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Mexican probe opens after Cessna Citation III (XA‑PRO) crashes near Toluca; at least seven dead

Mexican investigators have opened a probe after a Cessna 650 Citation III (registration XA‑PRO) en route from Acapulco to Toluca crashed in San Mateo Atenco on 15 December while on final approach, following an apparent excessive left bank. Flightplan showed eight passengers and two pilots; at least seven killed.

2025-12-16T07:08:08.702946-08:00

Business Wire

NetJets to outfit 600+ business jets with Starlink by end of 2026, trimming long Gogo tie

2025-12-10T07:37:57.364433-08:00

Aviation Week

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

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

AINonline

Comac unveils C919‑based CBJ at Dubai Airshow, targets Gulfstream and Bombardier

2025-12-09T09:58:59.133565-08:00

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New York court dismisses Wheels Up's 2023 lawsuit against flyExclusive The Supreme Court of the State of New York on Dec. 3 dismissed a 2023 lawsuit filed by Wheels Up (WUP) against charter operator flyExclusive (JRE). The ruling resolves the named legal claim and removes a legal overhang that had affected both on‑demand operators.

2025-12-16T14:25:38.187093-08:00

New York court dismisses Wheels Up's 2023 lawsuit against flyExclusive

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Dassault appears poised to start flight testing Falcon 10X after Bordeaux ground activity A published image of a Falcon 10X prototype at Dassault's Bordeaux site appears to show active ground-testing activity, indicating the programme is moving from assembly into pre-flight validation and that Dassault may be poised to begin a formal flight-test campaign for its new large-cabin business jet.

2025-12-16T09:27:11.221714-08:00

Dassault appears poised to start flight testing Falcon 10X after Bordeaux ground activity

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Mexican probe opens after Cessna Citation III (XA‑PRO) crashes near Toluca; at least seven dead Mexican investigators have opened a probe after a Cessna 650 Citation III (registration XA‑PRO) en route from Acapulco to Toluca crashed in San Mateo Atenco on 15 December while on final approach, following an apparent excessive left bank. Flightplan showed eight passengers and two pilots; at least seven killed.

2025-12-16T07:08:08.702946-08:00

Mexican probe opens after Cessna Citation III (XA‑PRO) crashes near Toluca; at least seven dead

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Bombardier marks Global 8000 first delivery and entry into service, repositions luxury brand On Dec. 11, four days after handing the keys to its first customer, Bombardier hosted journalists at Farnborough Airport to celebrate the Global 8000’s first delivery and entry into service and to unveil a reimagined luxury brand positioning for its ultra-long-range business jet.

2025-12-16T07:05:59.710385-08:00

Bombardier marks Global 8000 first delivery and entry into service, repositions luxury brand

AINonline

JETEX backs Azzera to scale carbon-management, SAF traceability for private jets JETEX has made a strategic investment in Azzera, the digital carbon-management platform, enabling an $800,000 capital raise to expand international carbon-management and client-facing offsetting tools and to pilot SAF traceability and procurement services for JETEX’s global private‑jet fleet.

2025-12-15T09:08:41.390343-08:00

JETEX backs Azzera to scale carbon-management, SAF traceability for private jets

Aviation Week

Business aviation completes one renewal cycle, eyes midsize makeover after ultra‑large jets and turboprops enter market The business aircraft industry has largely finished a long renewal cycle — ushering in ultra‑large business jets and a wave of single‑engine turboprops — and is now shifting focus to a midsize segment overhaul. OEMs and operators are preparing product and fleet strategies for that next phase.

2025-12-14T13:11:00.056605-08:00

Business aviation completes one renewal cycle, eyes midsize makeover after ultra‑large jets and turboprops enter market

CBC

Canada buys six Bombardier Global 6500s in ~US$400m deal to bolster RCAF multi‑mission capability Canada has purchased six Bombardier Global 6500 multi‑role jets in a roughly US$400 million deal to expand Royal Canadian Air Force capability for aeromedical evacuations, disaster relief, humanitarian aid and national‑security missions. Deliveries start in 2027 and the jets are built in Canada, leveraging domestic supply chains.

2025-12-12T12:03:57.654271-08:00

Canada buys six Bombardier Global 6500s in ~US$400m deal to bolster RCAF multi‑mission capability

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Argus: U.S. air charter activity robust but still trails 2021 peak Argus’s latest report finds U.S. air charter activity remains robust yet continues to lag its 2021 high, with the Part 135 sector characterised as healthy overall. The assessment indicates sustained on‑demand and charter demand even without a full recovery to prior peak levels.

2025-12-12T09:28:55.862515-08:00

Argus: U.S. air charter activity robust but still trails 2021 peak

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