Wichita Aero Club announces it will inaugurate a new board chairman, Ashley Bowen Cook — the first female to lead the aviation industry organization — when it hosts its 11th WAC Trophy Gala on Jan. 29, 2022. She succeeds John O’Leary, vice president and general manager of Airbus Americas Engineering, as chairman. As immediate past chairman, Mr. O’Leary will remain an active member of the WAC board and will serve as head of its Education Committee.

Evans Composites (ECI), a commercial, military and corporate aviation structural and composite repair station, announces the appointment of Nick McDonald as general manager. McDonald’s overall responsibilities will include the oversight of ECI’s strategic operational goals, repair quality, performance output, financial growth and industry reputation.

West Star Aviation announces that it has developed and certified an STC for the installation of Future Air Navigation System (FANS) equipment for Citation X aircraft in partnership with Honeywell. The company recently completed the first installation at West Star’s East Alton, IL (ALN), location.

Jet Luxe announces its expansion to The Americas. The brand, which launched in 2020 and rapidly expanded over the past two years, has now launched in Miami, covering the company’s operations and service offering in North America, Canada and Latin America.

Priester Aviation adds five new aircraft in Q4 2021 to meet growing demand in both its owner use (Part 91) and charter revenue (Part 135) management services programs. The diverse aircraft represent long-range, super-midsize, wide body and midsize options.

Cutter Aviation announces the purchase of GTU Jet FBO at Georgetown Municipal Airport (GTU) in Texas. The acquisition of GTU Jet follows the purchase of AeroJet in Dec. 2021, increasing the company’s footprint in Georgetown Executive Airport to 152,000 square feet of hangar space for based clients and transient traffic and 34,588 square feet of FBO and office space, including conference rooms, pilot lounge with snooze room, flight-planning area, crew car and concierge service. 

Spirit Aeronautics, an avionics solutions provider for business, special missions, and military aircraft, announces it has teamed with Honeywell Aerospace to provide 6.1 software upgrades for the flight management systems in all Cessna Citation X aircraft. This is the first partnership that enables the 6.1 software upgrade performed outside of the aircraft's OEM service center network.

West Star Aviation welcomes Brian Chapman as EHS (Environmental, Health & Safety) manager at its Perryville, MO (PCD), facility.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group Company, signs a distribution agreement with Concorde Battery Corporation for its ERJ 135/145 Sealed Lead-Acid (SLA) Battery. 

AMETEK Singapore PTE augments its capabilities by investing in Airbus A350 maintenance solutions. The decision, which will provide customers in the Asia Pacific region with a regional support option for the full suite of cargo and galley heaters for the aircraft type, will be further complemented by AMETEK’s current airworthiness approvals, including CAAS, CAAC, FAA, EASA, JCAB, CAAM, CAAV and DGCA.