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ITA Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo

ITA Airways took delivery of its first A321neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation from Airbus’ Hamburg production facilities. This latest addition further consolidates ITA Airways' all-Airbus fleet strategy, which currently stands at 81 aircraft, and includes latest generat...

easyJet becomes Europe’ first low-cost airline to offer bag collection, delivery, and door-to-door services

easyJet has launched a new luggage collection, delivery and door-to-door service in partnership with baggage collection and delivery specialist, Airportr, providing passengers travelling from London Gatwick and Geneva the option to check in their luggage from home, skip bag drop...


Global Airlines partners with JETMS on aircraft refurbishment and overhaul programme

JETMS Completions has been selected to bring to life Global' onboard hard product, with work planned to commence on the first aircraft in January 2024. JETMS will refurbish the first aircraft interiors to the highest standard, ahead of them taking to the skies for the first passenger flights. Later aircraft will see their interiors completely overhauled, exactly to the high spec...

CFM LEAP-1A engines to power 40 Xiamen Airlines’ Airbus aircraft

Xiamen Airlines and CFM International signed a purchase agreement for LEAP-1A engines, to power its 15 A321neo and 25 A320neo aircraft, including spare engines. CFM International has also signed a services agreement for the carrier’s LEAP-1B and CFM56-7B fleets. Xiamen Airlines has been a CFM customer since 1992, when it purchased its first CFM56-powered Boeing 737-500 aircraf...

Emirates completes first flights from Dubai powered by Shell Aviation SAF

Emirates’ flight EK 412 bound for Sydney on 24 October was among the first to operate with SAF. Shell has supplied 315,000 gallons of blended SAF for use at airline’s hub in Dubai. This first ever supply of SAF to Emirates in Dubai has enabled the airline to power a number of missions over the course of the last few weeks. The blended SAF supplied by Shell into the DXB a...

Republic Airways signs a MoU as strategic advisor for AURA AERO’ ERA 19-seater program

Republic Airways and AURA AERO signed a MoU regarding the development of the ERA, an electric-thrust 19-seater regional aircraft. This MoU sets forth the cooperation between AURA AERO and Republic with respect to the assistance Republic will provide on the ERA program. Primarily, Republic will provide support for the technical and commercial development of the ER...

Southwest Airlines partners with USA BioEnergy for 680 million gallons of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Southwest Airlines announced an offtake agreement with USA BioEnergy for up to 680 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel. Over the term of the 20-year agreement, once blended with conventional jet fuel, the SAF could produce the equivalent of 2.59 billion gallons of net-zero1 fuel and avoid 30 million metric tons of CO2. Southwest plans to begin purchasing SAF from USA B...

Bomb threats, air traffic disruptions - have a plan and be prepared - security expert' advises

Around a hundred of airports were evacuated numerous times over a week in France. Travelers' reactions, sometimes surprising. Air traffic disruptions, flight cancellations, delays, lost connections. How to react, how to do our best to ensure safety and continue flying in complete security and confidence. If it's a question of air travel safety, I always can get the expert' opinio...

Proactive, highly efficient, easy to reach and passionate about aviation - meet the aviation department of the Latvian Ministry of Transport

Today, I have the pleasure to welcome Director of aviation department of Ministry of Transport of Latvia – Arturs Kokars. Why? Because 50skyshades had the pleasure to be Media Partner of Riga Aviation Forum 2023. Two days of event were not enough to ask all questions and have everyone we would love to talk with.  T.O. First, thank you! It was a pleasure to be back to my birth country...

Air Niugini orders the A220

Air Niugini has signed a firm order with Airbus for six latest generation single aisle A220-100s under its fleet modernisation programme. In addition, the carrier will acquire three A220-300s and another two A220-100s from third party lessors. Combining the longest range, lowest fuel consumption and widest cabin in the 100-150 seat category, the A220 will be operated by Air Niugini acros...

Etihad Airways and Abu Dhabi International Airport welcome first guests to Terminal A

Etihad Airways operated first commercial flight from Abu Dhabi International highly-anticipated new Terminal A today. The flight used one of the airline’s Airbus A350-1000, with 359 guests onboard. Etihad and Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomed the guests who made history as they enjoyed the seamless experience of checking in at Terminal A for the first time. The cerem...

DHL Express and World Energy global partnership to speed up aviation decarbonization

DHL Express and World Energy have signed a long-term strategic agreement to accelerate the decarbonization of aviation logistics through the purchase of approx. 668 million liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel via sustainable aviation fuel certificates. The seven-year contract, to run through 2030, is one of the longest and largest SAFc agreements in the aviation industry to date.  The...

British Airways’ first flight to Latvia touches down at Riga Airport

British Airways’ first flight from London Heathrow to Latvia, in more than 15 years, touched down at Riga International Airport yesterday at 19.00 local time.The inaugural service received a warm local welcome as it taxied to stand, with traditional drummers greeting customers as they stepped off the aircraft. This winter, British Airways will operate three times a week between its...

Air Canada inaugural flight from Vancouver arrived in Dubai

Air Canada' inaugural flight departed from Vancouver on Oct. 28 and has arrived in Dubai, linking Western Canada with the Middle East. Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, at Air Canada, commented: "We are very pleased to launch Air Canada's newest international route connecting Vancouver ...

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Abelo expands fleet with acquisition of four ATR72-600 aircraft and welcomes IndiGo as a new partner

Abelo announced the acquisition of four ATR72-600 aircraft through SKY Leasing. This strategic transaction expands Abelo’s portfolio to a total of 57 owned and managed aircraft. All four ai...

Surf Air Mobility enters agreement to supply electric powertrains to Tanzanian Cessna Caravan operator Auric Air

Surf Air Mobility has entered into a MoU with Auric Air, a Tanzania-based regional air operator flying both scheduled and charter service across East Africa, to upgrade up to 12 of Auric Air...

Cathay sets new 2030 carbon intensity target in support of its 2050 net-zero goal

Cathay has further demonstrated its unwavering dedication to decarbonising the aviation industry, setting a new target to improve its carbon intensity by 12% from the 2019 level by 2030. ​ This move r...