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Tickets Go on Sale for 2026 Air Charter Expo

September 8 show will feature new hospitality pavilion

Charter & Fractional

Kevin Ducksbury, Air Charter Association chairman

Helios Horizon Flies Solid-State Battery Demonstrator

Nonprofit group targets stratospheric electric flight this year

Helios Horizon founder and chief test pilot Miguel Iturmendi stands with his modified Pipistrel Taurus

Electra Unveils Turbo-electric Airliner Concept

‘Double-bubble’ fuselage promises efficiency gains

Electra’s NASA AACES 2050 airliner concept

NASA’s X-59 Demonstrator Goes Supersonic

X-plane reached Mach 1.1 during 81-minute flight

NASA X-59 demonstrator

Videos

TBM 980: Daher Has Unveiled The Latest Member of Its Aircraft Family

Aircraft features G3000 Prime avionics suite and upgraded cabin features.

January 21, 2026

Daher TBM 980 flying near mountains

For eVTOL Pioneers Like Joby, the Gulf Region Is a Land of Opportunity

Joby Aviation has already been testing its aircraft in the region.

December 16, 2025

Joby eVTOL aircraft flying in the United Arab Emirates

Bombardier’s Latest Global 8000 Business Jet Enters Service

Bombardier claims the aircraft sets a new bar.

December 11, 2025

First Bombardier Global 8000 at Toronto assembly plant

China’s Comac C919 and CBJ Offer Alternatives to Western Airliners and Business Jets

We go inside the C909 based CBJ.

December 9, 2025

Comac CBJ at Dubai Airshow 2025

More Articles

Gulfstream Aero Welcomes Latest Cohort of Bizav Apprentices

More than 60 recent high school graduates join company’s apprenticeship program

Gulfstream Aero apprentices class of 2026

Elie Saab Designs Bespoke Cabin for Global 8000 Jet

Reimagined interior emphasizes natural light and a warm color palette

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier

ACASS Adds Two Long-range Kenya-based Jets to Fleet

BBJ2 and Embraer Legacy 650 will be available for global charter

Boeing Business Jet 2 (BBJ2) and Embraer Legacy 650

FAA Clears Boeing to Start TIA Phase 4B Testing on 777X

Milestone marks progress in efforts to complete delayed type certification

Boeing 777-9

Bombardier Global 8000 Sets First Speed Record

Aircraft flew from Montreal to Nice, France, in just more than six hours

Bombardier Global 8000

Argus: Bizav Flying Up in May, but Momentum Slowing

Global business aircraft activity up 3.1% in May, but June expected to be more sluggish

Phenom 300E

AINsight: No Sign of Preowned Bizjet Market Slowing

Business jet demand seems undeterred by higher fuel prices or other rising costs

Generic bizjet

Volocopter Reveals VoloXPro eVTOL for the Light-sport Aircraft Market

The VoloXPro will come to the market at a relatively low price compared to other eVTOL aircraft.

Rendering of Volocopter VoloXPro eVTOL aircraft

Cessna M2 Gen3 First Flight Advances Cert Program

Prototype will now enter expanded flight test phase

Cessna Citation M2 Gen3 prototype in flight

ExecuJet MRO Services Boosts Falcon Support in Australia

Maintenance provider is investing in its Sydney Airport facility

Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet MRO Services Sydney

Textron Aviation Expands Wichita Flight-test Facility

Expansion was driven by SkyCourier and Denali programs

Expanded Textron Aviation flight test hangar

Honda Achieves First Full-scale eVTOL Flight

Remotely piloted aircraft completed 90-second flight in California

Honda's full-scale eVTOL technology demonstrator, registration N805HX, in flight over San Luis Obispo, California. The white aircraft features eight lift rotors and a pusher propeller at the tail.

Textron Eyes CJ4 Gen3 FAA Cert as 500th CJ4 Rolls Out

Milestone aircraft is a Citation CJ4 Gen2

500th rollout of Cessna Citation CJ4 series aircraft

Electra Makes First 'Ultra Short' Urban Demo Flight

EL2 technology demonstrator lands on pier in Charleston, South Carolina

Electra EL2 landing on pier alongside crowd

China's Volant Aerotech Secures Additional eVTOL Funding

New Series C investment to support 2027 certification goal

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

VE25-100 in flight

Blackshape Unveils Plans for Hybrid-electric ePrime Two-seat Aircraft

It may have a future as an uncrewed surveillance platform.

Blackshape ePrime mockup at Aero Friedrichshafen 2026

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