Business Aviation

Otto Aviation has announced Jacksonville, Florida, as the location for the production facility for its planned Phantom 3500 business jet.

OTTO AVIATION plans in 2026 to establish Phantom 3500 business jet production facility and headquarters on 80-100 acres at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, FL, following receipt of major financial incentives from local and state governments.

WISK AERO signed two separate agreements to establish AAM operations in both Kaga, Japan and Miami, FL.

DAHER delivered its 600th TBM 900 series aircraft, a TBM 960 version to a US-based customer, at Paris Air Show.

A small but ambitious research program has reimagined regional aviation in the UK.

Gama deployed their counter-UAS system during this year's Cheltenham racing festival.

The civil aviation industry will need to hire 400 professionals a day for the next 10 years if it is to keep up with soaring global demand, CAE says.

U.S. carrier Republic Airways will evaluate Beta Technologies’ all-electric CX-300 conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for passenger and cargo use.

Blue Spirit Aero performed taxiing tests with its light hydrogen-electric Dragonfly last week and is planning to fly with a second demonstrator in Q1 2026.

Honeywell has completed the development of Surf-A, a new cockpit alerting system for runway incursions awareness, and expects certification by the end of this year.

The national average price of Jet-A at FBOs was lower in June than in May, continuing an annual trend.

Cessna 441, shown during flight testing near Wichita, Kansas, is a new pressurized business airplane powered by twin 865-shp. Garrett AiResearch TPE331-8-401 turboprops derated to 620-shp.

Swiss startup Jekta has begun flight testing with a subscale model of its 19-passenger PHA-ZE 100 electric seaplane.

The eVTOL scene in Europe has cratered, but electric aviation hopes live on.

DUNCAN AVIATION launched PW500 maintenance as it prepares to open new engine overhaul facility in Lincoln, NE in 1H26.

A Maryland grand jury has indicted AeroVanti founder Patrick Britton-Harr on federal wire fraud and other charges.

JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.

Daher, Tarmac Aerosave and Toray Advanced Composites have launched a joint program to recycle end-of-life parts made from thermoplastic composites.

Airbus this year plans to start an effort that could lead to certification of the A220-300 to carry 160 passengers, up from the currently approved 149 figure.

Execaire Aviation, a Canada-based charter company, entered a partnership with MedAire to integrate the company’s services and app into its flight operations.

FAA Administrator nominee Bryan Bedford expressed staunch support for expanding ADS-B capabilities in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).

A Florida-based charter broker is suing the management of Westchester County Airport, New York.

The global business aviation engine market is poised for significant activity over the next decade, according to Aviation Week's latest Business Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast.

The Brazilian airframer is looking to expand sales of regional jets and military tanker-transports around the world.

HONGKONG JET secured its AOC in San Marino as SONIC AIR SAN MARINO with recently acquired Hawker 850XP.