Business Aviation

Embraer delivered the first Praetor 600E to Flexjet, making the fractional operator the fleet launch customer for the upgraded super-midsize business jet.

Vertical Aerospace appoints Airbus veteran Fabrice Brégier as chair amid Valo certification efforts and significant funding requirements.

Aerospace and aviation companies announce executive appointments, board additions and promotions across finance, operations, sales and aviation.

Global Jet Capital forecasts $116.8B in pre-owned business jet transactions through 2030, with heavy jets leading growth in North America and Latin America.

The SMART system, an AI-enabled, cloud-based ATM software platform, is being used in a “limited mode” to provide scheduling recommendations for the airspace around Washington, D.C.

Dan Hubbard steps in as NBAA interim COO while Ed Bolen takes medical leave, ensuring continuity ahead of the NBAA-BACE event in Las Vegas.

Bombardier’s Safety Standdown marks 30 years, focusing on how lessons from the past can shape a safer, more resilient future for aviation.

Viasat completes its ViaSat-3 constellation, tripling satellite bandwidth and expanding inflight connectivity across the Americas.

Sky Harbour and Chicago Executive Airport break ground on a private aviation campus, introducing a new home basing model for private aircraft.

The research forms part of Clean Aviation’s goal to raise technology and certification readiness levels to 6 by 2030.

Speakers at ACE stress that innovation in business aviation must prioritize human needs over technology, with AI and eVTOLs as tools, not replacements.

Aura Aero has resumed flight testing with the Cassio S hybrid-electric demonstrator it acquired from Voltaero, renaming the aircraft X-Volt.

Thales is seeing growing interest among ANSPs in open-architecture ATM systems as operators seek greater interoperability and cross-border coordination.

Textron and Merlin are adapting the Cessna SkyCourier into an autonomous aircraft intended to move thousands of pounds of supplies across contested environments.

FAA delays radar system replacement to September 2028 due to supply chain issues, tariffs and damaged units, with only 1.6% of installations complete.

Seaplane airline Harbour Air plans to acquire fellow British Columbia-based carrier Pacific Coastal Airlines to create a new regional airline group based in Vancouver.

Emil Granberg becomes CTO at Everdrone, Jeremie Caillet wins aviation leader award, and Jeffrey Bruno announces retirement from Global Aerospace.

Business aviation sees advancements in connectivity, eVTOL orders and approvals as manufacturers push timelines and expand facilities.

Honda Aircraft completes first Echelon wing assembly, advances testing and integration and adjusts certification and delivery timeline to 2031.

Electra partners with Atlas to build EL9 flight-test airframes, advancing hybrid-electric STOL aircraft development and FAA certification efforts.

The national average for a gallon of Jet-A totals $8.49 in September, up 18 cents from September and up $1.96 from a year ago, according to Aviation Research Group.

Private individual operators were the only group of opererators to show a decline in flight hours from June to August 2026 when compared to a year ago.

The number of flight hours flown by the world’s largest business aviation carriers rose during the June to August 2026 period, compared to a year ago.

Business aviation deserves serious consideration – not as an easier alternative, but as a distinct career with different demands, trade-offs and barriers to entry.

Charter operators face challenges from fuel volatility, seasonality and third-party dependencies, forcing innovation to meet unpredictable customer demands.