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July business jet flights hit highest level in six years
North America and UK holiday routes recorded strong increases while Asia saw steep declines and France contracted amid regional differences.

Global business jet activity in Week 31 (28 July – 3 August) reached 74,850 departures, according to WingX's Weekly Global Market Tracker. This was 2% lower than the previous week but 5% higher than the same week in 2024. Week 26 of 2025 remains the busiest in the last 52 weeks, and the rolling four week total was 2% ahead of last year.

For July as a whole, 331,768 business jet flights were recorded, 3.1% up on July 2024 and 4.2% higher than July 2023. This was the busiest July in six years. The active business jet fleet rose 3.7% year-on-year to 19,851 aircraft.

North America saw a 7% increase in Week 31 versus last year. Florida traffic rose 11%, reversing two weeks of weaker results, while California and Texas grew 10% and 5% respectively. Europe grew 2%, with Italy up 6% and the UK and Switzerland both up 3%, but France fell 5%.

Outside Europe and North America, activity dropped 2%. Asia fell 15%, Africa rose 14%, South America gained 9% and the Middle East fell 4%.

UK summer demand to Mediterranean destinations remained strong. Mallorca traffic rose 13% to 178 flights, Faro was up 5% to 139 flights and Olbia climbed 36% to 117 flights.

Richard Koe, WingX managing director, says, “July's record performance shows real momentum in the business jet market. North America's 7% growth last week and strong UK summer holiday traffic to destinations like Mallorca demonstrate the underlying strength we're seeing. Even with some regional variations, the overall trend remains very positive.”

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