WINGX Global Market Tracker:

Regional variations drive global bizjet growth in Week 21

Global bizjet activity grew at modest rate of 1.7% year-on-year in Week 21 (18-24 May), with the year-to-date figure (1 January-24 May) at +3.7% ahead of last year, a 0.3 percentage point reduction compared to the +4.0% YTD trend reported last week (through 17 May), and a continued sizeable improvement on the +2.6% achieved over the same period in 2025 vs 2024.

While accounting for 73% of all bizjet sectors flown last week, North America grew 4.9% year-on-year, while Europe, the world’s 2nd largest market at 16% of Week 21 traffic, contracted 8.0%.

Global Bizjet Departures Trends YTD (1 January-24 May).

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WINGX Rankings: The Busiest City Pairs in North America and Europe.

Top city pairs by North America bizjet departures YTD (1 January-24 May).

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Top city pairs by Europe bizjet departures YTD (1 January-24 May).

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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.

Weekly Middle East bizjet fuel uplift trends pre vs post conflict.

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While the Middle East region as a whole has shown tentative signs of recovery from the sharp declines recorded in the initial weeks of the conflict, country-level fuel uplift data for a select peer group of the most conflict-impacted markets reveals a more nuanced picture. WINGX data for the four weeks ending 24 May shows Lebanon and the UAE recorded the steepest declines against fuel levels last year (pre-conflict, normal operating environment).

Turkey is the sole market in positive territory, reinforcing its role as the region’s operational safe haven. The slight aggregate regional recovery therefore inflates the true picture, stripped of Turkey’s resilience, conflict-affected countries continue to see meaningful and, in some cases, severe suppression of bizjet activity.

Middle East bizjet fuel uplift by peer group* departure country (Weeks 18-21 2026 vs Weeks 18-21 2025).

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*Peer group countries selected from most conflict-impacted markets

Nick Koscinski, WINGX Analyst, comments: "The aggregate of Mideast bizjet data has shown some recovery since the initial weeks post-conflict, but when you look at the country-level data, the picture is far more mixed.

"Europe also saw a notable decline last week, although its year-to-date picture is still showing modest growth."

In collaboration with JETNET, WINGX Managing Director Richard Koe and WINGX Analyst Nick Koscinski have developed the new recurring JETNET iQ Market Monitor report. The report sets out to provide market analysis across all JETNET Group coverage of business jet inventory, market, and flight activity. Please reach out to nick@wingxadvance.com for your copy of the report.

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BlueSky Business Aviation News | 28th May 2026 | Issue #844