Market intelligence from the aviation consultancy IBA suggests that the business aviation sector will see a notable rise in aircraft shipments throughout 2026. Experts anticipate that nearly nine hundred new jets will reach customers this year, representing a growth rate of over 6%. Demand appears robust across various categories, ranging from entry-level light jets to high-end, long-range models favored by businesses.
Major manufacturers like Textron Aviation, Embraer, Bombardier, and Gulfstream Aerospace are expected to maintain balanced shares of the market as they work through significant order backlogs. On-demand service providers, including NetJets and Flexjet, are playing a key role in driving this momentum through substantial multi-aircraft agreements.
Business aviation plays an essential role in helping companies of all sizes succeed, connecting communities without airline access, promoting job creation and local investment, providing humanitarian lift for people in need and innovating toward sustainability with a goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
