Business Aviation

Wheels Up recorded first quarter 2025 revenue of $177.5 million–down 10% compared to the year-ago period.

The Polar Mission, a mission to circumnavigate the globe from south to north over both poles, launched successfully April 30 from Wichita carrying four crewmembers in a Learjet 36A-022.

Textron Aviation is looking ahead to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota’s Twin Cities.

Socata/Aerospatiale TBM 700 combines twin-engine cabin class comfort with the lower operating costs of a single turboprop engine. The aircraft can operate from small airports and is capable of cruising at 300 kt. true airspeed 26,000 ft.

The latest news in brief from the business aviation industry.

Hybrid-electric aircraft manufacturer Heart Aerospace has decided to move its corporate headquarters from Save airport near Gothenburg, Sweden, to Los Angeles.

Listen in to hear from Bart Gray, who is leading a mission to fly pole to pole in a Learjet 36A, and Rick Rowe on restoring a 1964-built Lear Jet 23.

A proposed change to the FAA’s airman medical certification process was withdrawn, avoiding “long-term, negative implications,” according to the NBAA.

A study in Germany on the use of SAF in helicopters, has confirmed considerable reductions in soot particles, confirming cleaner and greener operation of rotorcraft.

Sheree Utash, president of WSU Tech in Wichita, was inspired by her granddaughter to write a book series to spark interest in careers in STEAM.

BCA's 20/Twenty pre-owned market feature for April is the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan.

Embraer is celebrating a successful close of the first quarter of 2025 with a record $7.6 billion in backlog from its executive jet segment.

Global aircraft lessor AviLease, headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has closed an unsecured revolving credit facility (RCF) of $1.5bn.

The 2025 Aviation Week Forecast reveals how the in-service business aviation fleet in Europe is expected to climb between 2025 and 2034.

Airbus is set to take over more of Spirit AeroSystems than originally planned to ensure a more reliable flow of parts for the A350 and A220 programs.

Textron Aviation, in conjunction with The Manufacturing Institute, is sponsoring the Heroes MAKE America Airframe and Powerplant certification training program.

“If that’s a business jet, it needs winglets,” blended winglet chief Joe Clark said about the nascent Boeing Business Jet.

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.