King Aerospace welcomes Ron Soret back to its team. Soret has been a longtime friend of the company. He served as president of King Aerospace Commercial Corporation prior to joining AERIA Luxury Interiors in 2011 as vice president and general manager of completions.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announces that Jason Tepool, business development executive for Boeing, has been named chairman of its Aircraft Maintenance and Systems Technology Committee. Tepool served on the committee for two years prior to his appointment. Phil Stearns, director, Sales & Marketing for Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems, LLC, will continue in his role as committee co-chair. The announcement follows a recent meeting where Tepool and Stearns outlined the near-term and long-term direction of the committee. 

Flying Colours Corp. continues to satisfy market demand for 192-month inspections as heavy maintenance checks on a trio of Bombardier Challenger-family aircraft continue at its St. Louis, MO, facility. The work highlights the North American MRO’s expertise in supporting the ongoing maintenance requirements of the international Bombardier Challenger fleet. 

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group Company, now offers PPG cockpit windshields for business and regional aircraft. C&L’s global warehouses, which are located in the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, will stock the cockpit windshields.

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces it is undertaking its second major expansion in six years. The new 93,000-square-foot addition on Western’s existing 18-acre leasehold will more than double its existing MRO operating space.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM), Norfolk campus, announces Harry Dugan as a recipient of a $2,500 scholarship awarded by the AMFA. Each year, the AMFA awards two scholarships to airframe and powerplant students who stand out for their grades and application essay.

Airforms, Inc. announces it has been awarded FAA PMA approvals for a number of the components for its C208/208B Crew Ladder Assembly. The Airforms components are direct replacements for the OEM parts and are interchangeable with the parts in the original ladder assemblies.

Duncan Aviation faces and surmounts a challenge to significantly reduce the overall weight of a customer’s Falcon 900EX EASy aircraft while increasing passenger capacity.

VIP Completions, providers of business aircraft completions and refurbishment services, announces it has earned Part 145 Repair Station certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Part 145 certificate permits the company to engage in the maintenance, inspection and alteration of aircraft and aircraft accessories.

Duncan Aviation announces that all of its FBO service locations, including Battle Creek, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Lincoln, NE; and Provo, UT, have earned the new National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Safety 1st Clean Standard.