Aircraft & Propulsion

A look at what’s trending—and what has lost popularity—in the business aviation aftermarket.

Forecasts, snapshots and business aircraft to watch.

Business aviation will see lots of changes in 2025.

Manufacturers delivered 67 business jets and 32 business turboprops and piston aircraft in November 2024, according to the Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery Database.

The Daher Kodiak 100 remains popular with government and private operators for a variety of missions.

The number of used business jets for sale in December totaled 1,263, up 8% from 1,174 a year ago, but down 1% from November, a report from Jefferies says.

Air India has placed an order for Piper Archer DXs and Diamond DA42s as the flag carrier prepares to ramp up pilot training ahead of its fleet expansion.

Carlos Brana, Dassault Aviation executive vice president of civil aircraft, gives BCA’s Molly McMillin a tour of the interior of the Falcon 8X.

New data for the September-November 2024 three-month period from Aviation Week Network’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization shows that Fractional operators led growth for hourly flown figures.

Hourly flown figures for the leading business aviation carriers.

ExecuJet MRO Services is adding a paint shop in an agreement with Satys Aerospace.

Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.

The burgeoning sector is facing some concerning trends.

Russia’s Aeroflot does not expect to receive its first MC-21 passenger airliners until 2026, a company official says.

The VVIP business aviation market is rapidly evolving, driven by advancing technology and shifting expectations, as panelists discussed at MEBAA.

Falcon Aviation Services plans to induct a large number of new aircraft over the next year, as it steps up its activities in the executive aircraft sector.

MySky and EJS announced their partnership to create an end-to-end aircraft procurement solution, MySky Procure.

The largest operator of BBJs, RoyalJet, is moving away from Boeing business airliners, signing an agreement for three Airbus ACJ 320neo aircraft.

Comlux’s new Dubai service and maintenance center will serve as its regional headquarters.

Airbus Corporate Jets’ ACJ220 is making its MEBAA debut at the show.

Jet Aviation launched its new IFE and cabin management system alongside its latest jet card charter program for customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association has named Louis C. Seno, Jr. as its new executive director effective Jan. 1, 2025 succeeding Wayne Starling.

Deutsche Aircraft Group has named Nico Neumann as the new CEO of Deutsche Aircraft, which is developing a new version of the legacy Dornier 328.

Lilium insists things are business as usual while the German insolvency process plays out, as it continues to pursue customer deals.

December’s Program Profile features the twin-engine Airbus H160 medium helicopter, which debuted in March 2015. The aircraft was EASA certified in 2020 followed by FAA approval in 2023.