Liftbrief / Market data and deal flow
Where is supply concentrated, and are more aircraft arriving?
Large programme operators account for substantial flying, but scale is not a substitute for mission-specific terms. SherpaReport’s WINGX-based review, dated 4 March 2026, reports the following North American jet departures for 2025; turboprops are excluded. (development.sherpareport.com)
| Operator | 2025 North American jet departures | Reported annual change |
|---|---|---|
| NetJets | More than 419,000 | +9.6% |
| Flexjet | Approximately 168,000 | More than +16% |
Source: SherpaReport/WINGX, 4 March 2026. These operating-volume figures are not revenue market shares or counts of aircraft available for outside charter. (development.sherpareport.com)
Procurement implication: ask how the supplier’s scale benefits your agreement—replacement obligations, aircraft substitution, simultaneous aircraft access and peak-date treatment. Do not award a supplier a better safety or recovery score merely because its departure count is larger.
What do new-aircraft deliveries show?
| Supply measure | Result | Measurement and publication dates |
|---|---|---|
| Worldwide business-jet shipments | 854 aircraft; +11.8% | Calendar 2025; GAMA results released 18 February 2026. (gama.aero) |
| Worldwide business-jet shipments | 383 aircraft | First half of 2026; GAMA report dated 3 September 2026. (gama.aero) |
| Comparable first-half baseline | 354 aircraft | First half of 2025, calculated as 141 in Q1 plus 213 in Q2 from GAMA’s year-end report. (gama.aero) |
| First-half shipment growth | 8.2% | Desk calculation: 383 ÷ 354 − 1. (gama.aero) |
These are global manufacturer shipments, not net additions to US charter availability. GAMA’s broader airplane billings also include non-jet aircraft; they should not be labelled private-flight services revenue. (gama.aero)
A useful forward signal comes from NetJets’ careers page, which advertises more than 80 aircraft inbound in 2026. This is a company delivery expectation on an undated recruitment page, reviewed for this report—not independently verified deliveries or net fleet growth. (netjets.com)