TAG Maintenance Services rebranded Dassault Aviation Business Services (DABS). The new name reflects the important place this European network occupies within Dassault Aviation's global MRO support organization, which includes 40 factory service locations and 20 authorized service facilities around the world. Concurrently, Dassault reconfirms its commitment to supporting multiple...
Honeywell announced a new, innovative ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology that allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel. Depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, jet fuel produced from Honeywell's ethanol-to-jet fuel process can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% on a total lifecycle basis, compared...
Presenting and moderating a conference is a responsibility, in a way it is the presenter who sets the tone and rhythm of the event. Malta Aviation Conference and Expo is fortunate to be in the hands of Clare Agius, who shares a passion for aviation and has a keen interest in industry trends and news. 50skyshades took a moment just before the kick off of the second day of MACE to as...
ExecuJet celebrates two of the company Australian FBOs gaining the IS-BAH Stage III accreditation. IS-BAH is an industry code of best practices developed by the international business aviation community. Michel Tohane, Luxaviation’s President of Group FBO Services, commented: “ExecuJet Sydney and ExecuJet Melbourne are not only the first FBOs in Australia o...
Following the decision in September to remove excess capacity on certain US routes and to operate Los Angeles routes on a seasonal basis, Norse Atlantic Airways expects a positive increase in load factors and an uplift in yield across its network during the winter months. The company continues to have Power by the Hour lease agreements - meaning the company only pays for an aircraft when...
Embraer continues to advance in the production of the first KC-390 Millennium aircraft for the Hungarian Defence Forces. In November 2020, the Hungarian government signed a contract with Embraer for the acquisition of two KC-390 aircraft in the process of strengthening the capabilities of the Hungarian Defence Forces. Currently, Embraer is assembling the semi-wings on the aircraft's fuselage,...
Culminating 2 weeks of intensive diplomacy by over 2500 delegates from 184 States and 57 organizations at the 41st ICAO Assembly, ICAO Member States adopted a collective long-term global aspirational goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The achievement of the LTAG will rely on the combined effect of multiple CO2 emissions reduction measures, including the accelerated adoption of ne...
MACE 2022 was already the 4th edition of the Malta Aviation Conference & Expo. Gaining altitude was far from being a simple theme of the event, it was a given considering the number of delegates, the quality of the presentations and panel discussions as well as the networking events. Due to the founders' busy schedules, 50skyshades was unable to interview them before the conference. So, t...
The National Business Aviation Association announced that three people directly involved with the making of the blockbuster movie “Top Gun: Maverick” – actress Monica Barbaro, cinematographer Kevin LaRosa II and Blue Angels pilot Frank Weisser – will be part of the day two opening session at the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition. NBAA President and...
MTU Maintenance Serbia officially opened its new facility in Nova Pazova near Belgrade. The ceremony took place in the presence of Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia. In addition, the German ambassador to Serbia, Anke Konrad, as well as representatives of the aviation industry were in attendance. MTU Maintenance Serbia d.o.o. is a fully owned subsidiary of MTU, a leading engine manufacture...
Aeroporti di Roma, Atlantia, UrbanV, and Volocopter, have successfully completed the first crewed eVTOL test flights in Italian airspace. These tests were part of a mobility ecosystem setup at Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. This is a key milestone toward the envisioned rollout of advanced air mobility services in Rome by 2024, with the partners having initiated o...
Airbus expects the services market to recover to pre pandemic levels in 2023 and to double in value over the next 20 years - from $95bn today to over $230bn in 2041, according to its latest Global Services Forecast (GSF). As a result, the number of people working in aviation services, keeping the world's fleets flying on a daily basis, is set to increase by a further two million....
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Was the World Tourism Day an occasion to celebrate? Then why was the theme “Rethink Tourism” attached to it? According to the Secretary-General of UNWTO -UN World Tourism Organization-: “the World Tourism Day has always been a chance to come together and celebrate the many and varied accomplishments of our sector.” And so, it appeared tha...
Elbe Flugzeugwerke, center of excellence for Airbus Passenger-to-Freighter conversions and Turkish Technic, announced a new collaboration in A330P2F conversions.The collaboration will see to Turkish Technic becoming the first MRO company to provide third party conversion solutions for the proven and technologically advanced A330P2F program by EFW. The first A330P2F conversion for EFW is plann...
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have delivered the first Light Civil Helicopter to a local operator, Gloria Aviation, following certification in September this year. Entering service in an emergency medical services configuration in December this year, this helicopter will be deployed to support critical life-saving missions in Jeju. This key milestone came on the...
QinetiQ GmbH, a provider of airborne special mission operations, based in Mönchengladbach, Germany, recently took delivery of their second brand-new DA62 MPP (Multi Purpose Platform) at Diamond Aircraft’s headquarters in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Equipped with the newest technology, the DA62 MPP special mission aircraft will support QinetiQ’s delivery of training and reconnai...
Joby Aviation and Skyports Infrastructure are developing a Living Lab passenger terminal that will enable the two companies to test a variety of technologies and procedures that will help define how passengers experience vertical flight in the future. Eric Allison, Head of Product at Joby, commented: “Our all-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft is set to revolu...
J&C Aerois investing up to €1.5 million into the acquisition and integration of new innovative equipment into its cabin interior production processes. The modernization program is aimed at further automation and robotization of J&C Aero’s certified in-house production processes. Amongst other, the company plans or has already acquired a super-speed CNC vertic...
SalamAir has signed a firm order with Embraer for six E195-E2, with options for a further six aircraft. The E195-E2, the quietest and most efficient aircraft in its class, will be delivered in a comfortable dual-class configuration with 135 seats, beginning at the end of 2023. The deal, which will be added to the Q3 backlog, is valued at US$934.6 million, at list price with all options exercised....
As a world leader in shading systems for VIP and business aviation, Vision Systems North America will present its latest innovations from high-end motorized shades to dimmable windows as well as solutions for privacy and personalization of passenger space. Vision Systems stays one step ahead in improving the passenger experience with its new solutions for ambiance creation and management....
Will drones be able to fly guided by artificial intelligence? A competition between six Italian university teams in the third edition of this event organised by Leonardo. The Leonardo Drone Contest 2022 edition is at the starting line. Six Italian universities will compete to the design of prototypes for a drone capable of flying autonomously and without a navigation system using artificial Int...
