The Weekly of Business Aviation

The NTSB issued an urgent safety recommendation Oct. 29.

Alliance Aviation has opened its new hangar and FBO facility at AlUla International Airport, Saudi Arabia’s first purpose-built general aviation hangar.

Aura Aero has officially inaugurated a production site at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Research Park in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Gama Aviation’s Sharjah FBO has confirmed “major” progress in the construction of its new Business Aviation Center at Sharjah International Airport.

Hindustan Aeronautics plans to return to production of commercial aircraft for the first time since 1988, building the all-Russian SJ-100 for Indian customers.

IADA reported a “significant upswing” in market optimism for preowned business aircraft dealers in the third quarter of 2025.

U.S. startup Merlin has reached a milestone in the development of its Merlin Pilot autonomous flight system.

South Korea has launched the second phase of its advanced air mobility demonstration project with urban demonstration flights in the city of Incheon, bordering the Korean capital Seoul.

Textron announced Oct. 28 that Danny Maldonado has been named president and CEO of its Bell business segment, effective Jan. 4, 2026.

Germany’s MD Aircraft has secured Piper Deutschland as a strategic partner and investor in the development and production of the MDA1 eViator.

Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior has become the first export operator of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion twin-engine medium helicopter.

Hill Helicopters has further delayed a planned first engine run of its independently developed GT50 turbine powerplant.

Srdjan Kragojević was born into aviation.

Bahrain Airport Company has signed an agreement with Valo Aviation to develop a dedicated private jet facility at Bahrain International Airport (BAH).

PrivateSky Aviation Realty filed suit Oct. 24 against Lee County Port Authority.

After being phased out in 2012, Diamond Aircraft has restarted production of the DA20i Katana in Europe.

French personal air mobility startup Zapata announced plans to open its first flight center in Las Vegas early next year, offering paying customers the chance to fly the hybrid VTOL Air Scooter.

GE points to indications that—if integrated in a specific way—the Open Fan may even have more fuel efficiency benefits than previously thought.

EASA flight standards director Jesper Rasmussen has outlined a “radical change” to the certification of new general and regional aviation aircraft technologies.

Technologies for air mobility and airships are among a new wave of research projects to be funded by the Canadian government under a program to support decarbonization of the aerospace sector.

Iridium Communications has launched a microchip that could be embedded in devices to mitigate GPS jamming and spoofing.

SkyGrid has signed anagreement with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to jointly research and develop high-resolution forecast models for low-altitude flying aircraft.

Gulfstream Aerospace recorded higher orders and deliveries during the third quarter of 2025, spurred by the economy and new products.

Panelists at MRO Europe discussed challenges in recruiting, training and retaining new technicians.

A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.