Business Aviation

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.

beOnd, a first premium leisure airline, has launched services between Munich and Dubai.

An interview with Aero Friedrichshafen Show Director Tobias Bretzel.

Gulfstream’s new G800 ultra-long-range business jet has earned FAA and EASA type certification, with performance improvements above earlier projections.

Most corporations do not own airplanes or directly influence the carbon intensity of the fuel that goes in them, leaving them with limited options for achieving their carbon reduction goals. A leading solution for these firms is to buy scope 3 emissions credits, commonly referred to as SAF certificates or “SAFc.”

The FAA has issued an emergency order grounding the tour operator of a Bell 206L-4 LongRanger that crashed in the Hudson River days earlier.

Louis (Lou) Seno became executive director of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) on Jan. 1, 2025, succeeding Wayne Starling.

If cancellation policies continue to prioritize carrier interests over customer flexibility, private aviation risks diminishing its core value proposition.

Loft Dynamics has partnered with Alaska Airlines to reimagine the legacy full-flight simulator using virtual-reality technology.

Airlines, lessors, and MRO providers find themselves in a “wait and see” position amid the unknowns surrounding newly announced U.S. tariffs.

Tropical fish, a highly perishable commodity, are being transported to the U.S. from South America in a wartime Boeing B-17G converted into a flying aquarium.

F/LIST, a supplier of finish materials for business aviation, is offering wood veneer and stone for applications in premium cabin decoration.

New data for the first quarter of 2025 three-month period from Aviation Week Network’s Tracked Aircraft Utilization.

Hourly flown figures for the leading business aviation carriers show that NetJets, Flexjet, Wheels Up and FlyExclusive all experienced a Q1 2025 utilization superior to the same period of 2024.

The FAA is urging pilots to practice extra vigilance during visual approaches and consider rejecting ATC requests if they might add too much workload.