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Global business aviation flying activity increased 5.6% in July 2026, according to Argus, even as Europe recorded its first year-over-year decline in 14 months. Stronger activity in North America drove the overall gain, highlighting diverging regional conditions across the business aviation market.
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Global business aviation flying activity increased 5.6% in July 2026, according to Argus, even as Europe recorded its first year-over-year decline in 14 months. Stronger activity in North America drove the overall gain, highlighting diverging regional conditions across the business aviation market.
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A Fiat Panda operated by Milan Linate’s airport handling company collided with a Hawker Beechcraft 400A business jet taxiing for takeoff. No injuries were reported, but the ground collision prompted two inbound flights to divert, according to reports and surveillance-camera footage.
Embraer posted record second-quarter revenue of $2.2 billion, up 23% year over year, after delivering 65 aircraft—the company’s strongest quarterly tally in 16 years. The Brazilian manufacturer raised its 2026 profitability and cash-flow guidance while maintaining its aircraft delivery and revenue outlook.
Embraer’s Executive Aviation business reported $725 million in second-quarter 2026 revenue, up 32% from $549 million a year earlier. The company also reported year-over-year growth in executive-jet revenue, backlog and deliveries, pointing to a record quarter for its business-aviation unit.
Solairus Aviation plans to acquire Clay Lacy Aviation’s aircraft management and charter businesses in a deal that would expand Solairus’ managed fleet to more than 500 aircraft, including nearly 200 available for charter. The transaction would create one of the largest managed private-aircraft platforms in the U.S.
The Bahamas is retroactively billing some aircraft operators for flights dating back to May 2021, with fee increases ranging from 300% to 700%. The move creates unexpected cost exposure for operators and raises operational and compliance concerns over the country’s aviation-fee collection practices.
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Preowned business-jet transactions rose 11.2% in the second quarter of 2026, with heavy jets leading the market’s rebound. The increase signals renewed activity in the secondary business-aviation market, though the available data does not specify transaction value, aircraft volumes by segment, or the drivers behind the recovery.
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