A short briefing every morning: what’s new in the world of private jets, plus an aircraft, a priced route, a fact and a story from the archive.
KlasJet received FAA Part 129 operations specifications, clearing the way for U.S. ACMI and charter operations with Boeing 737NG aircraft. The approval adds U.S. access to its existing DOT, TSA and CBP clearances.
Read the brief →Business aviation operators are pushing back against FBO fees as private-equity-backed chains draw more scrutiny. Corporate Jet Investor reports Atlantic Aviation was recently valued at about $10bn in a stake sale to Apollo.
Read the brief →Unveiled on 15 January 2026, the TBM 980 is the sixth TBM 900-series model and the first with Garmin's G3000 PRIME flight deck, using three 14-inch edge-to-edge touchscreens. It shares the TBM 960's airframe, PT6E-66XT engine, five-blade propeller and HomeSafe autoland, adds Starlink Mini and USB-C provisions in the cabin, and was priced at $5.82 million. Range 1,730 nm, 4 seats, about $5,820,000 new and roughly $760 an hour in fuel and maintenance.
Full profile →In 2019 a Bombardier Global 7500 flew nonstop from Sydney to Detroit, 8,225 nautical miles, the longest flight ever by a purpose-built business jet. (Bombardier press release, October 2019)
More numbers →6,793 nautical miles, about 15h 30m in a large jet, roughly $200,946–$314,409 one-way for four — about $64,419 a seat.
Price this route →Dassault's three-engined Falcon 7X entered service in 2007 as the first business jet with a digital fly-by-wire flight-control system, borrowed from the company's Rafale fighter. The computers smooth turbulence and protect the flight envelope, and the 7X's steep-approach approval later made it a regular at London City Airport. More than 300 have been delivered. The 7X also popularised the three-engine layout for long overwater legs, and its 8X successor stretched the cabin and range in 2016.
The full timeline →Scott's jet is one of only about 28 Lineage 1000s ever built, a business-jet conversion of the Embraer E190 airliner. Registered to Cactus Jack Airlines, it wears a custom livery and was widely covered as a 'his-and-hers' pairing with Kylie Jenner's Global 7500.
The story →MOSTLY TRUE — Cost is one real reason, but not because the paint itself is cheaper. White reflects heat, keeping a parked cabin cooler and reducing thermal stress on the composite skin; it makes cracks, corrosion, oil leaks and hail damage easier to spot on inspections; dark paint weighs more because it needs more coats; and a white aircraft resells more easily. Add together and white is the economically rational default — which is exactly why so few owners deviate.
The evidence →