The Weekly of Business Aviation

This year, The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will honor six inductees during its 61st annual enshrinement ceremony in September in Wichita.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia has granted business jet operator VistaJet the approval to conduct domestic flights within the Kingdom.

FlightSafety International is set to break ground on a new 100,000 ft.² learning center in Mesa, Arizona.

The state of Oregon has signed an agreement with Yamaha Motor Co. USA to study the use of Yamaha’s Fazer SAR uncrewed helicopter to fight wildfires.

Vertical Aviation International has named 35-year aviation veteran Francois Lassale, a VAI board member, as president and CEO of the organization.

Scheduled for Oct. 12 at the NAAMCE at Springfield’s Beckley Airport, the race is open to competitors from around the world, including student teams.

Having already completed float trials, Regent's Viceroy seaglider is currently in hydrofoil testing in advance of first liftoff expected in the coming months.

Robin Hayes, Airbus Americas chair and CEO, joined the company in June 2024, after serving as CEO at JetBlue, which he joined in 2008.

Embraer has added Aerocardal to its network of authorized service centers, marking a return to the Chilean marketplace and a renewal of a partnership with a former dealer.

Jet Access broke ground on its newest private terminal at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee.

Signature Aviation has opened its newly renovated private terminal at Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Fort Worth-based Trimec won STC approval for the antenna installation on a Gulfstream G200 super-midsize business jet, Gogo said.

Bombardier plans to expand its U.S. service centers and add additional centers in a multi-phase, multi-site initiative, the company announced.

Signia Aerospace has acquired Precise Flight, a Bend, Oregon-based developer and manufacturer of aviation safety systems and equipment.

The first serial production-representative AW09 single-engine light rotorcraft, codenamed S6, took to the air on Aug. 8 from Leonardo’s Vergiate manufacturing facility near Milan.

Beta Technologies has delivered its first electric conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to Bristow Norway for use in a series of test trials.

Pilatus has paused deliveries of its PC-12 and PC-24 aircraft to the U.S. over recently enacted tariffs.

Luxaviation UK CEO George Galanopoulos speaks frankly about the charter business based in Stapleford Airport, including the hot “it” destination.

A dramatically different approach to air traffic control first conceived in 2001 has potential to increase airspace capacity and reduce controller workload.

Menzies Aviation announced plans to deliver ground, air cargo and fueling services at Mosul International Airport (OSM) in Iraq through its joint venture, MASIL, with Iraqi Airways, Air BP and Al-Burhan Group.

Textron announced the first order of its Cessna Citation Longitude aircraft in Brazil during the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE).

Elliot Aviation announced plans to install Starlink inflight connectivity on a Gulfstream G450 and a Bombardier Challenger 300.

Garmin’s GWX 8000 StormOptix weather radar has received FAA certification for installation on Epic Aircraft’s E1000, E1000 GX and E1000 AX models.

After 22 years of operations, Million Air has rebranded as Hollywood Burbank Jet Center.

Luxaviation UK added its second Embraer Praetor 600 to its UK fleet.