World business jet traffic increased 3.5% since January compared to the same period last year, according to the weekly bulletin from aviation consulting firm Wingx. Between August 24 and 30, growth was 0.5% compared to the same period in 2025. Business jets flew an average of 167 hours per aircraft since the beginning of the year, up 1.1% from 2025.
Nick Koscinski, analyst at Wingx, noted that, although the global growth trend is moderately positive, there are large differences between regions. North America remains the most active region in the world, with growth of 1.6% in the last week and 4.8% since January, contributing 3.4 percentage points to the global total.
South America and Africa continue to drive the global trend, with growth of 21.9% and 18.1%, respectively. In the opposite direction, Europe recorded a decrease in the number of flights, with a decline of 2.8% in the last week and cumulative growth of only 1% since January. France was the country with the biggest decline, 9.2%, followed by Germany, with 6.6%.
Asia fell 7.2%, while the Middle East, in conflict with the USA for six months, fell 3.7% for the second consecutive week and records a cumulative decline of 16.1% since January.
