The Weekly of Business Aviation

Aviation Week Staff
Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.
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Aviation Week Staff
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.
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By Bill Carey
Texas Children’s Hospital announced the entry into service of a “Kangeroo Crew” helicopter for critical pediatric and neonatal transport services in Austin.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier plans to build a manufacturing center at its Dorval site in Quebec, Canada, in a $72 million project.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Thierry Dubois
Daher introduced the TBM 980, a new variant of the turboprop single with full touchscreen Garmin G3000 avionics, during a ceremony here at its Tarbes factory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Weather data company Meteomatics says it will make available data from its Meteodrones for the first time to the U.S. National Weather Service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ghana has placed an order for four new utility and VIP helicopters from Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation announced delivery and entry-into-service of its Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet equipped with Garmin autothrottles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA has ordered a UK-based company to surrender aircraft registration certificates it obtained using trust agreements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Signature Aviation plans to open a general and business aviation terminal at the Guanacaste Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Antoine Fafard
Aviation Week forecasts that single-engine turboprops will account for a quarter of business aircraft deliveries to European operators between 2026 and 2035.
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By Chen Chuanren
Chinese academics are calling the government to take a more proactive role in SAF adoption, including embedding mandates in China’s next Five-Year Plan.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Talon Air, previously an affiliate of Vista Global, has been acquired by a private investment group in a transaction that closed Jan. 2, 2026, Talon Air says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Differences between the business aviation markets in the U.S. and Europe are growing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Thomas Ketchum
The proposed South Suburban Airport (SSA) project in the south of the metropolitan Chicago is often framed without full context of its national significance.
Airports & Networks

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
When Eve Air Mobility’s EVE-100 engineering demonstrator lifted briefly into a controlled hover for the first time on Dec. 19, the moment marked a long-anticipated milestone for the Embraer-backed startup.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Baykar is planning a new version of Piaggio’s P.180 Avanti and looking to ramp up production of the twin-turboprop transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Business aviation leaders from a variety of segments share their predictions for what may lie ahead in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Hiring and access to working capital are the main challenges for UK aerospace suppliers, says a director at industry lobbying group ADS.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Bill Carey
The FAA has released a draft plan to move general aviation airplanes and helicopters to using unleaded aviation gasoline by 2030 in the continental U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has secured EASA certification for steep approach landing for its G500 and G600 aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Daher Aircraft delivered 76 TBM and Kodiak aircraft during 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is calling on operators of its H160 rotorcraft to replace main rotor system pitch rods after a ditching incident in the ocean near Brazil.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Premier Aircraft, based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has been named the North America Platinum Distributor for Diamond Aircraft parts.
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