West Star Aviation is recognized, for a third consecutive year, as a gold leader from the Governor's Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) in Denver, CO. The Environmental Leadership Program is a state-wide recognition and reward program offering benefits and incentives to members that go above and beyond compliance with state and federal regulations and are committed to continual environmental improvements. West Star Aviation entered the Colorado Governor's Environmental Leadership Program in October 2010 where they first were awarded a bronze. They attained silver status from 2011-2013 and gold status from 2014-present.

TRAXXALL Technologies, providers of an innovative aircraft maintenance tracking system, announces that it will launch its new Inventory Management Module (IMM) at NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Orlando, FL, November 1 – 3.

Titan Tool Supply, Inc. of Buffalo, NY, announces the introduction of an integrated, Full HD digital microscope system which operates without a PC and, utilizing its powerful image processing and control engine, delivers superb, video-image quality at 60 frames per second.

Duncan Aviation announces it will be installing the new Gogo 4G system upon completion in the first half of 2017. Installation will be available at its three main facilities in Battle Creek, MI; Lincoln, NE; and Provo, UT, as well as more than 24 satellite avionics shops (www.DuncanAviation.aero/locations/#satellites) located at the busiest airports in the United States.

RUAG Aviation announces the completion of its 500th life raft maintenance event on Winslow equipment. The milestone for the industry leader in aircraft component MRO was achieved in the first week of October 2016. RUAG Aviation’s one-stop shop services at its Munich location feature the industry’s only dedicated, in-house component service center. The center guarantees a turnaround time of just 3 days for any single component.

With aircraft values declining for a decade but the cost of hourly engine maintenance programs rising, Legacy Engine Assurance Program (LEAP) is created to deliver more affordable hourly engine coverage for operators of TFE731 and JT15D-powered aircraft.

As a producer of solar protection systems and a challenger in IFEC offering bespoke solutions to the aeronautic market, Vision Systems is prepared to present its high-end motorized shades, electronically dimmable windows (EDWs) and a wireless IFE system dedicated to business aviation at the NBAA's Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, held Nov. 1-3 in Orlando, FL. The exhibited products, including Vision Systems' latest innovation, Acti-Vision Window, a new concept of EDW integrating an interactive transparent display, will be on display at Booth #113.

West Star Aviation and Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) announce they are nearing completion of a cooperative effort to develop an STC for a belted lavatory modification for the Hawker 800 and XP series aircraft.

Duncan Aviation announces its calibration services lab passed its first surveillance audit with no findings or discrepancies since receiving accreditation with the A2LA (American Association for Laboratory Accreditation), certificate #3908.01, in 2015.

Addison-based Elite Turbine Maintenance introduces Carl McDade as its new director of maintenance.