The Weekly of Business Aviation

Joan Sullivan Garrett, founder and chairman of MedAire, will receive the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy on Dec. 11, 2025, at the Aero Club of Washington’s annual dinner.

StandardAero’s Center of Excellence (COE) for turboprop engine MRO in Summerside, PEI, Canada celebrated its 20,000th engine induction.

Garmin announced the availability of its FAA Data Comm product on its GTN 750Xi series navigators.

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.

A new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility has begun operations at Malta International Airport through a partnership between Diamond Aircraft and Falcon Aviation Engineering (FAE).

Bombardier has not named the customer for a large fleet order of 50 Challenger and Global business jets with options for 70 more–plus a service agreement.

Embraer delivered 38 executive jets during the second quarter of 2025, compared to 27 for the same period a year ago–an increase from 23 during the first quarter of 2025.

The FAA is adopting new airworthiness directives (AD).

Both the House and Senate propose a $12.5 billion down payment on DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to modernize U.S. ATC infrastructure by the end of the decade.

Eve Air Mobility has partnered with a pair of companies to offer eVTOL air taxi services in Costa Rica.

In the post-pandemic era, public perception is important, especially in the UK and Europe, where “private jets” have become political footballs.

Piaggio Aerospace completed the sale of its Villanova d’Albenga and Genoa, Italy sites to Baykar, a Turkish aerospace firm.

Bombardier has signed a $1.7 billion order with an unnamed new customer for 50 Challenger and Global business jets.

The FAA intends to launch a service-based aeronautical notification test system in July.

Cirrus Aircraft is expanding its manufacturing facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota in a $13 million project.

An expected EBAA announcement on the location and dates of the 2026 EBACE has been postponed until late July 2025.

The European Business Aviation Association has announced the departures of two top leaders.

MD Onboard, a provider of inflight safety and healthcare services, has partnered with Crisis24, a global AI-enhanced platform for critical event management.

Gama Aviation has acquired Capital Air Ambulance.

U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) urges a pragmatic and bipartisan approach to upgrading the U.S. air traffic control (ATC) system.

Nimbl announced the launch of its mobile app, available for iOS and Android devices, where operators can manage risk assessments, documentation and more.

A new report by a public policy think tank provides more detail on the growth in greenhouse gas emissions from private jets.