The Weekly of Business Aviation

Aviation Week Staff
Tecnam Aircraft is transitioning from a dealership network to a direct-to-factory relationship for all sales, service and spare parts support across India, Tecnam announced.
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ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium, a subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has earned FAA approval to perform line maintenance, aircraft-on-ground support and base maintenance on U.S.-registered business aircraft.
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Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.
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Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.
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By Tony Osborne
HeliOffshore elected Duncan Trapp its new chairman, succeeding founder Bill Chiles, to continue advancing safety innovations in offshore rotorcraft operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.
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Aviation Week Staff
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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Aviation Week Staff
Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.
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By Molly McMillin
Lisa Atherton, who assumed her new role as president and CEO of Textron on Jan. 4, outlined her three top priorities for the company in a call with analysts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department announced an organizational restructuring, including new oversight offices and an agency-wide safety management system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream reported strong fourth-quarter 2025 revenue and earnings, including its second-highest sales quarter in 17 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation released its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report and noted higher revenues but continuing supply chain and workforce challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
On-demand private aviation company Wheels Up achieves milestone in transformation journey by unveiling a new, unified suite of services in the U.S.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
The UK's Sustainable Aviation Fuel Clearing House is providing funding for sustainable aviation fuel development to four companies.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Aircraft manufacturers delivered 1,184 business jets and business turboprops during 2025, up from 1,133 a year ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Brazilian air accident investigators are exploring how fatigue and overload stresses caused the failure of main rotor components in an Airbus H160.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Pilatus is expanding its presence in the U.S. to supplement its capacity in Switzerland, adding a facility at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, Florida.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Serial airline entrepreneur and Breeze Airways founder David Neeleman is adding two Learjet 45 midsize business jets to Breeze's fleet for an important purpose.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters claims to have secured a 50% share of the medium twin-engine segment that has largely been dominated for years by Leonardo’s AW139.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Vantage Aviation has expanded its fixed-base operations with the acquisition of FBO operations at Allegheny County Airport in Pennsylvania.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
Seven people were killed and one person seriously injured Jan. 25 when a Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed on takeoff from BGR in Maine.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Ground tests of a modified Passport business jet engine in hybrid-electric mode mark a key step toward development of a future single-aisle propulsion system.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Manufacturing of hardware has begun for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s long-planned hybrid-electric propulsion flight demonstrator, a heavily modified Dash 8-100.
Emerging Technologies