Skandia, Inc., receives final European Union Aviation Safety Administration (EASA) supplemental type certificate (STC) approval of an acoustic soundproofing kit for all variants of the Dassault Falcon 900 business jet. Manufactured using the most modern and effective Skandia-engineered soundproofing materials, the acoustic system offers Falcon 900 operators and passengers reduced cabin-noise and increased comfort in all phases of flight.

Clay Lacy Aviation’s FAA Part 145 Repair Stations in San Diego and Los Angeles, CA, receive authorization by Mexico’s Civil Aviation Agency (Agencia Federal de Aviación Civil, AFAC) to provide maintenance services on Mexican-registered aircraft. The AFAC approval authorizes Clay Lacy to provide full maintenance services on business jets at its Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) and McClellan-Palomar Airport, San Diego (KCRQ) locations. AFAC is responsible for civil-aviation safety through Mexico and for Mexican citizens and aircraft traveling abroad.

West Star Aviation announces that four individuals have recently completed additional and specific technical training through the company’s Enterprise Training Initiative Program.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings is now accepting entries for its 2023 Aerospace Coatings Calendar, which exhibits superb aircraft paint schemes and exterior finishes completed with the brand's coatings.

NBAA president and CEO, Ed Bolen, welcomes the FAA’s signature to a supplemental type certificate (STC) that allows an unleaded fuel, G100UL, for use in piston-engine aircraft.

Spirit Aeronautics, an avionics solutions provider for business, special missions, and military aircraft, appoints Greg Diognard as its new regional sales manager for the southern half of the United States. Diognard will provide outside sales support for new avionics upgrades, cabin management systems, and extended warranty protection programs, such as HAPP and CASP.

Avotek is now offering a convenient way to log AMT hours. Avotek’s latest release of its first-ever Avotek AMT Logbook is an essential tool for aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) or future AMTs to record time spent working on various aircraft or components. Dressed in a durable leatherette cover and bound by Plastikoil®, the book is specifically designed to withstand the AMT shop environment. 

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings is now accepting entries for its 2023 Aerospace Coatings Calendar, which exhibits superb aircraft paint schemes and exterior finishes completed with the brand's coatings.

Yingling Aviation is already seeing new and incremental business opportunities with FAR Part 135 Charter operators as a result of joining the Fly Louie Alliance as one of its Preferred FBOs (fixed base operators). The Fly Louie Alliance comprises more than 300 independent Part 135 flight operations flying more than 3,000 aircraft. 

West Star Aviation announces that a total of four apprentices have completed the company's FAA OJT (on-the-job training) program to receive their A&P certifications. West Star congratulates and welcomes its newest mechanics: Dan Yates, Lance Schumacher, Brandon Shemonia and Molly Kircher.