AircraftPost: Bizjet Market Tightens with Fewer Sales, AINsight: Update on Sleep Apnea for Pilots, Bizjet Fatalities Drop 41% Despite... ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ | October 9, 2026 Friday AircraftPost: Bizjet Market Tightens with Fewer Sales The preowned business jet market has continued to tighten up this year, with the number of transactions, aircraft entering the market, and those for sale dropping overall through the first three quarters, according to data from AIN Media Group company AircraftPost. As a result, the number of reductions in asking prices was down from a year ago. While transaction activity varied by aircraft category, asking-price reductions uniformly dropped throughout the business jet sector, from very light jets to ultra-long-range models. AircraftPost reported transactions in the first nine months fell by 2.5% year over year (YOY), to 776. At the same time, aircraft entering the market slid by 7%, to 1,149, and the number of aircraft for sale dipped by 2.7%, to 955. Meanwhile, the 361 price reductions tracked by AircraftPost through the first nine months represented a 36.8% decline YOY. By aircraft category, small, midsize, and ultra-long-range models saw declines in most metrics. But very-light-jet, super-midsize, and large-cabin models saw increases, at least in terms of transactions. “We aren’t showing any models with zero inventory, but several have limited availability,” said Jo-Anne Arruda, head of data for AircraftPost. “Overall, the market remains relatively stable, but the trends vary considerably by category and individual aircraft model.” Read more AINsight: Update on Sleep Apnea for Pilots The medical aspects and ramifications of sleep apnea cannot be overstated. I am pleased to state that the FAA aeromedical approval process for this condition has recently been greatly simplified. This does not imply that adequate analysis, treatment, and compliance with treatment are of lesser importance. Quite the contrary: ongoing research and statistical analyses of sleep apnea only point to an increasingly apparent need to adequately diagnose and treat it. Note that this discussion applies primarily to the most common type of sleep apnea, which is obstructive sleep apnea. The less common central sleep apnea presents other risks that are beyond the scope of this blog. Briefly, untreated sleep apnea can lead to fatigue; daytime drowsiness; cardiac issues, including concerning arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats such as atrial fibrillation); stroke; high blood pressure; increased risk for diabetes; psychiatric problems; cognitive decline; and an increased risk of erectile dysfunction. Once the pilot is evaluated by the FAA, a special issuance authorization will usually be granted. This will require, after the initial evaluation phase, annual submissions to maintain FAA medical privileges. But now, the process has been simplified. Read more Bizjet Fatalities Drop 41% Despite More Accidents in 2026 Although worldwide accidents involving business jets increased 24% in the first nine months of this year, those with fatalities dropped by a third and fatalities fell more than 41% year over year (YOY), according to data researched by AIN. Business jets were involved in 25 nonfatal mishaps and six fatal accidents that claimed 17 lives in the first three quarters versus 16 nonfatal crashes, nine fatal accidents, and 29 deaths during the same period in 2025. A closer look reveals that the improved statistics resulted solely from the non-U.S.-registered business jet segment, whose fatalities dropped by nearly 62% through September compared to 2025. Fatalities from accidents of U.S.-registered business jets increased, however. In the first nine months, nine crew and passengers died in three accidents involving U.S.-registered business jets, including the first-ever fatal crash of a turbine business aircraft operating under FAR Part 91K fractional operations—the June 16 crash of a Cessna Citation Latitude that killed one of four passengers. During the same period, non-U.S.-registered business jets suffered three fatal crashes, killing eight. Runway excursions continued unabated. On average, there are some 10 excursion reports a month. In September alone, there were 19 such mishaps. To date, none of the events resulted in fatalities, as was the case in the first two quarters of 2025. Read more Air Museum To Allow Tours Inside Restored Disney Plane For those wanting to see the interior of Walt Disney’s Gulfstream I, the Palm Springs Air Museum has announced a series of special tour nights. Used extensively as Disney’s personal transport, the turboprop twin (known unsurprisingly as “The Mouse”) flew the legendary film producer between California and the East Coast for a variety of missions during its nearly 30 years in service before it was eventually retired to a back lot at Walt Disney World in Florida. The Mouse was unexpectedly recovered, repainted in its original scheme, and trucked to California in 2022 to serve as the centerpiece of the Disney D23 convention in Anaheim. Following that, it was determined that the GI would be displayed at the Palm Springs museum, which would also restore the interior of the aircraft to its 1960s appearance in cooperation with the Disney Archives. The museum is offering special limited-admission nights to see the airplane’s newly restored cabin, with the first scheduled for Saturday, October 17, with special guests Mark Malone, a former pilot of the airplane, and Walt Disney archives manager Ed Ovalle. Other dates next year will include Saturdays: January 16, February 20, March 6, and April 3. Each night will feature a guest keynote speaker providing information about the aircraft and its restoration. Sponsor Content: Thornton Aviation Thornton Aviation goes the extra mile, so that Pilgrim Air is able to go the distance Thornton Aviation has been the backbone of their maintenance and operational support for both the GIV and Hawker 800XP. Read more Skyband Taps Iridium To Handle GNSS Jamming, Spoofing Skyband Systems is seeking an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for a GPS jamming- and spoofing-resistant system that uses signals from the Iridium satellite network to provide an alternative navigation solution when global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are compromised. The Skyband M100 consists of an Iridium receiver coupled with an inertial sensor, and together the system could provide a backup navigation solution for the vulnerable and weak signals associated with GNSS. “We’re getting the raw Iridium positioning,” said Skyband co-founder and president Robert Wiggenhorn, “and we’re fusing that with a high-quality \[inertial measurement unit\]. What it’s doing is developing its own GPS-independent position solution.” At the same time, the M100 is looking at GNSS data on the aircraft’s Arinc 429 bus. “We’re comparing what the aircraft’s primary \[nav system\] now thinks its location is to our independent location, and if it sees a divergence, it flags that in two ways.” First, the M100 will send an alert to a cockpit annunciator to let the crew know that there is a GNSS issue. Second, a tablet app will send a notification about the issue and provide an alternative accurate navigation solution on a moving map, including information about hazards such as terrain. Skyband Systems also produces the GPS Threat Map jamming and spoofing interference monitor website. Read more Pilot-Astronauts Isaacman and Precourt Headline NBAA Lunch NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will join former space shuttle commander Charlie Precourt, an NBAA board member, for a fireside chat at the association’s Newsmakers Luncheon in Las Vegas on October 19, the eve of NBAA-BACE 2026. Isaacman, who became head of NASA in December, has logged more than 8,000 flight hours and is qualified to fly military jets such as the MiG-29UB and Aero L-39 Albatros. He is also an honorary fellow of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots and set several world speed records in 2009 while raising money for Make-A-Wish. A past recipient of NBAA’s top honor, the Meritorious Service to Aviation Award, Isaacman had the association’s backing for his NASA nomination. In space, he commanded the Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn missions and performed the first commercial spacewalk. Precourt, a retired U.S. Air Force test pilot who flew on four space shuttle missions, has more than 11,000 flight hours in more than 90 aircraft types and is type rated in several Citation models. In addition to his NBAA board seat, held since 2019, he serves on the Experimental Aircraft Association board and chairs the Citation Jet Pilots Association’s safety committee. “Their unique perspectives offer attendees a compelling look at where the industry is headed and how business aviation fits into that future,” said NBAA interim COO Dan Hubbard. More Exhibitors and Groups Book for EBAA Week Show The European Business Aviation Association said the exhibition hall for the new EBAA Week event it is staging in Brussels next month is filling up fast. Today, the organization confirmed Gama Aviation as a sponsor and exhibitor, with the International Business Aviation Council committing to joining the array of industry groups that will populate the November 16 to 18 show’s Association Hub. Bombardier is the most high-profile business aircraft manufacturer to so far book exhibit space in the Skyhall venue at Brussels Airport, and Dassault Aviation and Textron Aviation are now confirmed as sponsors. Other new exhibitor bookings include AviaVIP, CAE, Jet Aviation, JSSI, Stellair, Osprey Flight Solutions, MedAire, and UAS International Trip Support. The event starts with Flight Dispatcher Day on November 16, which will be held at Eurocontrol headquarters for operations professionals. On the second day, the event moves to the nearby Skyhall venue at Brussels Airport, with a program split between the AirOps program for schedulers and dispatchers, the Business Aviation Safety and Innovation Conference, and the European Business Aviation Summit. The established Association Hub makes it easier for attendees to connect with national associations closer to their home base. In addition to groups from France, Ireland, and Italy, the Spanish Business Aviation Association has now confirmed its participation. Read more PPG Aero Investing $70 Million in Huntsville Expansion PPG will expand manufacturing capacity at its aerospace transparencies plant in Huntsville, Alabama, under a $70 million investment intended to keep pace with demand for cockpit and passenger windows. The project covers the lease and build-out of a 112,000-sq-ft facility that will house production support functions. Moving that work into the new building will open additional manufacturing space at PPG’s existing Huntsville transparencies facility. The investment forms part of several multiyear projects aimed at raising production capacity as the transparencies business grows. Demand is climbing across commercial, military, and general aviation markets, according to Francois Buehlmann, PPG’s general manager for global aerospace transparencies. “This expansion increases our operational efficiency, provides room for future equipment investments, and reinforces our long-term commitment to serving customers and investing in Huntsville,” he said. PPG has produced transparencies in Huntsville for more than 55 years. “Huntsville is recognized globally for innovation and leadership in aerospace,” Buehlmann said. “We are proud to continue investing in this community and look forward to growing alongside the region’s dynamic aerospace network.” Beyond transparencies, the aerospace unit’s product line runs to coatings, sealants, and engineered materials for military, commercial, regional, and general aviation operators. Top Stories This Week on AINonline Mexico’s Aviation Authority Ends Single-entry Charter Landing Permits Jury Sides with Aerosonic in Joby Aviation eVTOL Trade Secrets Case Volare Aviation Refurbishment Transforms a Bombardier Challenger 604 Embraer Soars with 41 Business Jet Deliveries in Q3 Northrop Grumman Starts Flying Talon Blue Collaborative Combat Aircraft Photo of the Week Not your grandfather’s G500. 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