The Weekly of Business Aviation

Air Charter Service (ACS) opened a new office in Barcelona, marking the company’s 40th location worldwide.

AB Jets, a U.S.-based charter operator, accepted delivery of its first Bombardier Challenger 3500.

Desert Jet Maintenance (DJM) announced the launch of a new loyalty program, DJM Service Plus Rewards.

Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.

Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is gearing up for a first flight of its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi “very, very soon,” the startup’s CEO said.

Airbus Helicopters is in discussions with city and state officials in California over potential sales of its Super Puma family of helicopters.

How Condor Technik is adapting its operations to support the integration of Airbus A330neo operations.

Boeing is setting up a service to acquire former passenger 747-8I Intercontinental aircraft and convert them into long-haul business jet and VIP transports.

Skymark Refuelers, World Fuel Services and Clay Lacy Aviation are exhibiting what they say is the largest all-electric aircraft refueler in the U.S.

SyberJet Aircraft has selected the Williams International FJ44-4A as the powerplant for its newly unveiled SJ36 light jet.

Airbus Helicopters is planning to ramp up production of its new H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft to up to 60 aircraft a year.

Dassault Falcon Jet, a division of Dassault Aviation, has opened a new maintenance facility at the Melbourne Orlando International Airport in Florida.

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation announced it has won a competitive bid process to acquire the patents of insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium.

The engine family has now surpassed the 600,000 flight-hour milestone.

Magnifica Air plans to provide charter and scheduled service starting in 2027.

Startup fractional ownership company Bond has emerged as the mystery buyer of up to 120 Challenger and Global aircraft.

A project to restore the first customer-delivered Learjet, the Lear Jet 23-003 business jet, to flying condition is progressing.

Textron Aviation has been awarded FAA certification for two aircraft: its Citation CJ3 Gen 2 and Citation M2 Gen2 with Garmin autothrottle, the company announced during NBAA-BACE 2025.

Chinese hybrid eVTOL startup XPeng AeroHT has rebranded itself to Aridge, while also announcing scores of new orders from customers in the Middle East.

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6 E-Series has passed the 500,000 flight hr. milestone after only five years of service.

Airbus Helicopters is to absorb the fixed-wing uncrewed air system programs of Airbus-owned Survey Copter into its portfolio.

Textron Aviation’s Cessna Citation Ascend midsize jet arrived in Las Vegas Oct. 13, making its global debut at NBAA-BACE 2025.

Bombardier announces new Global 8000 max operating speed and certification time frame.

Slate Aviation has selected Honeywell’s JetWave X satellite communications terminal to equip up to 35 Bombardier CRJ-200 and Challenger 850 regional jets.

Chadi Saade has more than 25 years of experience in the aviation industry, joining Airbus in 2003 as an account sales director.