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Unmatched Aviation Training Presented by Concorde Battery Corporation Coming in January 2025
10/03/2024 - 10:38
Registration is open for Concorde’s January 2025 Virtual IA Renewal Series. Now in its fifth year, the Virtual IA Renewal Series features maintenance training seminars focused on three disciplines: Piston Engine Starting, Turbine Engine Starting, and Rotorcraft. These courses are geared to engage and educate attendees worldwide.
Veryon Diagnostics Wins Silver Merit Award for Best AI Product
10/02/2024 - 09:22
Veryon, a provider of information services and software solutions for the aviation industry, announces that its Veryon Diagnostics platform has been honored with the prestigious Silver Merit Award for Technology in the 2024 Best AI Product or Service category. The platform delivers game-changing AI solutions for aviation maintenance with the combined power of its Defect Analysis and Guided Troubleshooting tools in a single, seamless software solution.
West Star Aviation Announces Major Expansion to Meet Customer Demands
10/02/2024 - 08:22
West Star Aviation announces plans for major expansion with the construction of a new hangar at its full-service Grand Junction (GJT) maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, adding an additional 109,000 square feet of hangar, office, shop and ramp space. The project comes as the Grand Junction Airport is in the midst of a multi-year runway improvement project, an effort that enhances both the airport and West Star’s service offerings.
 Duncan Aviation Refurbishes Stunning Gulfstream G200
09/30/2024 - 11:11
Duncan Aviation completes a paint and interior refurbishment of a Gulfstream G200 at its full-service facility in Lincoln, NE. Designed by Autumn Elizabeth Design and executed by Duncan Aviation, the aircraft now boasts a luxurious merlot paint scheme accented with elegant gold details, a custom interior, and connectivity upgrades.
Business Aviation Leaders Laud Formation of Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus
09/26/2024 - 10:44
CLIMBING. FAST., an advocacy initiative focused on advancing business aviation’s bold commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, welcomes the formation of the bipartisan Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus, announced this week. The caucus has been founded by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Boozman (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Sens. Moran and Duckworth will serve as caucus chairs.
Daniel Lafrance Retires from Professional Aviation Associates, New Senior Director-Site Manager Named
09/26/2024 - 10:37
Professional Aviation Associates, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces that vice president and general manager, Daniel Lafrance, has decided to retire. Lafrance has held his current position since December 2018, after spending over nine years as vice president of sales and marketing at Greenwich AeroGroup, the parent company of Professional Aviation Associates. Prior to that, he served as an aviation consultant after his departure from Bombardier Aerospace, where he spent 21 years, ending in the position of vice president of service sales and marketing.
Drayton Aerospace Selects EmpowerMX from IFS to Boost MRO Operations
09/26/2024 - 10:25
Drayton Aerospace Porto Alegre (POA), a provider of civil, freight aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), has selected EmpowerMX from IFS to plan, execute and optimize its operations. This collaboration aims to enhance return on investment (ROI) and deliver transformative efficiency gains by optimizing the utilization of resources. Key benefits include predictive control over maintenance turnaround times, improved management of risk factors, and heightened customer satisfaction.
Duncan Aviation Delivers Falcon 2000EX
09/20/2024 - 14:10
Duncan Aviation’s experts at its full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Lincoln, NE, modernize a legacy Falcon 2000EX and give it new life with silk carpet, new PSU overlay panels, streamlined drink rails, new paint and several unique details.
Usain Bolt, Gary Player Join IFS and Global Tech Partners at IFS Unleashed 2024
09/19/2024 - 08:15
IFS Unleashed, the world’s biggest event devoted to Industrial AI, announces that eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt, and golf legend, Gary Player, will keynote to over 2,500 customers, partners, technology leaders and C-level executives from across the globe. Over 50 sponsors and the world’s main global system integrators are supporting the event, led by Diamond sponsors, Tech Mahindra and Microsoft.
TUI Airline Selects AVIATAR's Technical Logbook for Entire Fleet

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09/18/2024 - 13:22
TUI Airline, one of Europe's leisure carriers, selects the Technical Logbook of AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik's innovative digital platform, for its entire fleet of around 130 airplanes. TUI's five airline operations, from the United Kingdom (UK), Nordics, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, are already using many AVIATAR solutions to manage their fleet.
C&L Aviation Services Receives Landing Gear Overhaul Rating, Wheel & Brake Repair Capabilities
09/18/2024 - 12:56
C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, expands its component repair facility with a new landing-gear rating and wheel and brake capabilities. With this new rating, C&L provides landing-gear overhauls for ERJ 140/145 and Citation series and will soon include E190 and Boeing 737. The new wheels and brakes capabilities allow C&L to offer repair and overhaul services for regional and corporate aircraft.
West Star Aviation Announces Promotion of Michael Ditmeyer to Director of Maintenance
09/17/2024 - 13:39
West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Michael Ditmeyer to director of maintenance at its Chattanooga, TN (CHA), facility. He will oversee all maintenance programs, ensuring project flow and work processes align with customer expectations.
Texas Aerospace Technologies Achieves Supplemental Type Certificate for True Blue Power TS28 Emergency Power Battery Supply
09/17/2024 - 13:28
Texas Aerospace Technologies, a provider of advanced avionics distribution and innovative aerospace solutions tailored to the needs of business jets, announces that it has achieved supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for the True Blue Power TS28 Emergency Battery Power Supply (EBPS).
Satair Expands Hamburg Logistics & Service Centre with Opening of Largest Warehouse Facility in Airbus Group
09/17/2024 - 12:50
Satair, an Airbus Services company and provider in the commercial aerospace aftermarket, announces the opening of its new Logistics & Service Centre in Hamburg, Germany. Located in the Wilhelmsburg area of Hamburg, this 56,500-square-meter facility is the largest warehouse within Airbus Group to date, representing a significant expansion of Satair's global footprint. The center will primarily manage tools and large parts (long-term storage and kits).
NL EASP AIR Confirms SD Government as Satcom Solutions Provider
09/17/2024 - 12:39
SD Government (SDG), a satellite communications provider, is named by NL EASP Air — the Dutch service provider for aerial maritime surveillance; coast guard; search-and-rescue (SAR); and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations — as its preferred provider of SATCOM connectivity solutions. The agreement with SDG strengthens the NL EASP Air offering by delivering a first-of-a-kind solution that enhances connectivity and live video transmission capabilities to support real-time surveillance and monitoring operations for European border- and coast-guard entities.
Robert Pierson Joins C&L Aerospace as a Regional Sales Manager
09/12/2024 - 13:45
C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, announces that Robert (Bob) Pierson has joined the Corporate Parts Sales team as a regional sales manager. Pierson will provide business-jet support for the southeastern United States and will focus on Challenger 604, Hawker Series, BeechJet, and Cessna Citation Sovereign and XLS aircraft.
Hydroplane Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Funding from the U.S. Navy for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Ground Power Unit Development 
09/12/2024 - 13:36
Hydroplane has been awarded U.S. Department of the Navy Phase 1 Option Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding to further develop its mobile hydrogen fuel-cell ground power unit (GPU).
Natalie Vander Kelen Joins JSSI as Vice President, Customer Support for Traxxall
09/12/2024 - 10:17
Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial tools to the business-aviation industry, announces the appointment of Natalie Vander Kelen as vice president of Customer Support for Traxxall, JSSI’s suite of maintenance-tracking software solutions. In this new role, Vander Kelen will lead Traxxall’s global team of aircraft maintenance and records analysts, further elevating the customer experience for Traxxall customers, which include corporate flight departments, management companies and charter operations.
NBAA Launches New Business Aviation Customer Service Certificate Program
09/12/2024 - 09:20
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) introduces a Business Aviation Customer Service Certificate program in partnership with ServiceElements International (SEI). The program will establish a baseline knowledge, identify resources business-aviation professionals can rely upon as references, and encourage participants to seek more advanced learning in the areas of customer-service management.
West Star Aviation Promotes Ray Sharp to Director of Maintenance
09/11/2024 - 11:37
West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Ray Sharp to director of maintenance at its East Alton, IL (ALN), facility, overseeing all maintenance programs. Sharp’s diverse experience includes working with a wide range of airframes, such as Falcon, Hawker, Lear, Cessna, Challenger and Gulfstream.

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