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.
Amstat says heavy business jet resale values rose sharply in Q3 2026, while only 5.1% of the heavy-jet fleet was for sale on September 30. That is well below the 10-year average of 7%.
Read the brief →Argus TraqPak data show North American business aviation activity rose 0.9% year over year in September, beating a forecast decline. The strongest slice was large-cabin fractional flying, up 13.9%.
Read the brief →The HondaJet Elite II is the latest version of Honda's over-the-wing engine mount design, with increased fuel for a 1,547 nm range, a higher takeoff weight and Garmin G3000 avionics with autothrottle and emergency Autoland. Its unconventional configuration frees cabin space and reduces noise, and the HondaJet has been the most-delivered very light jet for several years. Range 1,547 nm, 5 seats, about $7,500,000 new and roughly $1,150 an hour in fuel and maintenance.
Full profile →A Gulfstream G650ER carries about 48,200 pounds of fuel, more than 7,000 US gallons, which is more than the aircraft weighs empty of fuel and passengers. (Gulfstream specifications)
More numbers →1,130 nautical miles, about 2h 59m in a light jet, roughly $20,164–$29,257 one-way for four — about $6,178 a seat.
Price this route →The Cessna Citation X entered service in 1996 as the fastest civil aircraft short of Concorde, cruising at Mach 0.92 on swept wings and Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engines. Golfer Arnold Palmer, a longtime Cessna customer, took the first delivery. It won the 1996 Collier Trophy, and the later Citation X+ nudged the maximum to Mach 0.935. Its swept 37-degree wing and area-ruled fuselage were airliner technology in a ten-seat package, and the type stayed in production until 2018.
The full timeline →Mayweather has posted tours of a Gulfstream G650 with his name across the fuselage since around 2014, and has said he bought it as a birthday present to himself. The jet is held through operators rather than in his own name, so public registry records do not show it directly.
The story →TRUE — True. Teterboro, the business-aviation gateway to Manhattan, has enforced a 100,000 lb maximum take-off weight since the late 1960s, a rule later written into federal law after residents' noise complaints. A Boeing 747 weighs 800,000 lb loaded, so it isn't close. Aircraft over 75,000 lb need prior permission. The limit is why Teterboro is a sea of Gulfstreams and Globals rather than 737s.
The evidence →