Gulfstream Aerospace’s longest range jet, the G800, gains certification, which paves the way for first deliveries.

Dassault’s Falcon 7X faces tough competition yet is owners rarely sell.

The PC-24 is a twin-engine business jet produced by Swiss manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft that made its first flight on May 11, 2015—a flight that was performed by an airframe registered as HB-VXA (prototype P01)—and was subsequently certified by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Dec. 7, 2017. An upgraded version of the PC-24 was announced in October 2023 that increased the maximum and full-fuel payloads, as well as the six-passenger maximum range.

Bombardier officials say they have “greater and greater confidence about our ability to certify and deliver the Global 8000 this year,” its top official told analysts.

The HondaJet is a twin-engine business jet produced by Greensboro, North Carolina-based Honda Aircraft Co. An experimental HondaJet first flew on Dec. 3, 2003, with the HA-420 type receiving FAA approval on Dec. 8, 2015, and the first delivery taking place on Dec. 23, 2015. Improved versions of the HondaJet were introduced in 2018 (HondaJet Elite), 2021 (HondaJet Elite S) and 2022 (HondaJet Elite II), all of which are commercial designations for the HA-420 type. A larger HondaJet that is “capable of nonstop transcontinental flight across the United States” was announced on Oct. 12, 2021, an airframe that was designated at the time as the HondaJet 2600 Concept. Subsequently given the HondaJet Echelon name in October 2023, it is expected that this HondaJet—which the company has said will be “offered alongside the HondaJet Elite II”—will make its first flight in 2026.

The Bell 429 is a twin-engine helicopter produced by Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron Inc. Although Bell Textron is headquartered in Texas, the Bell 429 is produced at Bell Textron Canada Ltd.’s facility in Mirabel, Quebec, with that entity also being the holder of the Model 429’s type certificate. Announced at the 2005 Heli-Expo and marketed at the time as the GlobalRanger, the Model 429 was approved by Transport Canada on June 20, 2009, ahead of the first delivery to air medical helicopter operator Air Methods.

The TBM 960 is single-engine turboprop produced by French manufacturer Daher that is one of the commercial designations of the company’s TBM700 N type. Unveiled on April 5, 2022, at the Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo, the TBM 960 replaced the TBM 940.

The H160 is a twin-engine medium helicopter produced by European manufacturer Airbus Helicopters. Following its March 2015 debut at that year’s Heli-Expo, the H160 made its first flight on June 13, 2015, a flight that was performed by an airframe registered as F-WWOG.