West Star Aviation announces the company has completed the first installation of both the Collins Pro Line Fusion system and Collins Venue CMS system in a Challenger 604 aircraft at its Grand Junction, CO (GJT), facility.

Elit’Avia, a fully integrated provider of business-aircraft sales, leasing, charter, aircraft management and related services, introduces the Elit’Avia Green Card, an innovative jet-card program that offers carbon-neutral charter flights with the transparency of all-inclusive fees. The comprehensive service ensures the carbon neutrality of charter flights. Calculations estimate average CO2 emissions generated per flight hour for each aircraft type, then carbon-offset credits are purchased and investments are made in certified projects worldwide.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces its participation in the 2022 Farnborough International Airshow’s Pioneers of Tomorrow exhibit on Fri., July 22, an event connecting business-aviation leaders with local students. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about careers in business aviation and participate in hands-on educational activities hosted by Gulfstream employees from the Farnborough and Savannah locations.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. names Mark Bates general manager of Gulfstream’s Farnborough facility in England. In his new role, Bates will lead service center operations and continue to build on Gulfstream’s success in the region since the facility opened in 2020. Bates reports to Joe Rivera, vice president of service center operations.

Professional Aviation Associates, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, passes its annual audit to renew its ISO 9001:2015, AS9120B certification with flying colors. The ICT audit under IAF MD 4:2018 was once again executed remotely due to COVID-19 and generated zero findings.

All of Duncan Aviation’s FBO locations in Lincoln, NE; Battle Creek, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; and Provo, UT, complete and pass the comprehensive safety audit required for Stage 3 of the International Safety for Business Aircraft Handling (IS-BAH) accreditation, joining the ranks of only three other FBOs in the United States and 16 worldwide — none of which performs large-scale maintenance, repair and overhaul services (MRO) to the extent of Duncan Aviation.

MRO Insider creates a syndicate for independent AOG companies and technicians around the country. Besides the sharing of resources, the group looks to shore up AOG “dead zones” by utilizing MRO Insider’s data and setting best practices for the AOG community moving forward.

C&L Aerospace, a provider of aircraft parts and components, announces that Jasmine Koh has joined the company as Inside Sales, Asia. Koh will report to regional sales manager Edmund Tan and will be responsible for managing aircraft parts requisitions, logistics and customer service inquiries.

West Star Aviation announces Randall (Randy) Bass has been promoted to satellite manager of its Conroe, TX, (CXO) facility.

Duncan Aviation’s full-service MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facility in Provo, UT, grows its technical representative expertise to include five Duncan Aviation Technical Representatives. These tech reps are some of the industry’s most experienced and highly respected experts, using their talent and knowledge to advise, teach and support customers, OEMs and internal Duncan Aviation technicians.