Business Aviation

Bombardier’s first Challenger 3500 super mid-size business jet has entered service, the company says.

Airbus and Ecocopter of Chile sign memorandum of understanding to explore and define launch scenarios for air mobility operations.

Wisk envisions one “multivehicle supervisor” managing three air taxis at once from a remote location by 2030.

Regent’s seaglider technology demonstrator completed its first successful series of flights in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, on Sept. 19, utilizing all three modes of maritime operation—floating, foiling and flying.

Russian Helicopters has delivered the first Ansat light-twin rotorcraft to Zimbabwe.

The U.S. Navy will help the NTSB recover the wreckage of the DHC-3 Turbine Otter seaplane that crashed in the Puget Sound off Whidbey Island, Washington, in early September and sank in 190 ft. of water.

SKYSERVICE acquired 153,000 sq ft hangar/office facility at Montreal-Trudeau from Bombardier that includes 80,000 sq ft hangar space to add capacity

CIRRUS AIRCRAFT plans to develop 189,000 sq ft Duluth Innovation Center following recent acquisition of former Northwest Airlines facility (most

ROLLS-ROYCE received EASA certification for Pearl 700 engines to power Gulfstream's G700 and G800 business jets.

METROJET, Hong Kong completed its first 2C-Inspection on a third-party-operated and managed G650.

BOMBARDIER announced that the first Challenger 3500 has entered service on demonstration operations; aircraft will be delivered to launch customer

Rolls-Royce has received European certification for the Pearl 700—the second member of the new business jet powerplant family.

GlobalAir.com, an online resource to the aviation community that provides aviation-related data and services, has launched its newest tool to assist aircraft brokerages—the “Scam Reports” system.

In this cover story, see Cessna Skymaster's prototype, a four-place "light-light twin" in a photo at taken at the start of its flight test program at

The FAA denied Republic Airways’ petition to establish an airline training program with a 750 flight-hour minimum and suggested that similar efforts will face the same fate.

Directional Aviation announced a financial investment in biomass fuel developer Alder Fuels that includes a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement by fractional ownership provider Flexjet.

When Embraer launched its advanced air mobility efforts, the company took a slightly different tack.

Mark Malone has made a career out of flying Gulfstreams, but one Gulfstream in particular is near and dear to his heart, N234MM, better known as Mickey Mouse 1. After 30 years of sitting in Orlando, Florida, the legendary airplane that helped build the Disney brand has been restored and moved back to Anaheim, California for visitors to enjoy at Disney’s D23 convention.

Cirrus Aircraft plans to develop a $15 million Innovation Center to house more than 300 engineers, scientists and technicians in former Northwest Airlines Corp. facility at Duluth International Airport, Minnesota.

Fix problems before they become bigger.

Aviation Week editors ride along with Eve co-CEO Andre Stein to learn more about the company’s preparations for eVTOL operations.

Tamarack Aerospace Group has obtained FAA certification of a performance upgrade of the Cessna Citation M2 Gen2

Despite rising inflation and concerns about the economy, the outlook for business jet deliveries in 2022 and 2023 is strong, according to Rolland Vincent, a consultant and president of Rolland Vincent Associates and JetNet iQ director.

Priester Aviation has signed an agreement to acquire Mayo Aviation, a charter and aircraft management provider based in Englewood, Colorado.

With an influx of new entrants to the business aircraft market since the COVID19 pandemic, the face of the customer is changing.