Business Aviation

Jaunt Air Mobility revealed plans to introduce a medium-sized cargo drone for the middle-mile logistics market in 2 1/2 years.

Piper Aircraft has partnered with DeltaHawk to give future buyers of PA-44 Seminoles a way to bypass the looming U.S. transition away from leaded avgas.

The Brazilian OEM details its biggest quarterly backlog and second-quarter aircraft deliveries.

Boeing forecasts the commercial aviation workforce will grow by 660,000 pilots, 710,000 maintenance technicians and 1 million cabin crew members through 2044.

In 2025, Goodyear is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the inaugural flight of the first Goodyear-branded Blimp called “Pilgrim.”

Embraer registered a US$29.7 billion backlog in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q25) – the highest level ever recorded by the company.

Goodyear is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the inaugural flight of its first blimp, "Pilgrim," with a U.S. tour of over 100 cities

We examine the major stories reported by BCA last week, including EAA AirVenture and deliveries of turboprop aircraft.

A Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182 Skyplane flies over the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. CAP is gradually replacing its fleet of aging piston-powered single-engine airplanes with new skylanes.

Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive announced plans to launch into repeated demonstration flights with its multicopter eVTOL.

A regulatory change could recast the portfolio of Czech light sport aircraft (LSA) manufacturer TL-Ultralight for the mainstream market, a company executive said.

The UL100E is currently winding its way through the first phase of a process intended to finalize approvals to use the unleaded avgas in a range of piston engines.

Daher unveiled a mobile Me & My Kodiak application for its family of Kodiak turboprop aircraft during the opening day of EAA AirVenture.

Bushliner’s 1850 aircraft has been selected by DeltaHawk as the launch platform for its DHK6A350 engine.

Investment will fuel Flexjet’s fleet and bespoke travel experience.

New Zealand regional carrier Sounds Air has decided to sell more than half of its fleet and cut back its network in the face of rising costs.

China’s Tianhe International Financial Leasing is doubling its commitment for Airbus H175 helicopters, acquiring six more of the type for offshore operations.

Senior has struck a deal to sell its loss-making aerostructures business in a $270 million transaction with UK private equity firm Sullivan Street Partners.

The Dubai-based charter flight operator, Jet Luxe, has outlined an ambitious five-year growth plan that aims to turn the company into a billion-dollar company by 2030.

Market Analysis Business Aviation Q2 Business jet deliveries rose compared to a year ago, while turboprop deliveries declined., according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network Fleet Discovery data. Utilization, meanwhile, rose durng the quarter. Charts include a breakdown by aircraft category and largest manufacturers.

The December 8, 2020 rollout of the Dassault Falcon 6X long-range large cabin business jet was held virtually, but tangibly showed what is at stake for the airframer.

Japan’s Nagoya City Fire Bureau has acquired one Airbus H160, marking the first time the helicopter type has been acquired for firefighting operations.

Epic will soon deliver its 100th E1000, having survived bankruptcy, customer salvation and a surprise acquisition.

Comparing aggregate hourly utilization for corporate, fractional, charter and private aviation in Q2 2025.

The cost of a gallon of Jet-A fuel in July 2025 was up from June but down from a year ago, according to a fuel survey conducted by the Aviation Research Group.