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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

EBAA Opposes Dutch Tax on Business Jet Charter Flights

Per-passenger tax has been backed by the Netherlands’ House of Representatives
Jet Aviation Amsterdam
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation Expands in the Caribbean

The move gives the FBO chain its third Caribbean Base
Princess Juliana International Airport on St. Maarten
Aircraft

Bombardier Gets Moody’s Rating Upgrade

Moves to Ba/BB category with both Moody’s, S&P for the first time in more than a decade
Bombardier Challenger 3500 on taxiway
Regulations and Government

Flexjet Wins Approval To Start Operating in Saudi Arabia

Fractional ownership group is the second international operator allowed access to market
Flexjet in Saudi Arabia
Training and Workforce

Axis Taps AI To Improve Flight Training Debriefing

AI Debriefing Station automatically monitors and evaluates pilot performance
Axis Flight Simulation AI Debriefing Station
Maintenance and Modifications

DAS Aviation Buys Dallas-area Aircraft Mx Provider AQRD

Move enhances the company’s engineering and composites capabilities
AQRD facility at Addison Airport
ATC

Hamad International Activates Virtual Tower in Qatar

Region’s first certified digital tower enhances controller awareness
Training and Workforce

Leonardo and Reiser Developing AW139 Level-3 FTD

Training system replicates the helicopter’s cockpit, controls, and avionics
Reiser and Leonardo
Aircraft

UAE F-16 Block 60 Fighter Jet Flies at the Dubai Airshow

The Block 60 version of the F-16 is the most advanced in the world.
UAE Air Force F-16 flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

Boeing's Massive 777X Airliner Shows its Agility in the Dubai Airshow

Boeing expects to achieve type certification for the airliner by 2027.
Boeing 777X flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin F-35 Fighter Flies at the Dubai Airshow

The fifth generation fighter showed off its manueverability for the crowds.
Lockheed Martin F-35 flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Rotorcraft

Russian Kamov Ka-52 Helicopter Flies at Dubai Airshow

The twin rotor helicopter represents the cutting edge of Russian helicopter technology.
Russian Kamov Ka-52 helicopter flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet Flies at the Dubai Airshow

The French OEM's fighter jets are where the company proves new tech that filters to its business jets.
Dassault Rafale flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

Joby Aviation eVTOL Aircraft Flies at the Dubai Airshow

Joby's eVTOL air taxi made its Dubai Airshow debut as the company works to implement service in the region.
Joby eVTOL aircraft flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

New and Upgraded Aircraft Aim To Serve Bizav's Future

OEMs have taken bold steps to reinvigorate the business aviation manufacturing scene
Gulfstream G800
Aircraft

2025 Bizav Market Going Out Like a Lion

Flight hours are up, orders are strong, and preowned sales stablized
Cessna Citation Latitude
Training and Workforce

Upset Prevention Training Producing Big Results at United Aviate

Student performance has improved by more than 400%
APS Extra 300
Regulations and Government

Aviation Sees Sweeping Changes on Regulatory Front in 2025

Tariffs plague global stage, ATC moves to front-burrner in U.S., and regulatory woes arise in Europe
Washington DC
Charter & Fractional

Leon Marketplace Adds Operator/Broker Transactions

Leon Marketplace Adds Operator/Broker Transactions
Leon Software
Regulations and Government

Pilots, Wildlife, and A View for Good

LightHawk shows how aviation transforms conservation
Semi-natural Skagit River floodplain upstream of Mt. Vernon, Washington.
Safety

2025 Became a Reckoning Year for Air Safety

Industry confronted systemic gaps revealed by tragedy
NTSB investigator
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Financial Gulf Widens Between Electric Aviation Contenders

Cash flow has got the better of some advanced air mobility players
Lilium Jet
Training and Workforce

People in Aviation — December 2025

Omar Hosari is president of Syria's civil aviation authority and Paul Fermo president of Ascent AeroSystems.
People in aviation December 2025
Accidents

Business Aircraft Accident Reports: December 2025

Preliminary and final accident reports, December 2025
rural runway
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker X-1 Jets Offers Holiday Gift Packages

Options include ski trips and a world tour in an Airbus Corporate Jet
X-1 Jets charter flights
FBOs

Tucson Jet Center: A Family Affair in Arizona

The climb from weekend customer service rep to FBO owner took two decades
Aircraft on ramp at Tucson Jet Center
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Haite Sees China’s Bizav Market Bouncing Back

Maintenance, repair, and overhaul provider is expanding its capabilities
ExecuJet Haite
Aircraft

China’s Aerofugia Presents AE200 eVTOL at Aero Asia Show

The Chengdu-based start-up is backed by the Geely automotive group
Aerofugia AE200 eVTOL aircraft
Sustainability and Environment

Falcon 20E Tails German Airliners To Assess Contrails

Germany’s Aerospace Research Center is measuring contrail formation
Probe on Falcon 20E jet
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Groups Protest UK Air Passenger Duty Change

Higher per-passenger duties will apply to smaller aircraft from April 2027
Air Charter Expo