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EHang & HAECO Group exploring partnership in advanced air mobility

EHang has signed a MoU regarding the potential partnership with HAECO Group. Two parties plan to cooperate in multiple areas such as manufacturing and assembly, continued airworthiness, digital platforms, aircraft maintenance, and talent training. The focus is to co-develop systems and solution...

Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi re-elected to chair the IBAC for the second time in a row

The Middle East & North Africa leading business aviation advocate, MEBAA Chairman – Ali Ahmed Alnaqbi, was re-elected to chair the governing board of the International Business Aviation Council for the second time in a row for a period of three years (2023 - 2025). The IBAC Board...

LCI signs Sustainability Charter with Aircraft Leasing Ireland

LCI has signed Aircraft Leasing Ireland Sustainability Charter. Signatories are committed to driving forward and achieving Environmental, Social and Governance related goals, centred around 10 priority sustainability principles. In signing the Charter, an industry that manages more than $100bn of assets pledges its commitment to achieving net zero carbon objectives. Additional princ...

SPARFELL obtains its 4th AOC and lands in Malta

Strengthening its positioning in Europe, SPARFELL announced its fourth AOC in Malta. SPARFELL has been granted a Maltese Air Operator Certificate issued by the Maltese Civil Aviation Directorate on the 21st of October 2022. Edward Queffelec, SPARFELL Aviation Group CEO, commented: “This new Maltese operation builds on our global aviation services network. We are giving busi...

Verijet to be fueled by Dimensional Energy with SAF made from CO2 captured from carbon emissions in the air

At a ceremony held in New York City during UN 77th General Assembly and Climate Week's 14th year, Verijet CEO Richard announced the execution of a Letter of Intent with Dimensional Energy Inc. to purchase a minimum of 750,000 gallons of sustainable aviation fuel by 2025. Allison Kane, Chief Experience Officer Verijet, commented: "We are excited to leverage...

Ampaire receives order from MONTE for up to 50 Eco Caravans

Ampaire received a firm order for 25 Eco Caravans from MONTE, a financier of sustainable regional aviation technologies. The agreement also includes an option for an additional 25 Eco Caravan order and codifies the parties’ Preferred Partner relationship. MONTE’s Investment Director, Timothy Eyre, commented: “MONTE is looking to build a fleet of low emiss...

MACE 2022 - interview with Capt.Charles Pace, Director General CAD, Transport Malta

If you think that two days of a conference is enough to catch all the people you want to interview, I confirm, it is not always the case. MACE 2022 offered a very full and interesting agenda, during the networking breaks there were people in high demand, so .... This brings us to the reason why 50skyshades did not manage to get an interview during MACE 2022 with Captain Charles Pace, Director Ge...

Geneva Airpark for efficient stopovers at Geneva airport

Welcome, parking, services: Geneva Airpark offers leading solutions for the care of business aircraft in Geneva. Whatever the length of your stay in the Swiss city, your jet and its crew will always benefit from: - More organizational efficiency thanks to dedicated in-house experts When you use Geneva Airpark, you will be allocated a dedicated contact who will coordinate all stage...

First ACJ Service Center Network member approved on ACJ TwoTwenty - Comlux Completion

Comlux Completion has been successfully approved by Airbus ACJ to provide maintenance services on the latest member of the ACJ Family: the ACJ TwoTwenty. With this new approval, Comlux Completion becomes the first - and only one up to date - ACJ SCN (Service Center Network) member in the world, authorized to provide line and base maintenance on the ACJ TwoTwenty airframe, systems and engines. This...

Inaugural Irish Business & General Aviation Association conference - Interview with Joe Buckley

When a new event is announced, it's obvious to ask the questions: how will it be different from other events in the industry, what makes it special? 50skyshades is pleased to be an official Media Partner of the Inaugural Irish Business & General Aviation Association conference. It is more than important for us to get our questions answered "at the source" so we had the pleasure...

Latest jewel in Bombardier worldwide services and support expansion - Miami-Opa Locka service centre

Bombardier will officially inaugurate its newest, state-of-the-art service centre in the U.S., located at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Bombardier’s Leadership team, customers, VIP guests and members of the media will be invited to attend the ceremony on Oct. 31, 2022, in Miami. Once fully operational, the new 300,000 square foot facility will...

The orderbook for Tecnam P2012 STOL was opened at NBAA_BACE 2022

During NBA-BACE 2022 Tecnam presented the new P2012 dedicated to Short Take Off and Landing operations and the program to secure the available production slots. Specifically designed to operate across the most demanding commercial airports in the world, addressing the needs of a market niche that was left undeveloped and unsupported for decades, Tecnam is once again providing a solu...

CAE and Clay Lacy Aviation sign cross-training and job-sharing agreement to address pilot demand and enhance flight training

CAE and Clay Lacy Aviation have signed a two-way organizational cross-training and job-sharing agreement. This agreement calls for CAE instructors to be trained to company standards enabling them to fly with Clay Lacy, and for Clay Lacy senior pilots to be approved to conduct training and check flights for CAE. A business aviation industry first, this two-year cross-training and job-sharing agreem...

Garmin GI 275 received STC for Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 7X

Garmin announced Supplemental Type Certification by the FAA for the GI 275 electronic flight instrument in the Dassault Falcon 7X business jet. As a replacement for the original secondary flight display, the primary GI 275 will integrate with the aircraft’s existing systems to be configured as an attitude-direction indicator with synthetic vision technology. Adding a second GI...

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IADA sees strong demand and constrained inventory shaping the global preowned aircraft market

The International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) has released its 2026-2027 Current Market Portrait & Forecast, offering an in-depth analysis of the global preowned business av...

From first call to final mission: Helicopter Alliance’s Black Hawks excel throughout fire season

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operated by Helicopter Alliance played a vital role in combating wildfires across Central and Southern Europe during the aerial firefighting season that has now concluded....