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Volocopter raises additional USD 182 million in second signing of Series E financing round

IS-BAO and ARGUS extend Clay Lacy Aviation industry-leading safety certifications

Clay Lacy Aviation has been recognized again for its safety and operational processes. The aircraft management, charter, maintenance and FBO services provider has recently been awarded the prestigious ARGUS Platinum rating by the third-party safety auditor for the 13th consecutive year. It...

Bombardier inaugurates state-of-the-art Miami Service Centre

Officially inaugurated! New Bombardier Miami-Opa Locka Service Centre ,at full capacity, plans to add close to 300 aerospace jobs in the community, including more than 225 highly skilled technicians.Once fully ramped up, the 300,000 square foot facility will more than quadruple...

Busy September for AMAC Aerospace team

AMAC Aerospace is the place where teams are in constant demand. The month of September 2022 was as usual full of projects and achievements. Here are the highlights: End of September, an AOG support request for a Gulfstream IV of a long-term customer reached AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland. AMAC reacted within a few hours and accepted the Head of State aircraft in Basel. The Gulfstream IV h...

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 solutions that cater to the needs of continued airworthiness and after-sales maintenance services in prepara...

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 elected Alnaqbi to the position for a second term at the Governing Board meeting held in Orlando.&n...

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...

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