Aero Friedrichshafen, which shattered attendance records, proved that innovation in business aviation is accelerating toward a quieter, cleaner and more accessible future.
The business aviation industry has been through fuel price spikes before. We have not seen a supply picture quite like this one. The operators who plan for it now will have a much better summer than the ones who wait to see how it plays out.
Bombardier has launched an accelerated training program here designed to help aircraft maintenance technicians obtain FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification.
Corporate, Fractional, Charter and Private individual operators all surpassed their hourly utilization performance during February to April 2026 compared to the same period of 2025 and 2019, according to data from Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.
The number of aggregated hourly flown figures for the world’s leading business aviation carriers show that NetJets and Flexjet each experienced higher flight hours from February to April 2026 when compared to the same period a year ago, according to Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.
The largest monthly price increase for a gallon of Jet-A fuel was in the Western Pacific region, with prices up 39 cents per gallon compared to April figures, while the largest decrease was in the Great Lakes region, with costs down 47 cents per gallon from a month ago.