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Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), a family of aviation maintenance schools, and its partner, Fulcrum Labs, a leader in AI-powered adaptive learning technology, analytics and training outcomes, have been awarded the prestigious 2019 Excellence in Practice Award from the Association for Talent Development (ATD), the world's largest association dedicated to those who develop talent in organizations. The award recognizes exemplary practices in workplace learning and talent development that deliver sustained, clear and measurable results.

Pro Star Aviation, an innovative aerospace modification facility, recently completes the first installation of the new Gogo AVANCE L5 in a Pilatus PC-24 aircraft. Delivering high-speed 4G aircraft connectivity, enabling passengers and crew access to video streaming, web/email, voice/text, and more, the Gogo AVANCE L5 is an upgrade from the factory-installed ATG-2000.

The Av8 Group announces the completion of its 10,000-square-foot expansion at its Houston location, increasing the original 20,000 square feet of space to a combined total of 30,000 square feet in which to service the company's growing number of requests for landing gear and component overhauls.

Clay Lacy Aviation, an Embraer Authorized Service Center, completes its tenth 10-year/120-month inspection on Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 aircraft, with five additional inspections underway. Inspections are being completed at the company’s FAA Part 145 Repair Stations at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) and McClellan-Palomar Airport (KCRQ) near San Diego.

AOne Parts & Logistics announces that Ryen Schultz will be joining the global service and support provider as a full-time trader. Schultz will be involved in all aspects of vendor monitoring, including purchasing, allocating assets for clients and stocking purposes, vendor monitoring, tactical and strategic negotiating of agreements, and maintaining vendor relationships.

EAA announces that it's annual Airventure Fly-in has been canceled. Here is the notice from EAA's Chairman Jack Pelton. We Don’t Gamble, We Need A Sure Thing AirVenture 2020 is officially canceled My fellow EAA’rs. It is May here in Wisconsin, and unfortunately like many of you across the country, we are still under a stay at home order through May 26. Normally, this is the month when we start our preflight planning for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. By this time, we should have begun ramping up our entire site in preparation for our July convention. Volunteers from across the country and world would have descended on Oshkosh. Together they would have formed work parties, our suppliers would begin start setting up tents and infrastructure. Our EAA staff would be printing wrist bands, campers guides, programs and an assortment of EAA collateral as full-on AirVenture execution begins. But because of circumstances beyond our control, none of this can happen now. We cannot even get to the hangar so our preflight is left to watching the prog charts. While this certainly makes the ability to prepare for the event a scheduling problem, it does not preclude the bigger issue of predicting what will be the health guidelines in July. Right now, there are three phases that have been defined in Wisconsin as the recommended procedures. As I write this, we are not in Phase 1 yet. Phase 2 restricts gatherings to 50 people. Phase 3 allows for mass gathering with restrictions. Our convention attracts EAA members not only from the U.S. but around the world. Today we cannot predict when we will be at a point that our event meets the all clear Phase 3 milestone for mass gathering with restrictions. As your leader, I see no clear path to meet our own requirements to insure the health and safety expectations our organization demands for our employees, members, volunteers, exhibitors and attendees. That includes sanitization, separation and personal protection requirements. My conclusion is, like in any good flight planning, don’t take the risk. Therefore, I have no choice but to cancel AirVenture 2020. Together, we can come back stronger, safer and ready for AirVenture 2021 and create a memorable world class aviation event. Because of our dedicated and enthusiastic EAA members, our Association is strong. We know that at some point this storm will pass. And over the next 12 months we will continue to support all of you as we again, together, grow EAA in the Spirit of Aviation. Respectfully, Jack J. Pelton Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and Chairman of the Board

SIFCO ASC, a leading selective electroplating specialist, is staying operational to support key industries with its vital maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) projects. The steadily increasing impact of the COVID-19 virus is creating an unprecedented situation across the world. To help tackle the pandemic and keep crucial sectors like power generation, oil and gas, aerospace, military and marine online, SIFCO ASC’s sites remain open under social-distancing guidelines.

Clay Lacy Aviation now provides comprehensive aircraft cleaning and disinfecting services at the company’s maintenance centers and through its mobile response teams. Wearing full-body Tyvek suits, goggles, gloves and face masks, detailing experts use bipolar ionization equipment and EPA-registered, aviation-approved products to clean and disinfect the aircraft interior. The procedure kills surface and airborne pathogens, bacteria and mold, removes odors, improves air quality, and reduces static electricity, dust, pollen and smoke.