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The Weekly of Business Aviation, January 16, 2026

VOL. 111 NO. 3 January 16, 2026
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Programs

Daher TBM 960
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Daher Unveils TBM 980 With Full Touchscreen Garmin G3000 Prime Avionics

Jan 15, 2026
Daher introduced the TBM 980, a new variant of the turboprop single with full touchscreen Garmin G3000 avionics, during a ceremony here at its Tarbes factory.

Industry Data

business jet inflight with the moon in the background
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Business Aviation Predictions: What’s Ahead For 2026? (Part 3)

Jan 13, 2026
Business aviation leaders from a variety of segments share their predictions for what may lie ahead in 2026.

OEMs/Suppliers

rendering of Bombardier's plans for a new center
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Bombardier To Add $72M Manufacturing Center To Meet Demand

Jan 15, 2026
Bombardier plans to build a manufacturing center at its Dorval site in Quebec, Canada, in a $72 million project.
Daher TBM and Kodiak aircraft
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Daher 2025 Deliveries Decline Slightly While Markets Expand

Jan 09, 2026
Daher Aircraft delivered 76 TBM and Kodiak aircraft during 2025.

Programs

joby propellers
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Joby Moves To Double U.S. Production Capacity By 2027

Dec 18, 2025
Joby Aviation plans to double its U.S. manufacturing capacity to support production of up to four aircraft per month by 2027.
piaggio p.180
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Baykar To Ramp Piaggio P.180 Production, Plans Upgrade

Jan 13, 2026
Baykar is planning a new version of Piaggio’s P.180 Avanti and looking to ramp up production of the twin-turboprop transport aircraft.
Gulfstream G500 and G600 aircraft
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Gulfstream G500, G600 Earn EASA Steep-Approach Certification

Jan 12, 2026
Gulfstream Aerospace has secured EASA certification for steep approach landing for its G500 and G600 aircraft.
Cessna Citation M2 Gen2
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Textron Aviation’s Citation M2 Gen2 Enters Service

Jan 14, 2026
Textron Aviation announced delivery and entry-into-service of its Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 light jet equipped with Garmin autothrottles.
The low drag features of Otto Aerospace’s Phantom 3500 were visible on a full-scale mock-up unveiled at NBAA-BACE in October 2025.
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Key Tests Ahead For Otto Aerospace’s Phantom 3500 Design

Jan 06, 2026
Otto Aerospace’s slotted natural laminar flow wing is the secret sauce in the Phantom 3500 concept, but what is it, and how does it work?

Regulatory/Legislative

The Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, where the FAA civil aircraft registry is based.
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FAA Orders UK Company To Surrender Certificates

Jan 14, 2026
The FAA has ordered a UK-based company to surrender aircraft registration certificates it obtained using trust agreements.

FBOs/Services

Signature Aviation building rendering for Costa Rica location
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Signature To Open Private Aviation Terminal In Costa Rica

Jan 14, 2026
Signature Aviation plans to open a general and business aviation terminal at the Guanacaste Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica.

Charters/Brokers

talon air ceo james chitty
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Vista Divests Talon Air To Private Investor Group

Jan 14, 2026
Talon Air, previously an affiliate of Vista Global, has been acquired by a private investment group in a transaction that closed Jan. 2, 2026, Talon Air says.

Safety

Indra Group building
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FAA Contract Will Add Kansas Jobs, Indra Says

Jan 07, 2026
The U.S. subsidiary of Spain’s Indra Group announced a $342 million contract under the FAA’s Radar System Replacement program.
Brett Schauf photo
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FAA Releases Draft Plan For Avgas Transition

Jan 12, 2026
The FAA has released a draft plan to move general aviation airplanes and helicopters to using unleaded aviation gasoline by 2030 in the continental U.S.

Business Aviation Briefs

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Tecnam Earns DGAC Approval For P2012 Series

Jan 15, 2026
Brief news items of interest to business aviation professionals.
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PrimeFlight Aviation Earns CEIV Pharma Recertification

Jan 15, 2026
PrimeFlight Cargo, a Miami-based division of PrimeFlight Aviation Services, has recertified under the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics’ Pharma program.
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FAA Adds Additional UAS Test Sites

Jan 15, 2026
The FAA has selected two additional uncrewed aircraft system test sites, operated by the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Indiana Economic Development Corp.
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Archer Selects Nvidia Processor For AI On Aircraft

Jan 15, 2026
Archer plans to use Nvidia’s IGX Thor edge processor for artificial intelligence applications onboard its aircraft.
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Volatus Integrates Trimble Technology In Delivery Drones

Jan 15, 2026
Volatus Aerospace has integrated Trimble’s PX-1 RTX GPS-inertial navigation system into its commercial delivery drones.
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Israel Plans First Vertiport In Tel Aviv

Jan 15, 2026
Israel’s first vertiport is planned for Atidim Park, a business and technology complex in northern Tel Aviv.

Airworthiness Directives

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Airworthiness Directives

Jan 15, 2026
Regulations recently issued by the FAA for business aircraft.

Business Aviation Appointments

BAV_Appointments
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Business Aviation Appointments

Jan 15, 2026
Appointments and promotions in the business aviation industry.

Calendar

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Upcoming Events

Jan 15, 2026
Conferences and events for professionals in the business aviation community.