Business Aviation: Latest News and Analysis
Business aviation is the part of the industry that flies on the customer’s schedule: corporate flight departments, charter and fractional operators, and the manufacturers, FBOs and maintenance providers that serve them. The aircraft run from single-engine turboprops to ultra-long-range jets built by Gulfstream, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, Textron Aviation and Pilatus, and the market has grown structurally since 2020 as more companies and individuals moved to private flying. This page gathers every AirPro News story on business aviation, newest first.
What we watch
- New aircraft and deliveries. Gulfstream’s G700 and G800, Bombardier’s Global 8000, Dassault’s Falcon 6X and 10X, Embraer’s Praetors, Cessna Citations and Beechcraft turboprops, and the quarterly delivery numbers that show where demand is.
- Operators. Fractional programmes, jet cards and charter marketplaces, fleet orders from NetJets, Flexjet, VistaJet and their peers, and the consolidation among operators.
- FBOs and airports. Ground handling networks, hangar and terminal investment at business-aviation airports, and the fuel and SAF supply on the ramp.
- Maintenance and support. Authorised service centres, independent MROs, engine programmes and the parts and technician shortages that affect business jets as much as airliners.
- Regulation and sustainability. Certification of new types, operating rules, and the sector’s response to emissions scrutiny through SAF, book-and-claim and efficiency.
Latest business aviation coverage
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Gulfstream G800 Sets Farthest Fastest Business Jet Flight Record
The Gulfstream G800 flew 8,303 nautical miles from Melbourne to Moline in 16 hours 56 minutes at Mach 0.85.
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Bridger Aerospace Integrates TracPlus FireFlyte Across Fleet
Bridger Aerospace adopts TracPlus FireFlyte to automate mission data capture across its aerial firefighting fleet for 2026.
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Embraer Praetor 500E Earns Triple Certification From ANAC FAA EASA
Embraer’s Praetor 500E midsize business jet certified by ANAC, FAA, and EASA, with new order deliveries scheduled for 2029.
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Palantir and Surf Air Mobility Expand SurfOS Partnership
Palantir commits more resources to SurfOS after Wheels Up signs a deal worth up to $12M for Enterprise BrokerOS.
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COMAC Business Jet Enters Service with Deer Jet in China
COMAC and Deer Jet launched the first commercial CBJ charter flight on June 22, 2026, marking China’s first domestic VIP aircraft in…
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Atmospherica Private Jets Orders Two Embraer Phenom 300E Jets
Prague-based Atmospherica Private Jets orders two Phenom 300Es for 2028 delivery, expanding its fleet to seven aircraft.
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Onex Partners to Acquire AirSprint in First Institutional Deal
Onex Partners and TriWest Capital Partners agree to acquire AirSprint, Canada’s fractional jet operator, in a Q3 2026 deal.
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Modern Aviation Opens New Hangar and FBO at FOK Airport
Modern Aviation opened a 30,475 sq ft hangar and renovated FBO terminal at Francis S. Gabreski Airport on June 25, 2026.
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Greenpoint Technologies Wins 2026 IYAA Cabin Design Award
Greenpoint Technologies wins the 2026 IYAA Cabin Design Award for its AeroSuite, certified on two BBJ 787-9 aircraft.
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Bombardier and Rolls-Royce Launch Global 5500 6500 Health Monitoring
Bombardier and Rolls-Royce integrate Smart Link Plus with Pearl 15 EVHMU for real-time engine health monitoring on Global 5500 and 6500 jets.
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EU Court Annuls Business Aviation Green Taxonomy Exclusion
The EU General Court overturned a 2023 rule barring business aircraft makers from the European green taxonomy on June 24, 2026.
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De Havilland Canada Delivers First Twin Otter Classic 300-G
De Havilland Canada delivers the first DHC-6 Twin Otter Classic 300-G to Swiss operator Zimex Aviation, its first EASA operator.
Related topics
Private jets · Bombardier · Embraer · MRO · SAF · Certification · Events calendar
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