Textron Aviation revenue flat as jet deliveries fall, factory inefficiencies bitenews Fayaz Hussain 29 Jul 26 0Textron Aviation reported second-quarter revenue of $1.5bn, up 1% from the prior year, as higher pricing and stronger aftermarket performance offset a decline in jet… Read more
CJI wins Aerospace Media Award for Best Business Aviation Submissionnews Mike Stones 24 Jul 26 0Corporate Jet Investor has won The Best Business Aviation Submission in the 2026 Aerospace Media Awards. The winning feature article – published in CJI H2… Read more
Farnborough Airport names Marine Eugène as new group CEOnews Fayaz Hussain 1 Jul 26 0Farnborough Airport has appointed Marine Eugène as its new Group CEO, effective 1 September 2026, as outgoing CEO Simon Geere moves into the role of… Read more
The fashion for fractionalopinion Alasdair Whyte 29 Jun 26 0Private equity firms have always liked flying on fractional aircraft. They also like buying them. Canada’s largest fractional operator AirSprint has been sold to two… Read more
Gogo’s business aviation service revenue falls 9%news Fayaz Hussain 11 May 26 0Gogo’s business aviation service revenue declined 9% year-over-year to $154.4m in the first quarter of 2026, the sharpest drop across its service lines, as legacy… Read more
NetJets takes delivery of first three Citation Ascend jetsnews Fayaz Hussain 5 May 26 0Textron Aviation has delivered the first three Cessna Citation Ascend business jets to NetJets, marking the entry into service of the new midsize jet with… Read more
Cotswold Airport announced new executive teamnews Fayaz Hussain 30 Apr 26 0Privately-owned Cotswold Airport announced a new executive structure to develop capabilities and hangarage to offer enhanced aviation services to the industry. The airport, formerly RAF… Read more
Bombardier delivers first Global 8000 to NetJetsnews Rob Hodgetts 26 Mar 26 0Bombardier has delivered the first of its Global 8000 aircraft to fleet launch customer NetJets. The aircraft represents the first of NetJets planned fleet of… Read more
Celebrating the end of Q1 for business aviationopinion Alasdair Whyte 12 Jan 26 0“Good morning and welcome to the first-quarter conference call of the business aviation market for the 21st Century. Any forward-looking statements made today are subject… Read more
Business models to pull the trigger on growthopinion Fayaz Hussain 22 Dec 25 0“If a far-sighted capitalist had been present at Kitty Hawk in the early 1900s he should have shot Orville Wright. He would have saved his… Read more
ACC Aviation dissects private aviation’s operating modelsnews Fayaz Hussain 17 Dec 25 0Private aviation operates on a simple premise: providing clients with on-demand access to aircraft. But this may be a too simplistic way to look at… Read more
Frac to the futureopinion Alasdair Whyte 11 Nov 24 0Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 70 companies. But after the global financial crisis, business aviation caused him more headaches than any other industry.… Read more
Jet.AI transitions to Textron with new Citation CJ4 ordernews Fayaz Hussain 5 Nov 24 2Fractional jet ownership, jet card services, and aviation technology provider Jet.AI announced expansion of its fleet with an order for three Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2… Read more
The big sporting chance (for business aviation)opinion Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0It’s been a stellar spring and summer of sport (at least in the global north). Love or hate it, there’s no escaping sport. From occasional… Read more
Rating the business jet market – first half of 2024 reportopinion Alasdair Whyte 8 Jul 24 0If you want the macro view, the year 2024 is already more than halfway through its trip round the sun. On a more micro level,… Read more
NetJets announces 1,500 Textron jet deal just as Wheels Up gets $500mopinion Alasdair Whyte 25 Sep 23 0It is a proven fact that 100% of people who do not understand the difference between causation and correlation will die. But is there a… Read more
Textron and NetJets announce record deal for 1,500 Citationsnews Yves Le Marquand 20 Sep 23 0Textron Aviation and NetJets have a record-breaking fleet option for NetJets to purchase up to 1,500 additional Cessna Citation business jets over the next 15 years. This… Read more
NetJets opens new Paris Maintenance Hubnews Mike Stones 2 Jun 23 0NetJets has officially opened its new Maintenance Service Hub at Paris Airport-Le Bourget to provide a 24-hour maintenance facility for all the company’s aircraft operating in… Read more
NetJets orders, Vista launches trading, Kenny leaves Wheels Up opinion Alasdair Whyte 16 May 23 0Last week was a long one in business aviation. Kenny Dichter has left Wheels Up. NetJets has placed options for 250 Praetor 500s. Vista Global… Read more
NetJets and Embraer announce deal for up to 250 Praetor 500snews Yves Le Marquand 12 May 23 0NetJets has signed a new deal with Embraer for up to 250 Praetor 500 jets, in a deal valued in excess of $5bn. With deliveries… Read more
