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Vista unveils enhanced XO Marketplace to meet rising regional demand for flexible private travel

FAI completes sale of newly retrofitted Bombardier Challenger 604

FAI rent-a-jet GmbH, a member of FAI Aviation Group, has completed the sale of its newly retrofitted Bombardier Challenger 604. The aircraft, originally showcased on the static display at AERO Friedrichshafen 2025 in April, has been sold to a Middle East-based customer. Malta-based Flite...

Cessna Citation Ascend achieves FAA certification

Cessna Citation Ascend achieved a major milestone as FAA awarded type certification for the aircraft, with entry into service expected later this year. The aircraft boasts an entirely new cockpit, improved performance and luxurious flat floor cabin, giving customers versatility and flexibi...

Hampton Roads Executive Airport announces strategic partnership with Avfuel Corporation

Hampton Roads Executive Airport (KPVG) announces its new strategic branding partnership with Avfuel Corporation, the leading independent supplier of aviation fuels and services. This collaboration marks an exciting milestone in the airport’s ongoing mission to elevate the general aviation experience in Southeastern Virginia. Through the partnership, Hampton Roads Executive Airport will...

Global Jet Capital business jet transaction forecast

The Global Jet Capital Business Jet Market Outlook summarizes the outputs of our proprietary transaction forecast model covering the period of 2025 through 2029. It reflects our projection of future activity in the business jet transaction market in both the new and pre-owned segments across different geographies. The business jet transaction market grew in 2024 as OEMs made progress reso...

Bombardier Global 8000 now sets a new benchmark with the lowest cabin altitude

Bombardier announced that Global 8000 has set a new industry benchmark for cabin altitude at 2,691 ft at 41,000 ft., the lowest being produced in business aviation. With this new cabin altitude, the Global 8000 aircraft helps passengers with the best physical wellbeing so that they arrive at their destinations feeling refreshed, alert and ready to perform. Stephen McCullough, Sen...

Rotortrade officially launches its U.S. MRO facility with FAA Part 145 certification

Rotortrade announced the official launch of its U.S. MRO facility in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, following the successful completion of the FAA Part 145 certification process. Now fully certificated, Rotortrade MRO USA can approve aircraft for return-to-service on FAA-regulated rotorcraft, unlocking immediate revenue growth and premium service for operators nationwide. The 9,000 sq ft...

Gogo begins flight testing next-generation air-to-ground connectivity with 5G chip and Gogo AVANCE LX5 and Gogo X3 products

Gogo has begun flight testing its next-generation 5G air-to-ground connectivity network for North American customers. Optimizing a Pilatus PC-24 trials platform, the test team is flying on alternate days during the campaign to fully test the potential of the unrestricted Gogo 5G ATG broadband access. Gogo engineering and software teams expect to complete the comprehensive test and validation progr...

Signature Aviation grows network with agreement to acquire Fort Lauderdale Executive Jet Center

Signature Aviation has signed an agreement to acquire Fort Lauderdale Executive Jet Center, a premier full-service private aviation terminal at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) which offers personalized hospitality, comprehensive aircraft support, and convenient access to the significant business and leisure destinations in the area. This agreement aims to provide expanded access and s...

Vista America unveils in-house flight simulator and achieves triple-crown safety status

Vista America has achieved a defining milestone in business aviation safety, unveiling a state-of-the-art Challenger 350 full-flight simulator at its Columbus, Ohio headquarters and earning all three of the industry's most demanding safety accreditations: Wyvern Wingman Pro, ARGUS Platinum Elite, and IS-BAO Stage 3. These achievements represent years of disciplined investment in people, t...

Niagara Helicopters celebrates fleet modernization milestone with four Airbus H130

Airbus Helicopters in Canada is marking an important fleet modernisation milestone with Niagara Helicopters, as the operator celebrates four Airbus H130 helicopters that will support their aerial tourism operations. The completion of the fleet renewal, initially announced in 2024, supports Niagara Helicopters' continued delivery of premium aerial tour experiences over the internationally-renow...

HALO-Flight expands life-saving capabilities with new Bell 407GXi

Bell Textron hosted a special delivery ceremony during the Air Medical Transport Conference to celebrate HALO-Flight’s delivery of a new IFR-equipped Bell 407GXi. As the fifth and final Bell 407GXi to deliver in HALO-Flight’s fleet renewal, the ceremony marked another milestone in the long-standing relationship between Bell and HALO-Flight; a premier nonprofit air medical ser...

Alliance Aviation opens first purpose-built general aviation hangar and FBO facility in AlUla

Alliance Aviation announced the opening of its new Hangar and Fixed Base Operation facility at AlUla International Airport, marking a milestone as the Kingdom’s first purpose-built general aviation hangar. The announcement was made during the 9th Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, held under the theme “The Key To Prosperity: Unlocking New Frontiers Of Growth”. Deve...

Vietnam certifies ExecuJet Haite for heavy maintenance on Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream aircraft

Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has certified ExecuJet Haite Aviation Services to do line and heavy maintenance on Vietnam-registered Dassault, Embraer and Gulfstream business jets. The certification applies to ExecuJet Haite’s start-of-the-art maintenance, repair and overhaul facilities at Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport, solidifyi...

French Riviera and evergreen Mediterranean luxury favoured by European private jet clients this summer, says AXIS Aviation

AXIS Aviation reports strong summer charter demand, as clients sought both luxury Mediterranean favourites as well as long-haul destinations, defying political and economic headwinds. Fleet movement data from June to September 2025 reveals an upswing in private jet demand for the French Riviera, with Toulon-Hyères and Nice among the busiest destinations. Paris-Le Bourget also ranked highly,...

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