Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Gogo said it has completed flight testing and is prepared to launch its new 5G air-to-ground network in the contiguous U.S. and southern Canada in January.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Stephen Costley

NOMAD TECHNICS completed extensive maintenance on a Challenger 650, following long-term storage; program included complete overhaul of both engines, 48-month inspection, plus additional inspections, and cabin refurb.

Business Aviation

By Molly McMillin
As 2026 dawns, business aviation leaders across a variety of segments within the industry give their predictions for what they think 2026 has in store.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
Cutter Aviation is expanding its charter business from the U.S. southwest to the Rocky Mountains region.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Bill Carey
A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to ban Chinese-made drones for communications has instilled uncertainty among public-sector users.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
In Q4 2025, Wheels Up acquired or entered into agreements for Challenger and Phenom business jets, with plans to continue to expand those fleets.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Molly McMillin
FlyHouse has completed its acquisition of Sun Air Jets, bringing with it the aircraft manager and charter operator’s assets, operations and personnel.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Stephen Costley

QATAR AMIRI FLIGHT took delivery of its first LEAP-powered ACJ320neo (12893); two more (12608/13063) are expected soon.

Business Aviation

By Stephen Costley

WHEELS UP announced sale/leaseback deal for three Challenger 300s and seven Phenom 300s to generate capital to repay $65m in outstanding debt and provide additional $40m of cash to balance sheet to fund acquisition of additional aircraft. It also placed into service its first Phenom 300 equipped with GOGO Galileo HDX satellite Wi-Fi system.

Business Aviation

By Stephen Costley

THE BLACKHAWK GROUP confirmed first autonomous landing of King Air 200 with Autoland feature on Garmin G1000 panel, installed in Colombia, MO.

Business Aviation

By Steve Trimble
The delivery of the first MC-55 Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is imminent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
A Super King Air 200 became the first aircraft to deploy the Garmin Autoland system in an emergency, which engaged and landed the aircraft on Dec. 20.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The market for crewed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft, as well as for maritime patrol, will reach $23 billion through 2034.
BCA

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell's aerospace segment will record a $470 million financial charge in Q4 2025 for Flexjet-related litigation payments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Expirations of temporary mitigation measures and lack of improved radio altimeters have commercial air transport markets facing new threats from 5G interference
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
As 2026 beckons, engine-makers position themselves for the industry’s most valuable prize: a place on the next-gen Airbus and Boeing single-aisle aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace has rolled out the third and final VX4 full-scale engineering prototype for its planned Valo eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Safety investigators have not determined who was piloting the Cessna 550 Citation II that crashed Dec. 18 while attempting to land at KSVH in North Carolina.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
As Europe’s aviation industry studies changes in climate policy, experts hope analysis of contrail effects will guide lawmakers to produce effective legislation
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
An Evergreen AW139 flies over appropriately picturesque piney woods on an evaluation flight, is featured on the front cover of the issue dated May 15, 2006.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Eve Air Mobility conducted the long-awaited first flight of its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing engineering prototype on Dec. 19.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa plans to upgrade 134 Airbus A320 family aircraft with the FANS-C digital communications system to improve operations and lower CO2 emissions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo
Listen in to the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, where editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026.
Check 6

By Molly McMillin
A Cessna Citation II carrying seven people, including former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, 55, and his family, crashed and caught fire Dec. 18.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
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