West Star Aviation announces the remodel and expansion of the Aircraft Interior Design Center at its Grand Junctions, CO (GJT), facility is nearing completion. The expansion became necessary due to growth in the Global and Gulfstream segments.

Concorde Battery Corporation announces that it has trained more than 2,500 airmen so far this year with its new Virtual IA Renewal Series. Rather than cancel Concorde’s IA recurrent training events in 2021 due to the pandemic, Concorde has pivoted and created Concorde’s Virtual IA Renewal Series that provides the opportunity for airmen to complete the training necessary to renew their IA certificate through virtual classes provided free of charge. 

ILS (Inventory Locator Service, LLC) announces a brand-new corporate website (www.ilsmart.com), a comprehensive set of solution updates and additions, and the date for its annual user conference, ILS/CONNECT, which will be held virtually this summer.

CORRIDOR, a Next Gen Aviation Service Center cloud-based software solution, announces the addition of new integration capabilities, including CAMP CONNECT, Microsoft Office 365 Email, and the ILS Bridge for CORRIDOR, in addition to the new Warehouse and Receiving functionality for its CORRIDOR Go mobility suite.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) announces the launch of the virtual safety-management “Inspire" series. The Inspire series complements the in-person TSI/NATA Air Transport Safety Management Certification™ (ATSM) course by providing a conduit to continue important safety-management conversations with world-class subject-matter experts.

Vallair, a multi-faceted aviation business dedicated to the support of aircraft operators and lessors, strengthens its MRO team with the appointment of Armando Filho as director of Material Management. Filho will be responsible for Vallair’s component support division, complementing the activities of the teardown team, ensuring that customers extract maximum value from their assets.

Hartzell’s new Navigator, a three-blade advanced structural composite scimitar propeller, is now approved for thousands of Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine airplanes. The propeller is available as part of Hartzell Propeller’s Top Prop™ program.

JSfirm.com announces Alaska Airmen’s Association as its newest job distribution partner. The partnership is a continued effort of both organizations’ commitment to help promote and sustain the aviation industry. In addition to highlighting its corporate members' jobs, Alaska Airmen’s Association will also display all types of jobs throughout the industry directly on its website.

Duncan Aviation announces that Leon Holloway has accepted the position of director of Human Resources for the enterprise. In this senior management position, Holloway will manage all core functions of Human Resources, Professional Development, Talent Acquisition, and Wellness.

As part of a company-wide objective to improve efficiency and further reduce downtimes, West Star Aviation implements the Corridor Go program that will put custom-configured iPads in the hands of over 600 technicians. The new technology will improve the scaling of the overall work process on the shop floor, leading to a simpler way of work.