50 SKY SHADES - World aviation news

Aviation essential

Essential and most important aviation news

Latest essential aviation news

Dassault Falcon 900LX and Falcon 2000 Series Certified for 100 ft EFVS Operations

The Dassault Falcon 900LX, Falcon 2000LXS and Falcon 2000S have been certified by EASA and the FAA for an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) capability that greatly improves access to airports in bad weather, providing operational credit for poor visibility approaches down to 100 ft. ...

The Embraer Phenom 300 is the world’s most delivered light business jet for the 7th year in a row

Embraer Executive Jets delivered 53 Phenom 300 and Phenom 300E light jets in 2018, according to a report issued by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). This is the seventh consecutive year that the Phenom 300 achieves this mark, having accrued more than 490 deliveries since enterin...


Ireland National Flight Centre Pilot Academy selects ALSIM'S ALX

Alsim has the pleasure to announce the sale of an ALX flight simulator to the National Flight Centre Pilot Academy, located in Leixlip, near Dublin, Ireland. The Alsim ALX simulator offers up to 4 classes of aircraft–from single engine piston, twin engine piston, twin turbine up to medium category twin jets (generic B737/A320). Designed and approved for ATPL, CPL/MCC, JOC a...

Eviation partners Siemens for Nine-Passenger Alice Aircraft Fleets

Eviation Aircraft had selected Siemens to provide high-power, all-electric propulsion systems for Eviation's fleet of regional Alice electric planes. The Eviation and Siemens collaboration marks a significant point in the commercialization of aviation's first all-electric plane, Alice, and electric propulsion systems, designed for this new era of air mobility. The Alice will...

Heligo receives its first Airbus H145 helicopter from Milestone Aviation

Heligo Charters Private Limited (HCPL), a Mumbai-based non-scheduled helicopter operator has taken delivery of its first H145 helicopter. The helicopter’s configuration will allow it to perform a variety of missions. The aircraft taken on lease from Milestone will start operations soon in the state of Jharkhand. “We take immense pride in the fact that Heligo has placed its trust...

Discover Kopter Group SH09 helicopter in a passenger transport configuration at Heli-Expo 2019

Heli-Expo show in Atlanta will give you the possibility to discover a full-scale mock-up of Kopter Group new SH09 helicopter outfitted with a seven-seat transport configuration (five passengers and two pilots) engineered and manufactured by Metro Aviation. After developing SH09 law enforcement and EMS interiors, Metro Aviation has extended its cooperation with Kopter Group to fea...

First complete renovation of Legacy 600 performed by Embraer Service Center in Sorocaba

First complete renovation of Legacy 600 performed by Embraer Service Center in Sorocaba. The used aircraft was purchased by a South American customer who chose to customize the whole aircraft with a new interior, systems upgrades and a new paint scheme. This Legacy 600, built in 2006, has received new seats, carpets, ceiling material, side panels as well as a new varnish hue for all the fu...

New Safran plant in India to make parts for the LEAP engine

During a visit to India for the Aero India Show, Philippe Petitcolin, Chief Executive Officer of Safran, and Shri K.Chandrashekar Rao, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Telangana, announced that Safran Aircraft Engines would build a new plant in Hyderabad to make parts for the LEAP turbofan engine from CFM International1. Supported by the Telangana State, Safran will invest 36 million euros in this...

Is 1 Pilot Greater Than 2?

By G.Ziemelis Aviation evolves and some things that were deemed as necessary are no longer needed. Regulations tend to lag behind technological developments, so it often takes time before capabilities are implemented, even when it is technically possible. Other times the paradigm is what lags and old methods stay because of public reception. The next in commercial aviation evolution will be the...

Indian Market at Aero India 2019 by Dassault Aviation with Reinforces Falcon Presence

Falcon 2000S to be featured at Aero India 2019 Dassault Aviation’s Falcon 2000S will be featured at India’s largest military and civil aircraft show, Aero India. The 2000S, recently certified by EASA and the FAA for low visibility approaches down to 100 feet, using the advanced FalconEye Combined Vision System (CVS), will be presented alongside the company’s Rafale frontline f...

Typically Swiss Style flight on PC-24 by Swiss Government

The official delivery of the Pilatus PC-24 by Swiss government! Order was made back in 2014 and here is came the delivery on 18 February 2019. The brand-new PC-24 Super Versatile Jet replaces a business jet supplied by a North American manufacturer and previously used for government flights. Ueli Maurer, President of the Swiss Confederation, took delivery of the PC-24 at...

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day - Collins Aerospace to host more than 1,000 female students globally

Ladies! Get ready to find out more why you want to be in aviation, what inspires you to make a part of this amazing industry! 21 locations to welcome female engineers! During Engineers Week from Feb. 17 - 23, Collins Aerospace will host over 1,000 female students across the globe in support of 'Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day', a growing movement to inspire the nex...

Pratt & Whitney Delivers GTF™ PW1900G Production Engines for Embraer E195-E2 Program

Pratt & Whitney and Embraer celebrated delivery of the GTF™ PW1900G production engines for the E195-E2 aircraft at Embraer's E2 final assembly line in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. The E195-E2 is expected to enter into service in the second half of 2019 with Azul Brazilian Airlines. "We are excited to receive the GTF production engines...

Rolls-Royce welcomes Emirates agreement

An order for Trent 7000 engines was secured BY Rolls-Royce to power 40 Airbus A330neo aircraft from Emirates. The order includes Rolls-Royce’s flagship TotalCare® long term service support. Emirates has also ordered 30 Airbus A350 aircraft, powered by the Trent XWB, also to be covered by TotalCare. Both engine types are the sole powerplant for their respective aircraft. Unde...

Upcoming events

Bahrain International Airshow 2026

18/11/2026 - 20/11/2026
Bahrain, Sakhir

AERO Middle East x Sand & Fun 2026

24/11/2026 - 26/11/2026
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh

Top of the week

Catering to the route: Planning meals around flight time and destination

Private jet catering requires an understanding of the journey as much as the passengers' preferences. SkyDine Jet Catering explores how flight duration, departure schedules, airport location, and...

airBaltic files first monthly operating reports with U.S. court and publishes preliminary unaudited financial information

Air Baltic Corporation AS , Latvia’s national airline and the leading carrier in the Baltic States, announced that airBaltic and its subsidiaries participating in the voluntary Ch...

Montana Aerospace strengthens innovation partnership with Airbus on next-generation aircraft programme

Asco, a subsidiary of Montana Aerospace AG, achieves significant technological milestone in the development of a hybrid multi-material Rear Secondary Structure for Airbus.  Montana Aerospace,...

Bombardier marks 40 years of Smart Services programs at NBAA-BACE 2026 in Las Vegas

Bombardier marked the 40th anniversary of its industry-leading Smart Services cost-per-flight-hour programs, which today support more than 1,500 enrolled aircraft and account for over 11 mil...

Airbus expects global freighter fleet to nearly double by 2045

Airbus 2026 Cargo Global Market Forecast, unveiled at the Cargo Facts Symposium, predicts that the global fleet of dedicated freighter aircraft will expand by 46%, rising from 2,360 aircraft in 2026 t...

FAA certifies Boeing 737-10, bringing the largest 737 MAX variant to market

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has certified the Boeing 737-10, the newest and largest member of the 737 MAX family, paving the way for Boeing [NYSE: BA] to begin customer deliveri...

Elevating Nevis: Premier Mark Brantley on aviation, tourism and economic transformation

Few infrastructure projects have the potential to reshape an island's future quite like the ongoing transformation of Nevis Airport. To gain deeper insight into this ambitious development and the...

BPE Air reports nearly US$90 million in 2025 revenue as Aldrew Crowe advances integrated aviation platform

BPE Air, the aviation company founded and wholly owned by entrepreneur Aldrew Crowe, reported approximately US$90 million in revenue in 2025, marking a major milestone in the growth of its integrated...

First production Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 rolls out, marking major step toward entry into service

Textron Aviation has marked a key milestone in the development of the Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3 with the rollout of the program’s first production aircraft. The achievement brings the next-g...

Tecnam P2012 SMP brings faster, safer and more efficient aerial power grid monitoring to TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority is demonstrating the real-world value of the Tecnam P2012 Special Mission Platform (SMP), which has become a vital tool for monitoring and maintaining its...

Gogo unveils Galileo roadmap to continue enhancing customer investments through the mid 2030s and beyond

Gogo has unveiled its long-term vision for the Galileo connectivity platform at NBAA-BACE 2026, outlining a roadmap designed to enhance and protect customer investments well into the mid-2030s and bey...

AMAC Aerospace records strong business growth as new contracts and approvals drive demand across core services

AMAC Aerospace Group continues to experience strong business momentum, marked by new certifications, contract wins and rising demand across its maintenance, completion and aircraft modification activi...

Gulfstream expands performance analytics capabilities to enhance aircraft operational efficiency

Gulfstream Aerospace has enhanced the capabilities of its Customer Support Performance Analytics program, further strengthening its ability to transform aircraft data into actionable insight...

Dassault brings EASy IV upgrade to Falcon 2000 series, extending its latest standard to the best-selling family

Dassault will introduce the fourth-generation EASy IV flight deck on newly built Falcon 2000LXS aircraft, while also making the upgrade available as a retrofit across the entire Falcon 2000 EASy fleet...

TARMAC Aerosave becomes the world’s first triple AFRA-accredited company, doubling aircraft dismantling capacity

TARMAC Aerosave has set a new industry benchmark by becoming the first company in the world to secure Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) accreditation across all three scopes of aircraft disa...

Archer showcases electric air taxi operations in historic San Francisco Bay flights

Archer Aviation all-electric Midnight air taxi successfully completed several days of piloted flights across the San Francisco Bay Area as part of the company’s “No Roads” flight tou...

Embraer delivers first E175 with new RECARO cabin interior to American Airlines

Embraer has delivered the first E175 fitted with next-generation RECARO passenger seats to American Airlines, marking another step in the ongoing modernization of one of the world's most successfu...

Celebrating 10 years of the Vision Jet, the aircraft that changed personal aviation

Cirrus Aircraft is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Collier Trophy-winning Vision Jet at NBAA-BACE 2026, marking a decade of innovation that has continuously advanced the world&r...

Norway unveils five sites for landmark hybrid-electric aircraft demonstrations in 2027

Bristow Group Inc., in partnership with Electra, Avinor and the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (CAA Norway), will undertake a series of demonstration flights across five locations in Norway using...

“Discover Airlines Shark” takes to the skies as first AeroSHARK-enhanced Airbus begins scheduled operations

A Discover Airlines Airbus A330 has become the first Airbus aircraft worldwide to enter regular commercial service after undergoing a full-scale AeroSHARK retrofit, marking a signi...

Daher Aircraft delivers Europe’s first Kodiak 900 to Swiss couple for outdoor adventures

Daher Aircraft announced the delivery of a Kodiak 900 to Swiss owners Roland and Claudia Primus, who plan to use the aircraft for adventure flying to remote and short-runway destinations. Their travel...

Velocity Maintenance Solutions expands hangar facilities at Wilmington Airport, enhancing service capacity and growth prospects

Velocity Maintenance Solutions, an FAA-certified provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services, has announced a significant expansion of its facilities at Wilmington Airport (ILG) in Delaware,...

Qantas Freight and Australia Post expand air cargo capacity with Airbus A321 freighter in western Sydney

Qantas Freight and Australia Post have entered the next chapter of their long-standing partnership with the arrival of the first of three additional Airbus A321 Passenger-to-Freighter (A321P2F) aircra...

Turkish Airlines and CFM sign landmark MOU for more than 600 LEAP-1B engines

Turkish Airlines has taken another major step in its fleet expansion strategy with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with CFM International for more than 300 LEAP-1B engines and a long-term...

Viasat delivers major U.S. capacity expansion for JetXP business aviation customers

Viasat has significantly expanded the capacity of its JetXP in-flight connectivity service across the United States, delivering up to five times more bandwidth for business aviation customers equipped...