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Biggin Hill completes runway resurfacing after eight‑figure HSBC UK funding

London Biggin Hill Airport has completed a milestone runway resurfacing as part of a wider upgrade programme backed by an eight‑figure HSBC UK financing package. The work — and associated airport services improvements — is intended to simplify planning and increase reliability for business‑jet arrivals into the airport.

2025-12-09T08:36:24.672436-08:00

Aviation Week

Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service as Mach 0.95 Business Jet Delivered to Chartright

2025-12-08T10:24:07.136916-08:00

Flying Magazine

NBAA leads industry coalition to oppose Washington’s 10% tax on high‑value noncommercial aircraft

2025-12-08T10:50:22.875752-08:00

AirInsight

Gulfstream G300 completes maiden flight in Israel as IAI to assemble additional examples

2025-12-05T07:00:50.380408-08:00

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Biggin Hill completes runway resurfacing after eight‑figure HSBC UK funding London Biggin Hill Airport has completed a milestone runway resurfacing as part of a wider upgrade programme backed by an eight‑figure HSBC UK financing package. The work — and associated airport services improvements — is intended to simplify planning and increase reliability for business‑jet arrivals into the airport.

2025-12-09T08:36:24.672436-08:00

Biggin Hill completes runway resurfacing after eight‑figure HSBC UK funding

Skift

Luxury Travel in 2026: How the Top 10% Will Drive — and Risk — the Aviation Recovery In 2026 the luxury travel bubble is set to swell: demand will be disproportionately driven by the top 10% of travellers. That concentration boosts revenue for premium cabins, private aviation and upscale services — but also magnifies industry exposure to discretionary spending swings and economic shocks.

2025-12-09T07:04:28.638123-08:00

Luxury Travel in 2026: How the Top 10% Will Drive — and Risk — the Aviation Recovery

Via Satellite

Gogo takes equity stake in Farcast to accelerate development of aviation user terminals Gogo has made a strategic equity investment in user‑terminal startup Farcast to fund development of aviation‑grade satcom user terminals for Gogo customers, aiming to secure supply and speed integration of next‑generation hardware across its commercial and business aviation base.

2025-12-08T12:30:18.929416-08:00

Gogo takes equity stake in Farcast to accelerate development of aviation user terminals

avweb.com

Congress reopens limits on ADS‑B public tracking as AAM privacy concerns grow U.S. lawmakers are revisiting statutory limits on public access to ADS‑B tracking data amid a renewed policy debate over privacy implications from Advanced Air Mobility operations. The review weighs aircraft-tracking transparency for safety and airspace management against rising operator and passenger privacy concerns as AAM services emerge.

2025-12-08T11:26:55.956953-08:00

Congress reopens limits on ADS‑B public tracking as AAM privacy concerns grow

Flying Magazine

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NBAA leads industry coalition to oppose Washington’s 10% tax on high‑value noncommercial aircraft Washington state enacted a 10% tax on sales of noncommercial aircraft priced over $500,000. The NBAA has formed and is leading a state‑level industry coalition to contest the levy and to deepen engagement with lawmakers and local communities.

2025-12-08T10:50:22.875752-08:00

NBAA leads industry coalition to oppose Washington’s 10% tax on high‑value noncommercial aircraft

Aviation Week

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Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service as Mach 0.95 Business Jet Delivered to Chartright Bombardier delivered the first Global 8000 to launch customer Chartright, marking the type's entry into service after a handover at its Mississauga assembly centre. The four‑zone, ultra‑long‑range business jet reached Mach 0.95 in tests; Transport Canada certification is in place, with FAA and EASA approvals pending.

2025-12-08T10:24:07.136916-08:00

Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service as Mach 0.95 Business Jet Delivered to Chartright

FlightGlobal

Beyond Aero begins site search for BYA‑1 fuel‑cell business‑jet production campus French business‑jet developer Beyond Aero has begun searching for a site for a production campus for its fuel‑cell BYA‑1 after completing feasibility studies for a facility sized to produce up to 60 aircraft per year, with potential expansion to 120. The move signals a step toward serial production.

2025-12-08T02:48:56.626920-08:00

Beyond Aero begins site search for BYA‑1 fuel‑cell business‑jet production campus

Economic Times

IndiGo disruptions trigger surge in private-jet and charter bookings, straining operators Widespread cancellations and delays at IndiGo have pushed wedding parties, corporate groups and leisure travellers to charter private jets, producing unprecedented demand on routes to Udaipur and Jaipur. Operators say most 50-seat aircraft are fully booked and cannot meet the surge.

2025-12-07T16:40:19.293933-08:00

IndiGo disruptions trigger surge in private-jet and charter bookings, straining operators

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