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WingX: Last Week's Global Bizjet Use on Par with 2023
The U.S. saw a holiday boost while sporting events in Europe attracted traffic

Global business jet departures and flight hours last week were on par with that from a year ago, according to the latest weekly report from JetNet subsidiary WingX. Meanwhile, Part 135 and Part 91K activity climbed by 4%. Year-to-date global jet and turboprop activity is down 2% versus the same period in 2023 but remains 37% above pre-Covid levels.

For the Fourth of July weekend, 19,166 business jet departures were recorded in the U.S., 8% more than the holiday period last year. There were more than 4,600 fractional flights in that span, up by nearly 800 from a year ago. Florida was a hotspot with 4,176 business jet departures, followed by Texas and California.

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