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The 2026 Aero Friedrichshafen Show Had Its Largest Business Aviation Presence Yet

It has established itself as a significant aviation trade show in Europe.

Dassault Falcon 6X at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

WingX: Bizjet Operations Flourishing Despite Fuel Swings

WingX said business jet ops shrug off the price jumps

Jet leaving FBOsin Dubai

Global 8000 Set for South American Debut at Catarina Show

Aircraft replaced Global 7500 in Bombardier's line-up

Bombardier Global 8000

HJS Expands Parts Inventory with Four Bizjet Teardowns

Inventory expansion includes King Air 350ER and Hawker 4000

Maintenance and Modifications

King Air 350ER parked on a ramp

Videos

Gulfstream Takes Wraps Off Super-midsize G300

Replacing the G280, the G300 represents a significant upgrade.

October 1, 2025

First example of the Gulfstream G300 shown taxiing

Flexjet Adds Three Gulfstream G700 Ultra-Long-Range Business Jets to Its Fleet

Customers can now fly aboard the G700 without waiting years for order backlogs to clear.

Charter & Fractional

September 22, 2025

Flexjet Gulfstream G700 business jet at Flexjet HQ in Cleveland, OH

In Japan, World Expo Visitors Are Getting Their First Glimpse of New eVTOL Aircraft

Authorities in Japan have shown encouragement for early plans to launch eVTOL air services.

September 5, 2025

Skydrive eVTOL demonstrating at World Expo 2025

Blue Spirit Aero Makes Case for Dragonfly Family of Hydrogen-powered Aircraft

Hydrogen fuel cells, electric motors, and a blown-wing architecture make this a unique design.

September 2, 2025

Blue Spirit Aero aircraft at Paris Air Show 2025

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Textron Aviation Showcases Passenger-carrying Version of Its SkyCourier Aircraft

With access to unimproved runways, the SkyCourier could connect more remote locations.

Two Cessna SkyCouriers in flight: one passenger-carrying and one freight

China’s Sino Jet Boosts Charter Fleet with ULR G700

Globe-girdling model joins a fleet of more than 40 aircraft

Charter & Fractional

Sino Jet Gulfstream G700

NetJets Adds Its First Citation Ascends to Fleet

Fleet launch customer NetJets is initially taking delivery of three

Textron Aviation Cessna Citation Ascend

Mente Group Reports $1B in Aircraft Sales for 2025

Company names chief revenue officer, promotes executives

a business jet on an airport ramp

Drennan Takes Helm as Touw Leaves Otto Aerospace

Company is developing the Phantom 3500 business jet

Scott Drennan, new CEO at Otto Aerospace

WACO Aircraft Shuts Factory, FBO/MRO To Follow

The aircraft maker set up shop at KBTL in 1999

WACO Aircraft facility at KBTL

Horizon’s Cavorite X7 Hybrid-electric Aircraft Offers a Different VTOL Recipe

Fans inside the wings and a turboprop engine make this VTOL airplane stand out.

Rendering of Horizon Aircraft Cavorite X7 VTOL airplane

Bombardier Order Book Swells to $20B with Deliveries Up

Book-to-bill came in 3.6:1

Bombardier Global 8000

Textron Aviation Revenues Jump 22% in Q1

Textron Inc. plans to separate its Industrial segment and refocus as pure-play A&D company

Textron Aviation

Electron Targets 2027 Flight For E5 Electric Prototype

Full-scale all-electric aircraft will feature recent design revisions

Electron E5 aircraft graphic

Cirium: Bizjet Deliveries To Edge Up in 2026

Some 18,000 business jet deliveries are anticipated through 2045

Gulfstream G700 business jet

Bizjet Deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace Hit 1Q Record

Order intake also remained strong during the first three months

Gulfstream G800 is pictured in flight

Very Light Jet Visionary Vern Raburn Dies at 75

Raburn created the very light jet market with the Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aviation founder Vern Raburn

Business Aircraft OEMs Fight for Market Share in Europe

Textron Aviation leads European business aviation market share despite popularity of heavy jets

JetNet data published by the EBAA

Piaggio Knows It Needs to Up Its Product Support Game

Revamped Avanti NX pusherprop just one element of wider Baykar-backed revamp

Maintenance and Modifications

P.180 Avanti on static display

Bizjet Fleet Ticking Up in Asia with Long-range Demand

1.5% bizjet fleet growth in 2025 was the most in region in years

A Gulfstream G650ER in flight

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