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The Weekly of Business Aviation, May 9, 2025

VOL. 110 NO. 20 May 09, 2025
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Forecasts/Industry Data

BizJets
article

Data: BizAv Fleet And Flight Hours Are Increasing—Average Utilization Is Not

May 06, 2025
While the global business aviation fleet is steadily increasing, average utilization of individual aircraft is flatlining despite a rise in fractional operators.
Bizjets on a runway in the rain
article

IADA Report: Stability And Uncertainty At Odds

May 02, 2025
A rapidly changing U.S. policy environment has shaken confidence in an otherwise stable pre-owned business aircraft sales market.

OEMs/Suppliers

Embraer Phenom 300E
article

Embraer Works To Minimize Tariff Impact; Posts Record Bizav Backlog

May 06, 2025
Embraer’s executive aviation division reached a record high backlog of $7.6 billion in Q1 of 2025, according to the company’s quarterly earnings report.

Suppliers

Bombardier Challenger 350
article

Bombardier Considers Acquiring Spirit AeroSystems’ Bizjet Work

May 05, 2025
Bombardier officials say they will consider buying the work Spirit AeroSystems’ performs related to the production of Bombardier business jets.
Rendering of a Global 8000 banking in the sky
article

Bombardier Officials Gain Confidence In Global 8000 EIS In 2025

May 02, 2025
Bombardier officials say they have “greater and greater confidence about our ability to certify and deliver the Global 8000 this year,” its top official told analysts.

Safety

Cirrus Aircraft
article

Cirrus SR Series G7+ Becomes First Piston With Safe Home Autoland

May 07, 2025
Starting with aircraft now being delivered, Cirrus is adding Garmin’s Safe Return Emergency Autoland to all new SR Series G7+ aircraft as standard equipment.

Services

Gulfstream opens MRO at St. Louis Downtown Airport
article

Gulfstream Completes St. Louis MRO Expansion

May 02, 2025
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the finalization of its newly expanded aircraft completions operations at St. Louis Downtown Airport.
Gulfstream FAST technician
article

Gulfstream Aerospace Opens Another FAST Location

May 02, 2025
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced a new Field and Airport Support Teams (FAST) site at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.

Regulatory/Legislative

US UK Trade deal
article

UK Boeing Order Teased, As Trade Deal Grants Tariff Relief

May 08, 2025
In addition to provisions affecting aerospace, the deal also grants relief to UK sectors that had been facing steeper rates—aluminum, steel, and cars.
Newark Liberty International Airport
article

Newark Controllers Take Leave After Radar, Comms Outages

May 05, 2025
Air traffic controllers responsible for Newark Airport did not walk off the job, their union has clarified.
Dallas Fort Worth Airport
article

Trump Budget Plan Eyes U.S. Air Traffic Control Modernization Effort

May 05, 2025
The DOT is one of only four cabinet-level agencies that would see a top-line funding increase in the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget.

Sustainability

A UL94 refueler supplies unleaded fuel at Centennial Airport.
article

Centennial Marks Second Year Of Unleaded Avgas

May 05, 2025
This month, Centennial Airport marks its second year as Colorado’s first and currently only public airport to supply unleaded avgas.
An ADAC facility and helicopter
article

Rotorcraft SAF Study Confirms Engines Burn Cleaner, Greener

Apr 29, 2025
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.

Operations

Polar Mission Crew north of 75 deg. north latitude. Left to right: Kirby Ezelle, Joshua Podlich, John Bone, Bart Gray
article

Learjet Crew Returns After Successful Polar Mission Flight

May 06, 2025
After five days, five continents, two weather delays, 13 stops and 57.6 hr. of flying time, the crew of The Polar Mission successfully circumnavigated the globe.

Programs

The Plane Simple ESA terminal is shown fitted to the top of the Cessna Caravan fuselage. Credit: Gogo
article

Gogo Demonstrates New Satcom ESA Product

May 02, 2025
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo and mission system integrator MAG Aerospace have confirmed the performance of an electronically steered antenna.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

Business Aviation Appointments

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Industry Data