Garmin (NYSE: GRMN), announces it has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) supplemental type certification (STC) for the GFC™ 600 autopilot in the King Air 200 series of aircraft. The GFC 600 digital autopilot is designed for high-performance piston single- and twin-engine aircraft. It also provides an advanced autopilot solution for both jet and turbine aircraft that have a wide range of speed and performance characteristics.

VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, announces that it will show its recently completed Dassault Falcon 2000 demonstration aircraft at the 2023 NBAA Miami-Opa locka Regional Forum.

MRO Insider reports 30 additional AOG provider locations in the United States during the month of January, taking the platform's total number of business-aviation service providers to over 450, all linked within the app.

Duncan Aviation announces that Phil Suglia is the new vice president of Modifications and Completions at the company’s full-service facility in Provo, UT. In this new role, Suglia will be responsible for the Interior, Avionics Install, and Avionics line teams in Provo, in addition to serving on the company’s senior management team. Suglia was previously located at Duncan Aviation’s facility in Battle Creek, MI, where he was responsible for Duncan Aviation regional managers located throughout the world.

AviationManuals, a provider of procedures development services and safety management system (SMS) software, grows its team by 30% across every department, including tech, aviation advisors, marketing, business development and administration.

For Pentagon 2000 software users that work with defense industry parts, the core Pentagon 2000SQL system includes a highly useful built-in interface to access U.S. government procurement history data.

Satcom Direct, a business-aviation solutions provider, completes installation of the first Plane Simple® Ka-band antenna on a business jet. Equipped on the company’s SD Gulfstream G550, the prototype terminal, consisting of only two line-replaceable units (LRUs) — the tail-mount antenna and SD Modem Unit — is testing the advanced technology hardware’s compatibility with Inmarsat’s Jet ConneX inflight broadband service, powered by its Global Xpress constellation.

The Av8 Group adds a second CMMS (coordinate measuring machine system) to its manufacturing process of PMA parts, providing a more efficient measure of larger parts and increasing the efficiency and value of the company’s landing-gear overhaul process. Located in Houston, TX, Av8 Group, an FAA and EASA Authorized Repair Station and FAA PMA authority, specializes in the overhaul and repair of corporate aircraft landing-gear assemblies and components.

PTS Aviation, LLC, marks its first year under StandardAero ownership with a flurry of new CFM56-7B and -5B engine transactions. PTS Aviation was acquired by StandardAero in December 2021. 

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) announces that Capt. Claude Hurley, FRAeS, has joined IBAC as the new director of Environment and Flight Operations.