Global bizjet traffic up 4% while Mideast fuel now above pre-conflict levels

Global Bizjet Activity

Global bizjet activity expanded 4.3% year-on-year in Week 20 (11 – 17 May), with the year-to-date figure (1 January – 17 May) at +4.0% ahead of last year, a 0.1 percentage point acceleration compared to the +3.9% YTD trend reported through last week (through 10 May), and a continued sizeable improvement on the +2.5% achieved over the same period in 2025 vs 2024. While accounting for 73% of all bizjet sectors flown last week, North America grew 6.8% year-on-year, while South America and Asia led growth at 14.9% and 8.1%, respectively.

Chart 1: Global Bizjet Departures Trends YTD (1 January – 17 May)

WINGX Rankings: The Busiest Aircraft Types in North America and Europe

Chart 2: Top aircraft types by North America bizjet departures YTD (1 January – 17 May)

Chart 3: Top aircraft types by Europe bizjet departures YTD (1 January – 17 May)

Middle East Weekly Evolution Tracker

WINGX estimated fuel uplift data continues to provide the clearest lens through which to measure the cumulative and weekly toll of the conflict on Middle East business aviation. The WINGX pre-conflict baseline is Weeks 7 – 10 (9 February – 8 March). While the conflict outbreak occurred on 28 February in Week 9, the material impact on jet fuel pricing did not begin to be felt until the week of 9 March (Week 11), meaning Weeks 7 – 10 captures operating conditions before the fuel cost shock began cascading through the market. Across those four weeks, Middle East bizjet activity averaged 1.5M USG of estimated fuel uplift per week, establishing the baseline against which subsequent weeks in the table below are measured.

Chart 4: Weekly Middle East bizjet fuel uplift trends pre vs post conflict

Nick Koscinski, WINGX Analyst, comments: "Global bizjet activity continues to chug along around 4% higher than last year’s traffic levels heading into the summer vacation season. Additionally, Middle East bizjet fuel is showing tentative signs of recovery with last week’s fuel levels 5% higher than the pre-conflict baseline."