet activity last month marked the busiest August in nearly two decades, according to the latest statistics from industry data provider WingX, which began compiling such utilization data in 2006. The 327,745 flights worldwide in August represented 5%, 3% and 30% increases from the same months in 2024, 2022, and 2019, respectively.
Fractional providers NetJets and Flexjet were the busiest operators for the month, with their combined 58,000-plus flights accounting for 18% of global business jet flight activity.
In North America, activity in week 35 (August 25 to 31) saw 11% growth and trending upwards by 6% over the past four weeks compared with the same period in 2024. Growth was more moderate in Europe, with usage for the week 5% above that of a year ago. While Switzerland saw the largest improvement at 13%, neighboring Germany had a year-over-year downturn of 2%.
The rest of the world experienced a second straight week of 14% improvement, led by Africa, which saw departures increase by 26% over the same span last year.
“August 2025 was our busiest August on record, with week 35 seeing the largest weekly jump year-to-date,” said WingX managing director Richard Koe. “Labor Day activity demonstrated the strength of leisure demand for business jet travel. Despite broader economic concerns, business jet activity trends appear to have accelerated rather than slow as the summer ends.”