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Chinese Comac 919 Airliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow

The C919 made its Middle East debut at the 2025 Dubai Airshow.
Comac C919 airliner flying at 2025 Dubai Airshow
Aircraft

UAE Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-9 Fighter Flies at Dubai Airshow

The 2000-9 variant represents the most advanced iteration of the Mirage.
UAE Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-9 flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

Airbus A350-1000 Airliner Flies at the Dubai Airshow

Airbus's largest version of its widebody airliner can carry a maximum of 410 passengers.
Airbus A350-1000 airliner flying at Dubai Airshow 2025
Aircraft

Cirrus Next Lets Owners Trade in and Upgrade

Program simplifies move to a new airplane and ensures continuous flying during the process
Cirrus Vision Jet and SR
Training and Workforce

AIN Year-end Report 2025

A letter from AIN founder and chair emeritus
Wilson Leach
Charter & Fractional

Omni Air Taxi Trials Could Prove the eVTOL Business Case

The helicopter operator plans to operate up to 50 of Eve’s eVTOL vehicle
Omni Helicopters
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
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
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