Business Aviation

Not everyone is buying into the hype surrounding electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft and distributed electric propulsion.

Business jet and turboprop manufacturers delivered 214 aircraft during the first quarter of 2025, including 150 business jets and 64 turboprops, up from 181 during the same period a year ago, according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery data. The market analysis includes deliveries by category and month and by leading original equipment manufacturers. It also includes utilization data for business jets and turboprops.

James Viola is the new CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, assuming the long-held position by Pete Bunce who retired.

Textron Aviation celebrated the opening of its new Career and Learning Center, will help build the next generation of talent, officials say.

Strong revenue growth at Bell during the first quarter offset lower-than-expected sales in other divisions, parent company Textron said April 24.

The FAA says it has taken steps to deconflict helicopter and other air traffic at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

Gulfstream Aerospace recorded a strong first quarter in 2025, despite the uncertainties surrounding President Trump’s tariffs.

United Rotorcraft hopes to gain Transport Canada certification for its Airbus Super Puma firefighting modification package this summer.

Gogo has confirmed a Brazilian company as the first customer of its Galileo HDX satellite broadband service in South America.

Embraer has reported a US$26.4 billion backlog in the first quarter of 2025. The result surpassed the previous quarter.

Celebrating the European and U.S. certification of its G800 business jet, Gulfstream Aerospace threw a party at its New York design and sales center.

Heico is marking its fourth acquisition in the past six months through the purchase of Rosen Aviation, an inflight entertainment product manufacturer.

Super Tier 1 suppliers are dusting off their pandemic playbooks over cost escalations during that crisis in order to manage the next wave of challenges.

A Gulfstream G700 flying from Taipei to Miami achieved Gulfstream’s 700th city-pair speed record for its entire fleet.

Deer Jet’s Sanya and Haikou FBOs have attained the IS-BAH Stage III certification from the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC).

It’s no secret that Robinson Helicopter Company CEO Dave Smith is no fan of the burgeoning eVTOL industry.

Read this pilot report about the Yak-40, a Soviet feederliner jet transport built in classically rugged Russian design. Our reporter, Herbert J. Coleman, said it was an easy aircraft to fly with heavy reserve power from its three-engine package.

Protoype Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 long-range business jet overflies southeastern France during recent test flights from test flight center at Istres.

The number of pre-owned business jets for sale in April totaled 1,145, down 1% compared to a year ago, according to data from Jefferies.

Electra.aero has secured $115 million Series B funding to move the EL9 aircraft into the pre-production and certification phase.

The AVIC AG600 has attained type-certification from the CAAC; at a MTOW of 60 tons, it is the world’s largest commercial amphibian aircraft.

CAE received the last of its seven aircraft order of DA42-VIs from Diamond Aircraft, fulfilling an order signed by the two companies in 2024.

The ag aviation industry is urging drone operators to operate with caution and give the right-of-way to manned agricultural aircraft during this growing season.

Jefferies analysts have studied the potential impact if China decided to no longer take deliveries from U.S. business aircraft manufacturers.

FAA regulatory authorities should be free to focus on air safety while an independent air traffic service works on innovation and efficiency.