SKYRYSE, CA unveiled AI-based Skylar flight assistant for its SkyOS universal operating system that monitors ATIS, ATC, and weather to provide safer flight operations, optimize routes/fuel burn, and reduce pilot workload.
DASSAULT AVIATION officially opened 110,760 sq meter production facility at Cergy (operational since mid-2024) for assembly of Falcon and Rafale skin panels, small parts and forward fuselages, outfitting Rafale fuselages, and producing metal hoses. It has taken over Argenteuil operations, excluding small primary part production, which was moved to Seclin.
The U.S. government funding lapse has left the FAA operating with 75% of its staff, a U.S. Transportation Department summary of the agency’s plan shows.
Oxford-based OXCCU has raised $28 million in Series B financing to scale up its one-step process to convert waste carbon into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Yingling Aviation has launched an airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic apprenticeship program to address a growing industry demand for skilled technicians.
LUMINAIR, Hamburg, Germany took delivery of its second Falcon 900LX from Dassault; it has two more due by end of 2025 to increase company's overall charter fleet to five Cessna Citation XLS+ and four Falcon 900LX business jets.
GOGO confirmed EASA STC approval to install Ka-band tail mount antenna system on the Falcon 7X and Falcon 8X; certification was achieved in partnership with DASSAULT FALCON JET, which installed first antenna at Le Bourget.
GULFSTREAM introduced new 10-pax, super-midsize G300, featuring panoramic oval windows and all-new Harmony flight deck with six touchscreens, as replacement for G280; aircraft has 3,000 nm high-speed cruise range at Mach 0.84.
FLEXJET placed launch order with Otto Aerospace for 300 Phantom 3500 super mid-sized business jets with laminar flow aerodynamics/advanced all-carbon-fiber composites to cut drag 35%/fuel burn 61% for delivery starting in 2030.
SyberJet Aircraft, based in Phoenix, has unveiled a new SJ36 single-pilot, nine-set light jet with FAA certification and first deliveries expected in 2032.
MetroJet, a business aviation provider based in Hong Kong, received Air Operator Certificate approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands.
Fractional operator Flexjet has placed a firm order with start-up Otto Aerospace for 300 of the business jet developer’s Phantom 3500 super-midsize aircraft.
As RoyalJet continues to focus on the customer experience and safety, CEO Shafiul Syed, said there are challenges in business aviation, predominantly the ‘gray market.’
