Aircraft repair and overhaul provider Able Aerospace Services, a Textron Aviation Inc. company, expands its ability to serve key industry segments with three new accreditations from Nadcap, the global program denoting superior competency in aerospace-specific special-processes capabilities.

Duncan Aviation is recognized by Bombardier Business Aircraft for its performance in 2017 as a top authorized service facility in the support of Bombardier customers. Judged on a set of criteria that included quality, compliance, customer satisfaction and customer influence, Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, NE, facility was named the winner of the North American category of the 8th Annual Bombardier Authorized Service Facility Excellence Awards.

JETTECH, a provider of affordable, aftermarket aircraft solutions, announces it has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approval of its FAA STCs for Garmin touchscreen installations on legacy Citation and CJ aircraft.

Sherwin-Williams now offers a complete, military-approved coating system. Sherwin-Williams 85285E Military Aerospace Coating is a high-performance, polyurethane topcoat designed for exterior use on military, general aviation and commercial aircraft. This coating meets military extreme-weatherability performance requirements and is qualified to the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Patuxent River, MD, military aircraft specification MIL-PRF-85285E, Type I and IV, Class H.

Yankee Air Museum’s C‐47 rolls out of Kalitta Maintenance Hangar 3 in its fresh livery. The plane is greeted by museum volunteers and Kalitta workers in Oscoda, MI. 

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Acry Glo® Urethane is now formulated with its Metallic HLG Acrylic Urethane topcoat finish for a cool, metallic finish, not only for quick-drying stripes on small aircraft and helicopters but as a metallic, overall finish for general aviation equipment as well.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace announces the addition of a new clearcoat to its SKYscapes® General Aviation (855 Series) product line: SKYscapes GA Clearcoat CM0855CC3.

SKYscapes® Shimmer Basecoat is the latest innovative offering from Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings. Adding a new dimension to effect coatings, SKYscapes Shimmer Basecoat will convert any solid basecoat into an aesthetically pleasing effect-finish without losing the clean vibrancy of the color itself. It is a cost-efficient, production-friendly solution for all commercial and general aviation aircraft.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace introduces Jet Suede™, a two-component urethane topcoat designed to enhance the feel of aircraft interiors. Jet Suede delivers an upscale, textured feel to any surface to which it is applied. Perfect for application on rigid and flexible plastics and substrates, Jet Suede is a durable finish that will look great for years to come.

Sherwin-Williams finds the best-of-the-best, from business jets, general aviation and helicopters, with both classic and custom-painted designs, to feature in its 2019 Aerospace Coatings Calendar. The calendar recognizes the outstanding work of aircraft painters across the country that rely on Sherwin-Williams Aerospace topcoats in their MRO and OEM facilities.