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.
Executive Summary
In Week 31 (28 July – 3 August), global bizjet activity reached 74,850 departures, a decrease of 2% over the prior week and increase of 5% compared to Week 31 of 2024. Week 26 2025 remains the most active week on a last 52 week rolling basis. Looking at the rolling four week total, global flights remain 2% ahead of the same period last year.
Looking back at the entire month of July, global business jets recorded 331,768 flights, which was an increase of 3.1% compared to July 2024 and 4.2% more vs July 2023, this represents the busiest July in the last 6 years. The global active bizjet fleet is following a similar trend, with 19,851 unique aircraft flying in July, which was a 3.7% expansion compared to the active fleet in July 2024.
Chart 1: Global business jet departures by week in the last 12 months
Regional Performance Analysis
North America: Strong growth with Florida rebounding
North American markets overperformed the global market in Week 31 with 7% growth in bizjet flights versus Week 31 2024. The key US market was in line with the overall North America trend at +7%, while key state Florida outperformed the national market trend, +11% year-on-year, noting that this is a reversal of the prior two weeks performing below market trend. Other notable state performances come from California and Texas, which grew 10% and 5% respectively.
Europe: Modest gains despite French decline
European business jet activity underperformed the global market trend, growing only 2% in Week 31 versus Week 31 2024. The region saw growth variances by country, France experienced a contraction of 5%, while Italy continues to perform well, +6%. In terms of other top Europe markets, both the UK and Switzerland saw a Week 31 year-on-year increase of 3%.
Rest of World: Mixed results as Asia struggles
Business jet activity in regions outside Europe and North America dropped 2% in Week 31 versus the prior year. Asia’s -15% decline was the largest drop amongst ROW regions, while Africa expanded 14%. The Middle East and South America also had quite different activity trends, -4% and +9% respectively.
Current Events Analysis
UK summer holidays boost Mediterranean routes
The UK’s summer holiday season is driving strong business aviation demand to popular Mediterranean destinations. During July, UK business jet activity increased 2% compared to the same month last year, with particularly robust growth on leisure routes. Key summer destinations saw significant upticks: flights to Mallorca rose 13% to 178 flights, Faro grew 5% to 139 flights, and Olbia surged 36% to 117 flights. This seasonal traffic pattern underscores how leisure travel continues to be a major driver of business aviation demand during peak holiday periods.