Business Aviation

Tire manufacturer Goodyear still finds advertising value for its brand 100 years after its first civilian nonrigid airship took flight.

LEONARDO and BOMBARDIER signed MOU to add Maritime MMA (Multi-Mission Aircraft) capabilities to the Global 6500.

TASSILI TRAVAIL AERIEN, Algeria ordered two Cessna SkyCourier for delivery in 2026 for aero-medical evacuations.

YINGLING AVIATION completed first dry bay modification on a Falcon 900 to comply with AD; three more are due.

Alexander Talarczyk to Vice President of Operations of JETS MRO, Dallas Executive Airport.

Meaghan Wells to Chief Growth Officer of Wheels Up Experience, Atlanta.

The UK government has awarded funding to support two projects to advance hydrogen-electric propulsion for next-generation regional aircraft and air taxis.

A look flown hours for NetJets, Flexjet, VistaJet, Wheels Up and flyExclusive.

A profile of charter company Eleven Aviation by our sister publication Air Charter Guide.

Bell Textron has yet to conduct ground tests needed before the Bell 525 Relentless helicopter can begin FAA function and reliability testing, the company says.

Saudi Arabian oil company Aramco has become the first commercial customer for Leonardo’s C-27J, planning to acquire two for firefighting and oil spill response.

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

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

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.

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.