European Business Aviation Summit 2025 delivers strong policy and lobbying outcomes

On 8 December, EBAA hosted the fourth edition of the European Business Aviation Summit (EBAS) in Brussels. In the first full year of RefuelEU Aviation and on the cusp of 2026, EBAS 2025 put business aviation at the centre of three key debates: sustainable aviation fuels & anti-tankering, airport slots, and innovation policy. For those who could not be with us in Brussels, this report offers a snapshot of how EBAS is used to advance your interests.

Europe’s SAF Use Reduced Carbon Emissions As Much As 10,000 Flights: EASA

According to EASA, business, commercial and general aviation in Europe used more than 6.1 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in 2024, cutting carbon emissions by an amount equivalent to 10,000 flights between Madrid and Paris.

EU-based Emissions-Free Aircraft Builder to Launch Test Program in 2026

A leading AAM company announced upcoming advanced testing of its electric aircraft in near-commercial conditions.

French Business Aviation Under Threat – EBAA France

French business aviation under threat — EBAA France warns of the unprecedented industrial and competitive decline caused by recent fiscal measures.

European SAF Supplies: Growing & Meeting Targets

Sustainable aviation fuel is becoming increasingly available at European airports according to EASA’s assessments.

Honeywell Forecasts Continued Growth in Bizav, an Essential Global Industry

The next decade of business jet deliveries could see annual growth of 3%, reflecting #bizav importance to citizens, companies and communities worldwide.

For EU Policymakers

  • Enabling BA to reach net-zero by 2050

  • Competitive and Fair European Single Market for BA Operators

  • Investing in Europe, Investing in the Future

Business Aviation in Europe

  • BA connects and serves Europe like no other mode of transport
  • BA is a catalyst for innovation, benefitting the entire aviation industry

CLIMBING. FAST. is an advocacy initiative to showcase business aviation’s many societal benefits, from helping connect European nations, to driving opportunities for a next-generation workforce, to leading research, development and investments for tomorrow.

CLIMBING. FAST. is an advocacy initiative to showcase business aviation’s many societal benefits, from helping connect European nations, to driving opportunities for a next-generation workforce, to leading research, development and investments for tomorrow.

CLIMBING. FAST.

Enabling BA to reach net-zero by 2050

CLIMBING. FAST.

Safeguarding a competitive, and fair European Single Market for BA operators

CLIMBING. FAST.

Investing in Europe, Investing in the Future

9% of all European aviation traffic is represented by Business aviation

1,500 European airports connected, of which 1,000 are connected by Business aviation operators only.

127 flight minutes saved per flight with Business aviation.

70,000 life saving, or medical flights per year.

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