Buisness aviation news

Business jet activity has remained very firm in the last 3 months, representing a genuine rebound from flatline trends in 2023 and 2024. In the most recent week, demand was notably strong to and from Washington DC, unsurprisingly. European markets are generally behind at the start of March, with Germany the most obvious laggard.

Dassault Aviation has expanded ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services China’s status as an Authorized Service Center (ASC) for Falcon aircraft, to include their new purpose-built MRO facility at Beijing Daxing International Airport for AOG and Line Maintenance services.

Bombardier announced that its industry-leading Global 7500 business jet has achieved the ultimate performance milestone: setting a category-leading 100 speed records. The industry flagship business jet set the mark on a mission departing from Bombardier’s Authorized Service Facility ACI Jet in San Luis Obispo and landing at the London Biggin Hill Airport on Feb. 28 in nine hours and 17 minutes, averaging an impressive speed of almost 1,000 km/hr. Some of the latest speed records include impressive city pairs such as Tokyo to San Francisco, London to Riyadh, Oakland to Tokyo, Hartford to Dubai and Tokyo to Toronto, among many others.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted Part 145 maintenance approval to ExecuJet Haite’s Beijing Daxing facility. The approval resulted from the cooperation of the CAAC Northern Region and CAAC Daxing offices and the efforts of all the staff at ExecuJet Haite who have been focused on and worked diligently towards this objective.  

Bombardier is proud to announce the delivery of its 1,000th super-midsize aircraft, marking a significant milestone in the history of business aviation. This landmark achievement was celebrated with the delivery of a Challenger 3500 aircraft to JM Family Entreprises, a long-standing Bombardier customer, during a special ceremony at Bombardier’s Challenger delivery centre in Montréal.

Bizav market intelligence provider, JETNET, has unveiled its comprehensive 2024 Pre-Owned Business Aircraft Market Performance Review, offering key insights into inventory growth, pricing trends, and sales activity across the sector.

Leading aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, has surpassed 30,000 flights in a single year for the first time, marking a major milestone as the company prepares to celebrate its 35th anniversary.

For the first time, Large jets now account for 20% of industry sales according to Ever Forward: The Pre-Owned Business Aviation Report by Jetcraft.

ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, has completed its first engine accessory gearbox (AGB) replacement on a Bombardier Challenger 604.

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) welcomes the increase in new aircraft deliveries in 2024, as reported by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). The data, unveiled today at GAMA’s annual State of the Industry Press Conference in Washington, highlights continued growth in the business aviation sector.

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is unveiling a reimagined conference agenda for the 2025 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), offering unmatched market intelligence for all attendees.

Honda Aircraft Company officially began production of the first HondaJet Echelon test unit with the start of assembly of the aircraft’s wing structure in Greensboro, North Carolina. The HondaJet Echelon, planned to achieve first flight in 2026, will feature a larger cabin with increased passenger capacity and range over previous HondaJet models, bringing the award-winning design features of the HondaJet to a new segment of the aviation market.

Central Asia, which includes part of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to the border of China and Mongolia in the east, from the Aral-Irtysh watershed in the north to Iran and Afghanistan in the south. This territory, which covers more than 4 million km², not only has a vibrant agricultural sector, but its oil (Kazakhstan) and gas fields (Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan) and deposits of polymetals (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan), rare-earth metals (Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan), and gold (Uzbekistan) have gained global significance. The IT sector and state programs of medical and special aviation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are also actively developing.

2024 was a very successful year for Pilatus. Despite ongoing challenges, we were able to hand over 153 aircraft to our customers thanks to continued high demand. With total sales of 1.633 billion Swiss francs, EBIT of 243 million Swiss francs and orders worth 2.193 billion Swiss francs, Pilatus reported a very good set of results last year.

Global bizjet traffic is reaching its highest ever levels in 2025, eclipsing the previous high peaks in 2022, primarily due to the renewed demand for bizjet travel in the US since Trump’s election. Even Europe, facing serious economic headwinds, has seen an increase in bizjet traffic this year compared to last, with a surge in the last week reflecting school half-term breaks.

Voluxis, the charter operator and aircraft management company, has added a Hawker 850XP based in London to its expanding fleet.

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the 2024 General Aviation Aircraft Shipment and Billing Report during its annual State of the Industry Press Conference. Overall, when compared to 2023, nearly all aircraft segments saw increases in shipments and preliminary aircraft deliveries were valued at $31.2 billion, an increase of 13.3%.

Gogo Business Aviation|Satcom Direct has signed a second three-year preferred supplier agreement with Luxaviation Group, continuing the close relationship first forged between the business aviation operator and Satcom Direct in 2021. The new deal provides even greater flexibility and resilience for Luxaviation, as it includes access to Gogo Galileo phased array antennas and its North American Air-to-Ground connectivity network, following the recent transaction combining the two connectivity providers.