Business aviation is booming: new data show what’s fueling global surge 

Business aviation is flying high in 2025, with travel activity climbing across the globe and new markets driving demand for private jet use to record levels. 

Fresh data from Avi-Go, a Singapore-based aviation data and analytics company, show where flight activity is rising fastest, which operators are dominating the market, and why private aircraft use is expanding fastest beyond established regions for private jets. 

According to Avi-Go’s latest report on business aviation activity, due to be formally released during the NBAA-BACE business aviation convention, being held October 14-16, 2025, in Las Vegas, the United States recorded 1.55 million flights between January and August 2025, equal to 67% of global activity. North America as a whole accounted for 74% of business jet movements. Europe followed with 15%, while South America, Asia, and Africa made up the remainder. Canada, Mexico, and Brazil joined the US among the busiest countries, while France, the United Kingdom, and Italy led Europe with more than 40,000 flights each. 

Emerging market growth 

The strongest increases, however, came from outside traditional business aviation strongholds. Brazil saw a 45% jump in flights in 2025 compared with last year, followed by Colombia at 42% and Venezuela at 34%. In Asia, the Philippines grew 29% and Japan 26%. Nigeria and Morocco stood out in Africa with gains of 29% and 24%. 

Monthly data showed flights rising in nearly every period. February was the only month to decline, down 2.6% year-over-year. July was the busiest month, with 306,488 flights, up 7% from 2024 and a new record. 

Overall, the first quarter grew 1.9%, the second quarter 4.2%, and the July-August period averaged 5.7%. The figures show demand strengthening as the year progressed. Avi-Go stressed that the gains confirm sustained market strength and “a new normal for global business aviation activity.”

Fractional operator strength

Fractional ownership provider NetJets remained the largest operator worldwide, flying nearly 12% of all business jet trips. Flexjet followed with just over 5%. Executive Jet Management Europe, VistaJet, Wheels Up, and flyExclusive rounded out the top six. NetJets alone flew more than double the share of its nearest rival. 

Five consecutive months recorded more than 296,000 flights, and four surpassed 300,000. Avi-Go said this shows business aviation has reached a new level of activity well above pre-pandemic trends. 

In total, operators flew 84,000 more flights than last year during the January-August period. The data analytics firm said the figures demonstrate steady demand despite higher costs, pilot shortages, and wider economic uncertainty. 

While North America continues to dominate, Avi-Go pointed to Latin America, Africa, and Asia as the fastest-growing regions. Demand there is expanding at double-digit rates and is likely to shape the industry’s future. 

The Avi-Go Global Business Aviation Analytics Report tracks departures across all business jet categories, including private, charter, and corporate flights worldwide. The latest edition covers January through August 2025 and compares results with the same period in 2024. The post Business aviation is booming: new data show what’s fueling global surge  appeared first on AeroTime.

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