The Weekly of Business Aviation

Business aviation manufacturers delivered 113 business jets, 27 turboprop and piston aircraft, two commercial propeller and four special mission aircraft during the month of September 2025.

Polaris Aero, an aviation safety software company, was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (OUSD) to develop generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in the VOCUS Safety Intelligence platform.

Scope Aircraft Finance celebrated its 50th year of business by launching a refreshed brand identity.

VIP Completions has received a Maintenance Implementation Procedures (MIP) designation and unveiled its first serialized supplemental type certificate (SSTC) project for a Canadian client.

ExecuJet MRO Services’ Australasian operation marked its 25th anniversary in October, providing business-aviation services across Australia, New Zealand and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Greenpoint Technologies announced its on-time delivery of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) 787, following a maintenance and refurbishment program.

Tecnam Aircraft announced its delivery of a new P2006T NG to Canavia Flight Training, a flight training organization based in the Canary Islands.

Jet Out announced the addition of nine Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen 2 aircraft to its fleet.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.

Phillips 66 Aviation is expanding and renovating four of its branded fixed-base operator (FBO) network locations in Arizona, Florida, Michigan and South Dakota.

Scott Donnelly, who has long held the role of president and CEO of Textron, plans to retire effective Jan. 4, 2026.

Textron Aviation delivered 42 business jets during the third quarter of 2025, up one from the same period a year ago, and 39 commercial turboprops.

EBACE will return to Geneva, Switzerland, in 2026 and in even-numbered years, but will move to various European locations in odd-numbered years.

Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord is focusing on new aircraft technologies, forming a partnership with electric aircraft specialist Elysian.

Seneca, a startup developing firefighting drones, raised a $60 million venture capital round to increase production of UAVs.

The seventh China (Tianjin) International Helicopter Exposition had 52 aircraft on display, including new uncrewed eVTOL designs.

Robinson Helicopter Company has confirmed that the first flight of the recently launched R88 utility rotorcraft is on track for 2026.

GE Aerospace's third-quarter 2025 results provided further validation that sets up the engine and propulsion OEM to be a dominant investor choice.

Pre-owned business jet inventories in October experienced a 7% decrease year-over-year, according to a report by Jefferies.

ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services has CAAV approval to perform line and heavy maintenance on Vietnam-registered Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream business jets.

Skyservice Business Aviation has opened an FBO and hangar facility on a 15-acre parcel at the Napa County Airport in the San Francisco Bay area of California.

Embraer ended the third quarter of 2025 with a record $31.3 billion backlog.