West Star Aviation announces the promotion of George Laiten to the director of Bombardier Business Development at its East Alton, IL (ALN), facility. Laiten will focus on new business opportunities with customers, vendors and OEMs while collaborating across departments and sites to identify key enhancements and solutions for customers.
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03/09/2023 - 11:09
03/08/2023 - 12:56
C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, announces that Michael Jackson has joined the company in the position of director of maintenance. In this position, Jackson is responsible for overseeing all repair-station activities at the company’s regional and corporate maintenance facility in Bangor, ME.
03/02/2023 - 12:52
Spirit Aeronautics, an avionics solutions provider for business, special missions and military aircraft, announces the hiring of Mark Hall as the new site manager for its Ohio location. Hall brings over 30 years of experience in the aviation industry, with a diverse background that includes roles as avionics installer, supervisor, planner, and project manager.
02/23/2023 - 14:07
Jet East, a Gama Aviation company offering full-service capabilities and 24/7 mobile maintenance, announces that Cory Kolman will be joining the company as regional sales director of the West Coast. Kolman will be based in Las Vegas.
02/23/2023 - 13:52
MORE Company Inc. announces the acceptance of MORE COMPANY S. B. No. 103 by the FAA.
02/23/2023 - 13:39
AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings is partnering with American Airlines to deliver a new way of training apprentice painters, as well as up-skilling existing teams, through the use of a virtual reality (VR) technology that is significantly more efficient and sustainable than the airline’s previous training regimes.
02/16/2023 - 11:44
Duncan Aviation announces that the company recently painted the first PC-24 outside of a Pilatus production facility. The aircraft was brought to Duncan Aviation’s full-service facility in Lincoln, NE, to be repainted to better meet the style of the owner.
02/16/2023 - 11:32
Textron Aviation announces it has been awarded the Multi-Engine Training System (METS) contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) through a full and open competition. The contract award is for up to 64 King Air 260 aircraft, which will be known as the T-54A.
02/15/2023 - 14:15
Bluetail, a modern SaaS aircraft records platform for private aviation, announces it closed an additional $2.2 million Series A investment. The round was led by AZ-VC, an Arizona-based venture capital fund that is uniquely focused on supporting emerging technology companies throughout the state.
02/15/2023 - 13:48
AMETEK FMH selects Wencor as its exclusive distributor supporting global military and government aftermarket. This agreement expands the partnership that Wencor and AMETEK SFMS previously announced in September 2022. It now includes the AMETEK flexible metal tubing, ducting, bellows, valves, filter assemblies, and fuel boost pumps supporting key military platforms in the aerospace and defense market segments.
02/15/2023 - 13:41
West Star Aviation announces that Mike Sichmeller, Avionics Technical Sales manager of East Alton, IL (ALN), has been nominated by a committee of industry peers for the AEA Member of the Year Award.
02/15/2023 - 13:24
To drive growth and better optimization and efficiency, aircraft spare-parts marketplace Locatory.com and ERP.Aero, cloud-based ERP for aerospace suppliers, join forces. The new integration automates inventory listing and updates, allowing customers to receive RFQs directly into their ERP.Aero’s RFQ Module.
02/15/2023 - 11:51
Chapman Freeborn, a global air-charter specialist and part of Avia Solutions Group, appoints James Edwards as general manager–UK. The position is a brand-new role at Chapman Freeborn and has been created to ensure the business is prepared for future expansion.
02/15/2023 - 11:27
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) becomes a subscribing member of the Nadcap® accreditation program. Nadcap subscribers are aerospace prime contractors who have demonstrated design authority and control over supplier quality throughout their organization.
02/15/2023 - 11:20
Nicrocraft™ announces FAA-PMA certification on Piper ® PA-44 Seminole exhaust risers. These exhaust risers are constructed of heat-resistant 321 stainless steel to provide maximum reliability, corrosion resistance, and service life.
02/15/2023 - 11:13
Pro Star Aviation, an aerospace modification center, welcomes back Mark Norklun to the team. He will play a critical role as a new technical sales manager of Maintenance in helping Pro Star Aviation meet the needs of its customer base.
02/15/2023 - 10:54
Max Lyons, owner and CEO of Hillsboro Aviation, is honored at the 20th annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards event in Los Angeles. Lyons received the Elling Halvorson Vertical Flight Hall of Fame Award, which honors individuals who have had a major impact on the world of vertical flight.
The SD dual-dissimilar technology leverages the best of satellite networks.
02/13/2023 - 12:56
Satcom Direct, a business-aviation solutions provider, is adding dual-dissimilar terminal capabilities to its expanding hardware portfolio. The dual-dissimilar technology equips an aircraft with the Plane Simple® Ku- and Ka-band tail-mount antennas (dual) to support two different satellite constellations (dissimilar), enabling Satcom Direct customers to leverage the best aspects of each network to deliver full redundancy and ensure uninterrupted consistent global connectivity.
02/10/2023 - 08:57
As a Gold Member of the Colorado Green Business Network (formerly known as the Colorado Governor’s Environmental Leadership Program), West Star Aviation’s Grand Junction location announces it has chosen to sponsor District 50's Grand Junction High School STEM class for the 2022-23 Environmental Sustainability Project.
02/08/2023 - 11:04
Lufthansa Technik and Colombian carrier Avianca sign a five-year contract that will provide digital condition monitoring through the AVIATAR platform. With the new contract, Avianca will be able to receive instant and real-time information about the configuration and condition of its Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft as well as their engines and components — during flight and on ground, all consolidated in one place.