The Weekly of Business Aviation

CAE will start training the first pilots for Bombardier’s new Global 8000 ultra-long-range business jet in early December, the company announced.

The U.S. DOT and FAA are preparing to brief President Trump on the selection of an integrator for the planned aircraft traffic control modernization program.

Ramifications from the recent shutdown include long-term effects on aircraft certification and oversight, as well as new staff hiring.

Skytech, a Pilatus Aircraft aircraft sales and services provider, will be rebranded as Pilatus Aircraft USA with headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado.

While advanced cockpit automation has been running out of steam in Europe, ATC centers may introduce greater automation in the coming decades.

Fokker Services Group has introduced GPS anti-jamming and anti-spoofing technology for civil aircraft.

Falcon Executive Aviation has announced that it will begin work on a VIP terminal at Ras Al Khaimah International Airport here in the UAE.

Charter plans to launch in February or March.

Alliance Aviation Group is officially handing over its new General Aviation Terminal (GAT) to the Dublin Airport Authority.

Before the shutdown, adequate staffing levels have long been a matter of concern and have come under increased scrutiny.

Joby Aviation has detailed the path by which it hopes to gain approval to launch passenger operations in the United Arab Emirates.

The 2025 Dubai Airshow featured perhaps the strongest advanced air mobility (AAM) showing of any major airshow to date.

SITA has successfully completed the proof-of-concept phase of an improved thunderstorm forecast tool for air traffic controllers, the company said.

Lunar Blessing is looking to launch an on-demand luxury air taxi service in the UAE and nearby countries.

Gama Aviation’s Sharjah FBO is getting ready to swing the doors open to its new Business Aviation Center at Sharjah International Airport on Jan. 15, 2026.

Airbus Corporate Jets expects significant growth for its in-service fleet in the Middle East region and is adding another service center in Turkey to support it.

As Falcon 6X celebrates two years in service at Dubai Airshow, Dassault is working on certifying the twinjet for high-elevation airports.

Baghdad-based charter operator Iraq Gate is capitalizing on its position as the only private jet charter company based in Iraq.

Gulfstream is showing the newly certified ultra-long-range G800 at Dubai Airshow after it achieved its eighth city-pair speed record en route to the show.

Bristow Group is set to become the latest operator to put new Airbus H160s into operation to support oil and gas customers.

The UAE Armed Forces will acquire at least one Embraer Praetor 600 as a VIP aircraft in the first military aircraft deal of the Dubai Airshow.

An armed version of a Bombardier Global 6500 business jet designed for maritime patrol missions remains in demand in the Gulf region, according to an executive from the Canadian airframer.

After securing early engagement authority from the U.S. FAA last year, Honda R&D is working on finalizing technologies for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Jekta has announced an agreement with Innovative Aerosystems that will see the development of a customized flight deck for the under-development PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft.

Action Aviation of Dubai is the first customer in the Middle East to equip with the Gogo Galileo FDX flat-panel, electronically steerable antenna, Gogo said.