Business Aviation

John Owen joined Airshare, based in Overland Park, in 2016 as its chief financial officer and became CEO in March 2018.

The total flight hours for corporate operators totaled more than 950,000 hr. during the June to August time period, up 5% from a year ago.

SkyWest Charter is considering its next steps following a ruling on long-pending commuter air carrier authorization.

Textron Aviation has received FAA certification for new features on the Garmin G5000 avionics suite for the Cessna Citation Latitude midsize business jet.

Engineered Materials Arresting System surfaces help mitigate the impact of runway excursions.

Textron Aviation’s iconic four-seat, single-engine Cessna 182 Skylane has turned 70.

Lawsuits allege that the city of Mesa, Arizona, did not maintain an adequate runway safety area.

European emergency service rotorcraft operator Avincis is moving into the offshore wind turbine support market with the acquisition of operator KN Helicopters.

Sergei Sikorsky, son of Sikorsky company founder and inventor of the first practical helicopter Igor Sikorsky, died Sept. 18 at the age of 100.

Pratt & Whitney has teamed up with Czech Republic-based PBS Group on the development of a next-generation APU for commercial and military aircraft platforms.

The fractional operator is ordering Gulfstream G700s, which it says are a good fit for its changing customer base.

Aircraft utilization by the largest business aviation operators grew in the period from June to August, Aviation Week data shows.

Pre-owned business jet inventories in September remained flat year-over-year, representing 3.5% of the total active fleet, according to a report by Jefferies.

Wheels Up announced the upcoming launch of its new signature membership program featuring Phenom 300 and Challenger 300 series aircraft.

Michaela Renee Johnson has taken a unique approach to promoting the publication of her new book.

Runway safety areas serve as the primary safety mitigation for runway excursions. But some airports lack sufficient space.

Having “supercharged” its efforts, the FAA has achieved a previously announced goal to hire 2,000 air traffic controllers this fiscal year.

A piston engine-powered Canadair CL-215 water bomber is shown in flight over Marseilles, France. It is one of four being used in France to fight fires and six more CL-215s have been ordered Stone structure visible below is ancient Roman viaduct still in use.

Embraer confirmed with Aviation Week that “its employees are not on strike. Aircraft production and factory operations are continuing normally.”

August 2025 business jet deliveries were even compared to a year ago, while deliveries of business turboprop and piston aircraft saw a decline.

A coalition is calling on the U.S. Defense and Transportation departments to take action to address the growing threat of GPS signal jamming and spoofing.

Textron Aviation is adding Starlink high-speed internet connectivity on its Cessna Citation Latitude.

Dassault Falcon Jet has received FAA supplemental type certification (STC) approval for installation of the Gogo Galileo HDX satellite communications terminal.

Flexjet revealed the mystery aircraft it had been teasing about online—the addition of the Gulfstream G700 ultra-long-range aircraft into its fleet.

Global navigation satellite system interference is a major concern for the airline industry and Asia-Pacific carriers are among those grappling with this issue.