West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Mark Bozada to Bombardier project manager at its East Alton, IL (ALN), facility.

Constant Aviation, a provider of maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) and aircraft-on-ground (AOG) services, announces that it is partnering with Western Technical College of El Paso, TX, to provide flexible, long-term career paths for students looking to enter the high-technology world of aviation maintenance. Under the new partnership, students will be able to exit the Western Tech program and enter directly into the aviation workforce, earning their Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certifications while also working at Constant Aviation, learning from the best and using the most advanced technology.

MRO Insider and WYVERN announce that they have continued to move ahead with their partnership to bring safety to the forefront of business-aviation maintenance. MRO Insider has developed an operator-facing indicator on its platform to distinguish MROs who have a WYVERN-certified SMS system and will work directly with Wyvern and the MROs to make this a success.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that an extensive roster of online content, including a full program of valuable education sessions as well as exclusive, web-only features, will be available to both in-person and at-home attendees of the upcoming 2021 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), taking place Oct. 12-14 in Las Vegas, NV.

MRO Insider announces that the company has released an update to its technology, allowing aircraft operators to post public-facing reviews of service providers. This feature is available to all operators and, at this time, is not specific to events streamlined through the MRO Insider network. Any operator who has meaningful feedback on service providers listed on the platform is invited to share information about their experience.

BriskHeat, a provider of surface and immersion heating products, controllers and insulators, announces it has launched an enhanced version of its ACR®3 Hot Bonder. The bonder now offers output cords to match any competitors’ blankets (sold separately), now with a three-year warranty (extended from the previous two-year warranty).

CCX Technologies reveals that the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) Waco campus is using the T-RX avionics tester to train students in its avionics technology program. Earlier this year, TSTC purchased three of the company’s testers to help expand student knowledge as they prepare for their careers in avionics maintenance.

Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, announces her new platform, AVIATE with Shaesta, designed for women in aviation to simply express themselves. AVIATE — acronym for Acknowledge, Vocalize, Inclusion, Act, Travel, Evolve – represents the foundational themes Waiz uses to shape her conversations with some of the world's leading women in aviation and aerospace, across various media outlets.

Elliott Aviation, a provider of aviation MRO services, hires Nathan Moran as regional sales manager for the Midwest region. Moran will be responsible for executing regional sales strategies in the Midwest region. He will be focused on enhancing Elliott Aviation’s brand within his territory and generating new sales.

Sixty-five years after Duncan Aviation founder, Donald Duncan, bought into a Beechcraft distributorship in Omaha, NE, Duncan Aviation celebrates being a full-service business-aviation service provider with 2,300 team members, three full-service MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facilities, and dozens of satellite locations and AOG launch offices positioned throughout the United States.