The Weekly of Business Aviation

Eurocontrol is conducting a communications campaign asking every actor to play their part and help curb delays in the busy summer season.

An Elektro Tour marked the first-ever crossing of the English Channel by a certified all-electric aircraft, the Pipistrel Electro.

The 2025 Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast reveals that engine MRO demand will grow much faster than the size of the in-service aircraft fleet.

Air taxi developer SkyDrive has raised ¥8.3 billion ($56.8 million) including investments from two prominent Japanese rail operators.

Bombardier announced the opening of a Montreal-based Bombardier Innovation and Design Center to enable its teams to “secretly and rapidly” test new products.

Aerospace trade associations need to speak with a single, unified voice if their work is to succeed, the Isle of Man Aviation Conference was told.

Following the purchase of Italian-based Piaggio Aerospace by Baykar, the new company—now called Baykar Piaggio Aerospace—has appointed a CEO.

The U.S. House passed the revised Senate version of the budget reconciliation bill, including $12.5 billion in funding for new and upgraded ATC infrastructure.

This month’s program profile highlights the Dassault Falcon 6X.

A new facility dedicated to general aviation has launched operations under the BGY Executive brand at Milan Bergamo Airport.

Hartzell’s Outlaw propeller has earned FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval for Mooney M20 series aircraft.

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.