In Week 12 of 2025, global business jet activity rose 2% over last year, just behind the four-week trend of 3% growth, according to WingX's weekly Global Market Tracker. Part 135 and 91K sectors grew 5%, ahead of their recent trend.

North America saw a 3% increase year-on-year. Activity in Florida rose 11%, with New York the top origin. However, arrivals into Palm Beach were down 26% compared to March 2024, likely linked to TFRs during Trump’s presence at Mar-A-Lago. Departures to Mexico dropped 4%, while Canada connections were slightly down too. The four-week North American trend is up 4%, with charter and fractional operations up 7%.

Europe saw a 2% year-on-year drop, though this beat its four-week trend of -3%. France activity was up 10%, the UK and Italy up 5%, while Germany was down 12% and Switzerland down 8%. Over a third of German departures are domestic, but these are down 14% on last year. Germany’s year-to-date trend is -10%.

Outside North America and Europe, Week 12 activity was up 4% year-on-year. Africa rose 7%, the Middle East 5%, and Asia and South America both 3%. In China, 21 business jets arrived during the F1 Grand Prix weekend in Shanghai, up from 16 the weekend prior.

The US market is watching potential tariffs on non-US built business jets. Of 15,000 active US-based jets, 4,446 are made by Bombardier, Dassault and Embraer. NetJets and Flexjet operate a combined 520 Bombardier and Embraer aircraft, with fleets largely based in the US.

WingX MD Richard Koe says: “So far this year business jet activity is robust, with 3% gains on a comparable last year, well ahead of the pre-pandemic period six years ago (+35%). As we reach the five-year anniversary of the initial Coronavirus lockdowns, business jet activity in Week 12 this year is almost twice as high as Week 12 in 2020. In Europe business jet activity has stalled this year, with departures just 1% ahead of a pre-pandemic 2019 and the market in Germany appearing particularly weak.”