Newsmakers lunch panelists agree there will be consolidation in the market, and probably be 4-5 major players in 20 years.

Textron Aviation introduced the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 and Citation XLS Gen2, upgrades to the Citation M2 light jet and XLS+ midsize business jet, the day before the opening of NBAA-BACE in Las Vegas.

Textron Aviation is launching its eighth Special Olympics Airlift, and is calling on owners and operators of Citation, King Air, Beechjet, Hawker and Premier aircraft to help transport athletes to the 2022 Special Olympics Games in Orlando.

Dassault will complete detailed design of Falcon 10X by year-end and begin parts production 2022; it will enter service in 2025.

Nicolas Chabbert’s tenure as GAMA chairman was not easy, with a pandemic forcing the trade group to do much of its work remotely.

NetJets placed an order worth more than $1.2 billion for 100 Embraer Phenom 300Es, which will about double its fleet of the Phenom 300 series.

In a double move that Boeing Business Jets says underpins renewed product confidence and market growth, the company has announced the service debut of the first 737 MAX-based BBJ 737-8 as well as the first new order for the corporate variant since the return of the MAX to commercial service in 2020.

Recent engine selections for Gulfstream’s ultra-long range G800 and Dassault’s Falcon 10X with the Pearl have solidified Rolls-Royce’s lead in the long-range business jet market.