Business Aviation

An Evergreen AW139 flies over appropriately picturesque piney woods on an evaluation flight, is featured on the front cover of the issue dated May 15, 2006.

Eve Air Mobility conducted the long-awaited first flight of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing engineering prototype on Dec. 19.

Listen in to the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, where editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026.

A Cessna Citation II carrying seven people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, 55, and his family, crashed and caught fire Dec. 18.

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

The business aviation industry delivered 90 aircraft in November 2025, including 64 business jets, 22 business turboprop and piston aircraft, one commercial airliner and one commercial turboprop, according to Aviation Week Network Fleet Discovery Database. That compares to 102 in the same period a year ago.

A new Honda Aircraft performance package upgrades earlier model HondaJets with technical innovations introduced on later iterations of the light twinjet.

Cirrus Aircraft delivered its 11,000th SR Series single-engine aircraft, the company announced.

The U.S. Senate passed the ROTOR Act that would mandate ADS-B In and require ADS-B Out usage for all but the most national security-critical flying in congested airspace.

The FAA expects to commit half of the $12.5 billion Congress gave it for air traffic control modernization by the end of the year, Bedford tells senators.

A service bulletin would update the Global 7500 to the 8000’s better performance.

As evidence-based training (EBT) gains ground in air transport, experts are beginning to measure its benefits in operations.

The private aviation operator started with its European fleet at the pace of one aircraft every nine days.

Italy’s Tecnam has launched the P2008JC NG single-engine flight training aircraft with a carbon fiber fuselage and metal wings.

FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford on Dec. 16 defended the expedited selection of Peraton to lead an overhaul of the U.S. ATC system.

The price of a gallon of Jet-A fuel rose in December compared to a year ago, but was down when compared to November prices , according to Aviation Research Group.

China issued draft guidance on type certification of powered-lift aircraft for public comment in a move intended to streamline airworthiness approval of eVTOLs.

Aviation Week projects the Williams FJ44, Honeywell HTF7000 and PW&C PT6 series will lead deliveries of new-build engines for business aviation over 2026-35.

Wichita’s National Institute for Aviation Research marked its 40th anniversary with a sneak peek of its new innovation advanced manufacturing hub.

Forecasts, snapshots and commercial aircraft programs to watch.

The Canadian Defense Investment Agency awarded the Montreal-based aircraft manufacturer a roughly $400 million contract to supply six Global 6500s.

Jennifer Pickerel serves as president of Aviation Personnel International.

As new ultra-large jets and single turboprops enter the market, a midsize makeover is next.

A few key factors from 2025 are strong indicators for business aviation’s performance in 2026.

Spanish aviation regulators have certified a digital control tower at Vigo Airport on Spain’s northwest coast.