Buisness aviation news
Joby Aviation, Inc., a company developing all-electric air taxis for commercial passenger service, announced it has successfully operated with other aircraft in FAA-controlled airspace by completing its first flight between two U.S. airports, Marina (OAR) and Monterey (MRY), California. The achievement is a major step as part of Joby’s commercial market readiness, highlighting key capabilities across safety, operations, air traffic control and certification progress. It’s a critical measure of the maturity of the Company’s path to commercialization as the flights also demonstrated the type of real-world service Joby intends to offer to the public.
Business jet demand continues to thrive this summer, with 4% YOY pick-up the strongest trend since 2022. Even Europe is seeing more traffic, despite the YOY slump in France to mark the anniversary of the Paris Olympics. The big rebound in bizjet traffic to Switzerland, up 12% YOY, is probably due to high-end tourists looking to avoid the worst of the heatwaves.
July’s record performance shows real momentum in the business jet market. North America’s 7% growth last week and strong UK summer holiday traffic to destinations like Mallorca demonstrate the underlying strength we’re seeing. Even with some regional variations, the overall trend remains very positive.
The business jet market continues to show strong demand, with activity at all-time highs. While we’re seeing some ups and downs in different regions, the overall trend remains positive. Events like the Hungarian Grand Prix and the UEFA Women’s Euro final in Basel show how premium sporting events continue to drive consistent traffic to our sector.
The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) released its Second Quarter 2025 Market Report, revealing a stable market and emerging optimistic outlook among Accredited Dealers, Certified Brokers and Verified Products and Services Members.
Despite some softness in mature markets this week, the fundamental drivers of business aviation remain intact. We’re seeing healthy fleet utilisation and geographic expansion that suggest the industry remains on its sustainable growth trajectory.
Vertical Aerospace (Vertical) (NYSE: EVTL) (“Vertical” or the “Company”), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering electric aviation, announces that it completed the world’s first airport-to-airport piloted flight by a full-scale, winged tilt-rotor eVTOL designed for commercial service.
Japan’s Nagoya City Fire Bureau placed an order for an Airbus H160. The helicopter will be deployed for fire fighting, search and rescue missions, as well as disaster response operations, including reconnaissance of affected areas.
Bombardier announced that the development of a new 51,000 sq. ft. paint facility at the London Biggin Hill Service Centre is progressing in earnest with several key processes completed, including ground stabilization and foundation work on the hangar. The hangar steel framework continues to progress and the cladding works have also commenced. Bromley and Biggin Hill Member of Parliament, Peter Fortune, visited the London Biggin Hill Service Centre on July 4, which provided him with a closer look at the exceptional aerospace expertise at the service centre and the development of its most recent expansion.
In Week?28, global bizjet activity reached 76,604 departures, an increase of 13% over the prior week and 4% above Week?28 of 2024. While still shy of this cycle’s 52?week peak of 78,808 flights (recorded in Week?26 of 2025), activity remains well ahead of the 52?week trough of 60,521 (Week?2 of 2025). Looking at the rolling four?week total, global flights are 4% ahead of versus the same period last year.
ZeroAvia and Horizon Aircraft - an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of one of the world’s first hybrid eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing) aircraft – today announced plans to work together on developing regional hydrogen-electric VTOL air travel.
ExecuJet MRO Services Australasia has three Dassault Falcons in Sydney undergoing heavy maintenance checks simultaneously, a first for the company and demonstrating its breadth of capability as a Dassault factory-owned MRO organisation.
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced an additional high-speed internet connectivity solution for the Cessna Citation Sovereign and Sovereign+ following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) issuance of AeroMech’s Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for Starlink high-speed internet connectivity. AeroMech’s STC utilizes Starlink’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to provide more reliable connectivity over land, water and remote areas, where traditional in-flight Wi-Fi may not have service.
Bombardier announced that its performance-leading Global 7500 business jet has achieved another record-breaking milestone: 135 speed records, the most ever set by a single business aircraft type.Some of the blazing-fast aircraft’s impressive city-pair speed records include key city pairs such as Tokyo to San Francisco, London to Riyadh, Oakland to Tokyo, Hartford to Dubai, Tokyo to Toronto and Montreal to Paris, among many others.
