Pentastar Aviation announces the appointment of Doug Levangie to vice president of Maintenance Operations & Advisory Services, effective immediately. Levangie will report to executive vice president of Sales & Maintenance, Brad Bruce, and will be responsible for the strategic initiatives and overall success of Pentastar’s maintenance operations.

C&L announces a new $3 million expansion to its facility in Bangor. The project, supported in part by a $1.2 million grant from the United States Economic Development Administration that was recently awarded to the City of Bangor, will refurbish a newly leased hangar, add two new buildings, increase capabilities and create 100 additional jobs over the next two years.

With examples from his most recent book, The Wright Brothers, Pulitzer prize-winning author David McCullough plans to focus on “Lessons in Leadership” in a keynote address during the opening general session of the 2016 National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Held in Orlando, FL, the event runs through Nov. 3.

Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, debuts the Cessna Turbo Stationair HD, the company’s enhanced version of its Cessna Turbo Stationair T206H single-engine piston aircraft, at Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) AirVenture. The Cessna Turbo Stationair HD is now available to customers and features a gross weight increase of 189 pounds, giving the aircraft a maximum useful load of 1,470 pounds in its standard configuration with six seats, or an impressive 1,623 pounds in a rugged utility configuration.

West Star Aviation announces that Mexico's Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil has renewed East Alton's (ALN) certificate through 2018. The certificate allows West Star to offer full service to Mexican registered aircraft (XA, XB and XC).

JSfirm.com announces that job seekers can now view the list of companies participating in EAA's week-long job fair at EAA.org. 

Conklin & de Decker announce the release of its 2016 Aircraft Performance Comparator, the most comprehensive aircraft comparison data available to the industry. Part of a family of innovative software products created by Conklin & de Decker, the Aircraft Performance Comparator is a must-have tool for anyone who is acquiring a business jet, turboprop or piston-engine aircraft or helicopter and needs to compare aircraft performance data, quickly and easily.

ALTO Aviation, a supplier of high-end cabin audio and entertainment systems for business aviation, announces the availability of its new chime/tone warning amplifier, ALTO M1285R.

KaiserAir earns STC certification for its Future Air Navigation System (FANS) 1/A solutions for Gulfstream IV, IVsp, and V which adds Gogo Business Aviation’s ST 4300 Iridium connectivity solution.

Nextant Aerospace, builder of the 400XTi – the world’s only remanufactured business jet, and Constant Aviation, a company offering full-service maintenance, repair, and overhaul with a nationwide network, conclude their first Beechjet Operators’ Conference at their corporate headquarters in Cleveland.