ARGUS Analytics has released its November aircraft activity report and WINGX has released its Week 48 business jet activity report.
Argus reports that global flight activity has increased by 8.2% when compared to Nov. 2024 but has decreased by 6.4% when compared to Oct. 2025. WINGX reports that almost 310,000 business jets departed from Week 45 to Week 48, an increase of 7% compared to the same weeks in 2024. The trend outperforms the global year-to-date (Jan. 1-Nov. 30) trend of 5%.
North America had an increase of 8% in activity compared to 2024, which is the largest non-COVID gain since Jan. 2015. All individual segments were positive for November. Fractional aircraft led the operational category with a 12.8% increase in activity. Part 135 and Part 91 increased by 9.7% and 4.4% respectively. In overall aircraft categories, Small and Mid-Size cabin jets both had an increase of 10.4%. Large cabin jets had an increase of 6.3% and Turboprop aircraft had an increase of 3.8%. Business jet activity increased by 8% compared to 2024.
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Overall European activity increased by 0.3% compared to Nov. 2024, but decreased by 20.7% compared to Oct. 2025. Large cabin jets had an increase of 4% in activity and Mid-Size cabin jets increased by 3.8%. Small cabin jets decreased by 1.9% and Turboprops decreased by 4.8%. Business jet activity is 1% ahead of Nov. 2024 but down by 4% compared to October.
Activity in the rest of the world has increased by 13.9% compared to 2024 and 7.9% compared to October. Small cabin jets had the largest increase year over year by 21.9%, and Mid-Size cabin jets had an increase of 14.9%. Turboprops and Large Cabin jets saw an increase of 13.6% and 9%. respectively.
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