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.
Embraer delivered 41 executive jets in the third quarter of 2026, split almost evenly between light and midsize models. AIN said the pace keeps the Brazilian manufacturer on track for its full-year forecast.
Read the brief →Corporate Jet Investor reports rising anger from operators over special event and access fees at private jet terminals. The dispute comes as Atlantic Aviation is valued at about $10 billion and large FBO chains defend their pricing.
Read the brief →Cape Air ordered eight Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft for its Montana network, with deliveries and service entry planned from 2027. The deal is a reminder that business aviation factories also feed regional air service.
Read the brief →China’s TransFuture Aviation unveiled a pre-production Honghu tiltprop eVTOL air taxi in Shanghai. Aviation Week said the 5- to 6-seat aircraft follows a 100 million yuan funding round in May.
Read the brief →The Falcon 900LX is the latest version of the Falcon 900 trijet family, adding blended winglets for a 4,750 nm range and Dassault's EASy II flight deck. It remains the lightest large-cabin jet in production, which translates into low fuel burn, access to short runways and one of the best operating economics in its class. Range 4,750 nm, 12 seats, about $45,000,000 new and roughly $4,200 an hour in fuel and maintenance.
Full profile →Manufacturers delivered 854 business jets in 2025, an 11.8 percent rise, and general-aviation billings hit a record $35.7 billion. (GAMA 2025 year-end shipment report)
More numbers →822 nautical miles, about 2h 15m in a light jet, roughly $15,879–$22,885 one-way for four — about $4,846 a seat.
Price this route →The G700 received FAA certification on 29 March 2024 after delays tied to new engine certification rules. Its cabin offers up to five living areas, 20 windows and a 6-foot-3-inch ceiling, and its Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines give 7,750 nautical miles at Mach 0.85. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were all reported among early customers. It was the first Gulfstream to be certified under new FAA engine-emission rules, a process that pushed deliveries from 2022 into 2024.
The full timeline →Hamilton's cherry-red Challenger, registered with his initials, became a paddock icon before he sold it in 2019, citing a wish to cut his carbon footprint; reports put the sale price at just under $9 million. The jet had earlier featured in the 2017 Paradise Papers over a VAT arrangement on its import.
The story →TRUE — Documented and itemised. In 2024 charter broker Ironbird Partners was quoted $177.05 for a single grilled-chicken sandwich box for a departure from Jackson Hole, Wyoming: $51.98 for the food, $16.95 airport fee, $8.11 sales tax and a $100 'service fee' for sourcing and delivering it. The broker sourced an equivalent meal locally for $67. The catering firm defended the fee as covering coordination and airside delivery.
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