Duncan Aviation names Keith Schell as manager of its Components Repairs and Parts & Rotables Sales teams. This brings the company’s components services areas together under a combined leadership team. The team is complete with the addition of Tony Curtis and Cary Prange, assistant managers for Components Repairs and Parts & Rotables Sales, respectively. 

Jet Aviation’s eight FBOs in the U.S. are now qualified for Stage 1 registration to the IS-BAH Standard (International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling), joining the company’s 13 FBOs in EMEA and Asia.

The National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA’s) Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) program reached a significant milestone this month when Kevin Flynn, director of aviation maintenance with AbbVie Inc. of Waukegan, IL, became the 400th aviation professional to earn CAM certification.

To meet increased demand from engine customers, Duncan Aviation increases its available pool of rental turbine engines by 33% in 2017. The pool now includes several rental engines for the following engine models: HTF7000, HTF7350 and TFE731 (-2C, -3, -5B, -20, -40 and -60).

Empire Airlines, based at the Coeur d'Alene Airport in Hayden, ID, receives FAA formal acceptance of the airline's safety management system (SMS) at the conclusion of a two-and-a-half-year implementation project.

The following is a statement by National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president, Martin H. Hiller, marking the conclusion of Michael P. Huerta’s term as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In November 2017, NATA recognized Huerta’s outstanding service and contributions to the aviation industry, presenting him with NATA’s Distinguished Public Service Award. The Trump Administration has announced that Deputy Administrator Daniel Elwell will serve as Acting Administrator.

ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) announces the launch of the Flight Department Best Practices Assessment for business aviation flight departments who wish to operate at a higher standard of safety.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announces it is coordinating with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to participate in numerous workshops in 2018 as well as present at several business aviation events to educate the industry on the new Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), a global measure to address international aviation emissions agreed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

West Star Aviation announces it has finalized its service center agreement with Embraer Executive Jets at its full-service, state-of-the-art maintenance facility in Chattanooga, TN, at KCHA.

Duncan Aviation updates its Straight Talk book in January 2018 on automatic dependent surveilance-broadcast (ADS-B), one of the FAA’s mandated NextGen upgrades, providing practical information about all aspects of ADS-B for owners and operators of business jets.