Business & Commercial Aviation

Aggregated flight hours for the world’s leading business aviation carriers show business operators NetJets and Flexjet experienced a Q1 2026 utilization higher than the first three months of 2025.

The cost of Jet-A fuel in the U.S. in April 2026 averaged $8.63 per gallon, up $1.77 compared to March.

FAA expands guidance on handling impaired passengers and then backing crewmembers who refuse their boarding.

The FAA has released an updated version of its GNSS Interference Resource Guide, focused on global GPS/GNSS jamming and spoofing trends.

The BCA 20/Twenty pre-owned market feature aircraft for April is the Embraer Lineage 1000.

French air accident investigation bureau BEA refocuses its efforts toward investigations expected to yield the most insights, dropping correspondence inquiries.

Germany has launched a research program to develop the next generation of hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system components for a zero-emission commercial aircraft.

Pilatus Aircraft has acquired Air Alliance, a Germany-based authorized Pilatus Sales and Service Center since 2014.

Sonex, a builder of recreational lightweight two-seat aircraft kits, is closing its doors, effective immediately.

Pilatus is poised to add to its PC-21 trainer customer base after signing an agreement with Indonesia in parallel with Jakarta’s purchase of PC-24 business jets.

Saudi Arabia will establish a national aerial firefighting service using Thrush agricultural aircraft.

More aircraft are needed in Europe for aerial firefighting after wildfires caused more devastation in 2025 than in any previous year, according to an Avincis report.

Avoidance is a prudent first layer to prevent particulates from causing undesired damage or catastrophic failure.

Gulfstream Aerospace marked a milestone with the delivery of its 200th G600 ultra-long-range business jet.

Blowing snow, freezing precipitation, or even airport snow removal operations can cause contamination on a wide spectrum of engine components.

The impact of airborne particulates on aircraft engines is a huge challenge for today’s aviation industry.

The French government has named Emmanuel Chiva chairman and CEO of aerospace research and technology center Onera.

The FAA has expanded the approved list of piston aircraft engines that can burn Swift Fuels 100R unleaded aviation gasoline.

The intensive use of batteries in a hybrid-electric propulsion system may generate a replacement and obsolescence challenge, a Collins Aerospace official says.

Hourly aircraft utilization by corporate, fractional and charter operators rose in the December 2025 to February 2026 timeframe when compared to the same period of 2024-25 and 2019-20, according to Aviation Week’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

Aggregated hourly flown figures for the world’s largest business aviation carriers show that NetJets, Flexjet and VistaJet experienced higher utilization rates from December 2025 to February 2026 when compared to the same period of 2024-25.

The national average cost of a gallon of Jet-A totaled $6.86 in March 2026, up 13 cents from February and up 24 cents from a year ago, according to a survey of U.S. FBOs by the Aviation Research Group.

Air traffic controllers will apply radar to separate helicopters and fixed-wing traffic near busy airports, the FAA said on March 18.

Gama Aviation is acquiring Hunt & Palmer, expanding the scale and scope of its aircraft charter brokerage firm.

Africa's business aviation sector has lived under the weight of a stubborn global stereotype: a continent defined by ageing aircraft, fragmented regulation and limited economic prosperity.