EME Aero, Engine Maintenance Europe service center, a 50/50 joint venture between Lufthansa Technik and MTU Aero Engines, completes the aviation authority certification process and obtains EASA 145 certification as a maintenance organization on Dec. 12, 2019. Site completion and the official opening of the company is planned for spring 2020.

Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems announces it will be providing expanded aircraft on ground (AOG) service for the most popular upcoming U.S. sporting events. Starting with the Capital One Orange Bowl on December 30 in Miami, Stevens will have teams of highly trained technical experts positioned on-site at area airports to support owner-operators traveling to these destinations.

West Star announces it has completed its first 20-year Global Express inspection at its East Alton (ALN) location.

Field Aerospace completes the U.S. Forest Service SD3-60 avionics upgrade on the sixth of 10 aircraft days ahead of schedule with 100 percent quality compliance.

Raisbeck Engineering, Inc., a provider of performance enhancement systems for business and commercial aircraft, announces the appointment of Nick Lyle as director of sales. Lyle is responsible for overseeing the company’s sales initiatives, dealer support, onsite dealer technical and sales training and contributing to the company’s overall strategic direction.

West Star announces Tommi Krell has assumed leadership for marketing the component repair business units: Dallas Aeronautical Services, Flite Components and Avant Aerospace. Avant Aerospace LLC, Dallas Aeronautical Services, LLC (DAS), and Flite Components, LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of West Star Aviation Holdings, LLC.

Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC (APS, www.aircraftpropeller.com, Lake Zurich, IL, and Atibaia, Brazil), a commercial-aircraft propeller maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organization, continues to build upon its reputation as the “go-to” training resource in the propeller MRO space.

Elliott Aviation, a provider of business aviation maintenance, overhaul, and repair services, renews its dealer agreement with Blackhawk Aerospace. Elliott Aviation has been a Blackhawk dealer since 2003 and has completed numerous installs on all King Air Models: C90s, 200s and, most recently, the King Air 300/350 airframe.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces it has moved its European Customer Support Parts Distribution Center from the London area to a location near Amsterdam. The new center adjacent to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol houses high-usage items and provides timely support to company-authorized maintenance facilities in the European Union (EU).

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group Company, partners with Electromech Technologies to serve as a provider for the company’s product offerings, such as blowers, motors, valves and actuators for many aircraft types, including Beechjet, King Air, Hawker, Premier, Learjet, Beech 1900, Pilatus and Cessna. The partnership, which includes over 70 different line items, will bring significant cost savings to operators via volume pricing to OEM-quality items that are available for immediate exchange.