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Bombardier Global 7500 — fleet state heading into mid-2026
The 7500 just keeps shipping. Six years after entry-into-service it remains Bombardier's volume ultra-long-range jet, even as the 8000 starts arriving.
Vol. I · No. 5 · The Aviation desk
Aviation
Private aviation — fleet, route, and ramp-level reporting.
24 pieces on file · most recent first
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Geneva (LSGG) and the Davos week operating reality 2026
The 2026 WEF ran January 19-23. Geneva operated under PPR for non-scheduled traffic.
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Citation X+ post-production legacy — what the speed king looks like in 2026
Production ended in 2018. Mach 0.935 remains the fastest civilian cruise outside the Global 8000. The pre-owned market has been hot.
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Pilatus PC-24 vs Embraer Phenom 300E: Light Jet Head-to-Head 2026
The two leading light jets in 2026 solve different problems — the PC-24 the larger cabin and short-field, the Phenom 300E the speed and payload…
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Gulfstream G700 Fleet State 2026
Gulfstream delivered its 50th G700 one year after certification; here is how the fleet is now distributed across Qatar Executive, Flexjet, and private end…
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Dassault Falcon 6X State 2026
The 6X passed 20 deliveries in late 2025, has accumulated 5,000-plus fleet hours, and is now extending the certification envelope. Here is the EIS picture…
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Wheels Up under Delta — what actually changed in 2026
Delta extended its lock-up through May 2026, the fleet modernization is more than a year ahead of schedule, and Q1 2025 posted the company's first positive…
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Bombardier Challenger 3500 in 2026: Vista's USD 1.18-Billion Bet
The Challenger 3500 hit 100 deliveries in 2024 — fastest in segment history — and Vista's 40-aircraft order is the largest single book to date…
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VistaJet's Global 7500 to 8000 Upgrade: 18 Aircraft by Year End
Vista is converting its entire 18-aircraft Global 7500 fleet to Global 8000 specification through a service-bulletin retrofit, two aircraft per month…
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Pre-owned business jet market — 2026 inventory and pricing reality
Inventory sits at 5.9% of active fleet at end of Q1 2026 — well below the 10-year average of 7.3%. The expected price correction did not arrive.
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Embraer Praetor 600 in Fractional 2026
Flexjet's 2022 USD 7-billion order included substantial Praetor 600 firm positions; the type is now scaling on the fractional fleet.
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Aspen (KASE) winter peak — slot reality in 2026
Slot coordination is mandatory December through March. Late bookings divert to Rifle, 60 minutes away. Peak holiday rates can run 40% above shoulder.
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Bombardier Global 8000 Enters Service
The fastest civilian jet since Concorde delivered its first aircraft on 8 December 2025; here is what the EIS roster, certification timeline, and customer…
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NetJets 2026: The Praetor 500 Rollout and the Global 8000 Cohort
NetJets took its first Praetor 500s in 2025 as part of a 250-aircraft order; the Global 8000 fleet launch followed in March. Here is the 2026 cadence…
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FBO Consolidation 2026: Signature, Atlantic, and the PE Endgame
Signature added Fort Lauderdale Executive in November; Atlantic took Bermuda in December; both mega-chains are PE-owned and the next ownership change is…
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Gulfstream G800 — from certification to early customer deliveries
FAA and EASA signed off in April 2025; first delivery shipped in late August. A year in, the order book is the story.
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HondaJet Elite II and Echelon — VLJ state of play in 2026
The Elite II just became the first twin-engine jet certified for Garmin Emergency Autoland.
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Flexjet's Gulfstream Strategy: G650 Exclusive, G700 Scaling
Flexjet is the only fractional with G650, took its first G700 in October 2025, and targets 12 G700s by end-2026 — here is the long-range bet…
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Cessna Citation Longitude — state of the super-midsize in 2026
The Longitude has booked 175+ NetJets sales since 2019. The Ascend is now claiming Textron's headlines, but the Longitude line keeps running.
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Inside the Quiet Battle for Private Aviation Slots at LFPB
Le Bourget remains Europe's busiest business aviation airport — and getting a parking spot during October's peak weeks is harder than it has ever been.
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Teterboro (KTEB) FBO operations in 2026
Signature acquired Meridian in 2025, consolidating four legacy FBOs into a three-operator structure: Signature, Atlantic, and Jet Aviation.
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Farnborough (EGLF) state of operations 2026
Macquarie has owned the field since 2019. Movements remain capped by planning consent.
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NetJets share versus jet card — economics in 2026
The Card hits $225K for 25 hours on a Phenom 300. A 1/16 share buys 50 hours but costs $500K-$850K up front plus monthly management fees.
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Pratt & Whitney GTF MRO bottleneck — 2026 status
Groundings declined 15% in Q1 2026 as MRO output rose 23% year-over-year. Pratt targets end-of-decade for full GTF recovery.