Embraer delivered 41 business jets in the just completed third quarter, the Brazilian airframer reported today. Its 66 total aircraft deliveries in the quarter—including commercial and military aircraft—marked the best third-quarter delivery performance in the company’s history.

The business jet mix included 22 light jets (two Phenom 100s and 20 Phenom 300s) and 19 Praetors (nine midsize Model 500s and 10 super-midsize Model 600s).

According to the company, the 41 executive jet deliveries—unchanged from third-quarter 2025—reflect the progress of its production-leveling program instituted over the past two years, which has gradually reduced the concentration of deliveries in the second half of the year. In years past, the manufacturer would concentrate a large percentage of its annual deliveries in the fourth quarter.

The third-quarter total also brings the OEM’s executive jet division to 115 deliveries year to date, well on its way towards meeting its 160- to 170-aircraft forecast.

“Our consistent third-quarter delivery performance reflects continued growth in the business aviation market and strong execution of our strategy,” Embraer Executive Jets president and CEO Michael Amalfitano told AIN. “Global demand for our industry-leading products remains robust across corporate, high-net-worth, and fractional customers, reinforcing confidence in our brand. We remain focused on operational excellence, production discipline, and an outstanding customer experience as we strengthen our market leadership and drive long-term profitable growth.”

Is business aviation a bifurcated market? If you are a manufacturer, an aircraft owner, a prospective buyer, or a lender/lessor with skin in the game, this is a very important topic. My one-word response? Yes.

In a perfect world, transaction prices for preowned business jets of various vintages would be a good place to start to find answers. Too bad the data is not always so straightforward, clear, or accommodating. Simply said, reliable preowned business jet pricing has long been the industry’s Holy Grail—highly valuable, closely guarded, and notoriously difficult to find.

Peeling back the layers of the onion, we do see evidence that the larger and younger the aircraft, the more it retains its value. The International Aircraft Dealers Association’s (IADA) Q2 2026 Market Report makes for interesting reading, especially with regard to price movements and pressures. IADA’s findings point to a firming preowned market, particularly for newer midsize and large-cabin jets. Asking prices are steady or rising, while price reductions have become less frequent, with buyers increasingly paying premiums for scarce, highly pedigreed aircraft.

Amstat’s Q2 2026 Business Aircraft Preowned Market Update highlighted some important pricing and value indicators in the current large-cabin jet segment, with asking prices down 35% while transactions were up 44% year over year (YOY) through July. This reflects a situation where the high-end market segment has been continuously scraped of attractive inventory.

Although the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware found that Gogo willfully infringed SmartSky patents, SmartSky “offered no evidence to allow a jury to award damages,” the court wrote in its September 30 order, which SmartSky may appeal.

“There was also enough trial evidence for a jury to reasonably conclude that SmartSky’s patents are valid. However, there was not enough trial evidence to support SmartSky’s damages case,” the court concluded.

Gogo lost the patent lawsuit filed by SmartSky after a jury verdict in November 2025. The 2022 lawsuit accused Gogo of infringing on patents surrounding beamforming handoff, unlicensed band beamforming handoff, horizon-oriented architecture, and harmonious spectrum reuse.

“We are pleased that the court has overturned the jury’s $22.7 million damages award in its entirety,” Gogo said, “concluding that SmartSky failed to prove any recoverable damages and denying its requests for enhanced damages, ongoing royalties, and interest. In reaching that decision, the court found that SmartSky’s damages award was untethered to the evidentiary record, relying on assumptions that could not be reconciled with the facts of the case.

“This ruling represents a significant step in resolving this matter, and we look forward to bringing it to a full and final close so that we can return our sole focus to delivering multi-orbit, multi-band connectivity technology purpose-built for business and military/government mobility aviation customers.”

Mexico has introduced a major change to its air navigation policies, with the news that single-entry charter landing permits will no longer be issued by AFAC, the country’s civil aviation authority.

According to Universal Aviation Mexico, this means all charter operators must now hold a blanket permit validated by AFAC along with a current air operator certificate (AOC) to operate in Mexican airspace, with only those aircraft listed on the permit eligible for entry. While operators can continue using aircraft already covered under valid permits, new aircraft not yet listed on the permit will be denied.

Universal noted that this shift represents a substantial tightening of oversight, with each flight required to face local authority review of operator credentials, aircraft details, and crew documentation before approval is granted.

Expect increased scrutiny and sanctions for cabotage violations or operations conducted without proper permits, explained Hinna Garcia, the company’s Mexico operations control center manager, adding, “Failure to meet these requirements could result in denied flights, operational delays, or regulatory penalties at a time when Mexico remains a critical market for business aviation.”

Operators planning on heading to Mexico should review their permit status, confirm that their AOC validation is current, and verify all aircraft and crew information is up to date, she added. She advised operators to avoid scheduling Mexico flights until their compliance is confirmed.

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Epic Aircraft’s E1000 AX turboprop single is the latest airplane to join the ranks of those equipped with FAA-approved Garmin Autoland systems. Installation of the system includes Garmin’s autothrottle and, in the E1000 AX, multiple Autoland button locations make it easier for passengers to engage the system during an emergency such as pilot incapacitation.

The Autoland system can automatically select a suitable airport, factoring in distance, runway length, fuel range, terrain, and weather; pick the best runway; fly to that airport and communicate with air traffic control; explain to passengers what is going on; then land, brake to a stop, and shut down the engine.

Autoland can be engaged by pushing the button, or if it determines that a pilot is incapacitated, it will engage automatically.

“Only the E1000 AX offers multiple Autoland button locations throughout the cabin, placing this potentially lifesaving technology within easy reach of passengers, providing them great peace of mind,” said Epic Aircraft CEO Doug King. “Earning FAA certification for Autoland is the result of years of dedicated engineering and testing. It reflects our team’s unwavering commitment to safety, and we’re proud to bring this technology to E1000 AX owners.”

Aircraft Researchers Group (ARG)—a community for business aircraft market researchers, analysts, brokers, operators, and related professionals—will once again hold its ARG Connect event at NBAA-BACE. Set to take place on October 20 at the Viva! By Ray Garcia hotel in Las Vegas, the networking event allows this community to gather together in a casual atmosphere. Those who wish to attend must RSVP. (ARG is an AIN Media Group subsidiary.)

“Now in our ninth year, ARG Connect has become an event our community genuinely looks forward to,” said ARG chair Mackenzie Messier. “Last year was another reminder of what makes it special: bringing people who work together throughout the year into one room to reconnect, build new relationships, and enjoy the community that’s grown around ARG. Our goal each year is simply to create the space for that.”

Membership in ARG is free, as are its happy hour events, web-based coffee talks, online group, and newsletters, thanks to industry sponsors. While the ARG Connect event allows for in-person networking, the group’s frequent web-based coffee talks and WhatsApp group bring members together to discuss current aircraft market trends, research techniques, and analyst insights, among others.

Aviation medical and security assistance provider MedAire has made a strategic investment in crisis management specialist GoCrisis, which will now use MedAire’s information technology, finance, and back-office infrastructure. While the move takes the companies’ four-year aviation partnership toward closer business integration, MedAire said both will keep their identities and existing roles, and clients will continue working with their established teams.

According to MedAire, the two teams can prepare together before an incident, then work in tandem on medical and security guidance, family assistance, and recovery if one happens. “The closer relationship is intended to let clients retain the decisions that belong to them while MedAire carries more of the operational burden of bringing the right support around their people,” MedAire CEO Bill Dolny said.

MedAire, an International SOS company, has provided aviation medical assistance since 1985. GoCrisis, founded in 2014, provides family assistance, crisis communications, and field response to organizations in multiple industries, and will keep serving clients outside aviation.

“Supporting someone who has lived through an accident is complex,” GoCrisis founder and CEO Elmarie Marais said. “It requires careful coordination among emergency services, authorities, insurers, and NGOs to create a seamless network of support.”

MedAire introduced Contingency360, a program developed with GoCrisis for flight departments and operators, at NBAA-BACE 2025. The program covers areas including emergency response planning, real-time aircraft tracking, and family assistance.

Aircraft parts supplier McFarlane Aviation has acquired backcountry and military aircraft equipment maker Airglas, which will keep building its products in Anchorage, Alaska, with its existing team. McFarlane, part of aftermarket components group Victor Sierra, said what changes is availability, letting more pilots order Airglas products quickly regardless of where they are based.

Airglas products include fiberglass skis for Cessna, Piper, Maule, Husky, and other airplanes; heavy-duty nose forks that accommodate larger tires on Cessna, Piper, and GippsAero Airvan airplanes; and cargo and fuel pods that add storage and fuel capacity.

“We have spent decades building equipment for pilots who land where there is no runway,” Airglas owner Shane Langland said. “Joining McFarlane lets our team keep doing that work here in Alaska, while McFarlane’s distribution network puts our products in reach of pilots and mechanics around the world.”

Airglas products are available now through McFarlane Alaska and will be offered through McFarlane Aviation soon, McFarlane said. McFarlane already offers bush airplane products including Alaskan Bushwheels, tailwheel suspension systems, and main landing gear for Cessna, Piper, Maule, Husky, and other airplanes.

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