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The Weekly of Business Aviation, August 29, 2025

VOL. 110 NO. 36 August 29, 2025
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Programs

Gulfstream G800
article

Gulfstream Aerospace Delivers First G800 Business Jet To Pfizer

Aug 27, 2025
Gulfstream Aerospace has achieved first customer delivery of its newly certificated ultra-long-range $82 million G800 business jet, the company announced.
Dassault Aviation
article

France Flies Archange Sigint Aircraft

Jul 25, 2025
France has begun test flights of a Dassault Aviation Falcon 8X due to serve as its future signals intelligence aircraft.
An Icon A5 on display at EAA AirVenture 2024.
article

Icon Aircraft Co-Founder Kirk Hawkins Dies In Wingsuit Accident

Aug 22, 2025
Icon Aircraft Co-Founder and former U.S. Air Force Pilot Kirk Hawkins, 58, died following a wingsuit accident in Switzerland.

Intelligence

Suppliers

King Air G1000 NXi flight deck with Autoland display.
article

FAA Certifies Autoland On Select King Air 350s

Aug 27, 2025
The FAA has certified Garmin’s Autoland and Autothrottle emergency landing system on select Beechcraft King Air 350 twin turboprops, Garmin said.

Services/FBOs

GAMA’s Tom Murphy at the new BAC construction site in Sharjah.
article

Gama Aviation Sharjah FBO Reaffirms Its International Safety Standards

Aug 21, 2025
Gama Aviation’s Sharjah FBO has become the first facility in the Middle East to achieve Stage 3 accreditation under the IS-BAH.

Forecasts/Industry Data

engine of a business jet
article

Resilient Second Quarter Signaling Healthy 2025 Market, Briefing Shows

Aug 27, 2025
Industry players are expecting a strong business aviation market for the latter half of 2025, according to a recent market briefing by Global Jet Capital.
Bombardier Challenger 3500
article

Jefferies: August Used Business Jet Inventories Up 6% Year-Over-Year

Aug 21, 2025
According to the latest Jefferies report, The Jet Set, inventories for preowned business jets in August have risen 6% year-over-year.

Services

Jet Access’ planned private terminal at John C. Tune Airport.
article

Jet Access Begins Construction On Nashville Private Terminal

Aug 15, 2025
Jet Access broke ground on its newest private terminal at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee.
G2 and Menzies Aviation employees.
article

Menzies Completes $305M Acquisition Of G2 Secure Staff

Aug 27, 2025
Menzies Aviation announced the completion of its $305 million acquisition of G2 Secure Staff, doubling its footprint in the U.S.
JetWave X satellite communications antenna.
article

Honeywell Touts New JetWave X Capability

Aug 26, 2025
Honeywell’s new JetWave X satellite communications terminal can integrate capacity from multiple satellite networks in different orbits, the manufacturer says.

Airlines

DAT ATR 72-600
article

Small Carriers Step In To Fill European Gaps

Aug 22, 2025
DAT plans to launch services from a northwest German city left without scheduled services after Lufthansa pulled out in 2024.

Air Navigation

storm clouds
article

Weather Strategy Contributing To Better Punctuality, Eurocontrol Says

Aug 21, 2025
Eurocontrol’s new approach to dealing with severe weather events in summer has contributed to a consistent improvement in punctuality since mid-July.

Regulatory/Legislative

EASA headquarters
article

EASA Proposes Noise Certification Rules For EVTOLs

Aug 26, 2025
Europe’s aviation regulator has released proposed noise certification rules for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Charters/Brokers

RoyalJet aircraft
article

Abu Dhabi’s RoyalJet Begins Search For New CEO

Aug 21, 2025
Abu Dhabi-based VVIP business jet operator RoyalJet is undergoing a significant leadership shake-up following the sudden departure of CEO Shafiul Syed.

Business Aviation Briefs

Airworthiness Directives

Business Aviation Appointments

Calendar