Cutter Aviation, the oldest family-owned and -operated general-aviation company in the U.S., announces the purchase of Legend Aviation at Prescott Regional Airport (PRC) in Arizona.

The FAA grants Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) to Aeronautix. As a result, Aeronautix has authority previously reserved only for the FAA, most notably, the authority to issue STCs. This achievement was based on the company's experience in providing engineering services and procedures needed to certify STCs and PMA status for production lines. Since 2006, Aeronautix has certified over 300 STCs.

Dassault Aviation welcomes the first production Falcon 6X extra widebody twin to the Falcon completion center in Little Rock, AR. Falcon 6X serial number five was ferried on Friday, Jan. 28, from Dassault’s Merignac production facility, where all Falcons complete initial assembly, to the 1.25-million-square-foot Little Rock facility. The airplane landed at approximately 1:00 PM.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, signs a multi-year agreement with Legends Airways to provide power-by-the-hour services for its fleet of Saab 340 B+ cargo aircraft. Along with the PBH, Legends committed to a supply agreement that includes rotables, engine LRUs, and expendables.

PWI announces that the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ANAC) in Brazil has given certification approval to the PWI B200/250 window LED upgrade.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, signs a five-year agreement with ExpressJet (operating as aha!) to provide full supply-chain support for its fleet of ERJ 145 aircraft. The contract includes parts procurement, managed repairs, inventory management, shipping and logistics, on-site staff support, and a sizeable consignment inventory.

Satcom Direct, a business-aviation solutions provider, is celebrating the qualification of the Satcom Direct Plane Simple™ Antenna System on the Intelsat FlexExec network. Together, Intelsat’s high-throughput satellite network, combined with the Plane Simple Ku-band tail-mounted antenna system, simplifies high-speed data access for more business-aviation owners globally through ease of installation, flexible plans and advanced antenna technology.

C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, receives STC certification by the FAA for its upgrade of the Universal UNS-1K (SCN600 or SCN800) series flight management system (FMS) to the UNS-1LW (SCN1000-Series) WAAS-enabled unit for the Embraer 135/145 aircraft. EASA and UK CAA approval is pending and expected to be completed by spring. 

CJ Aerospace Pty Ltd., a distributor of quality aviation parts and technical support across Australia, New Zealand and Asia-Pacific regions, is appointed as an authorized distributor and service provider for Marsh Brothers Aviation’s bearing and seals portfolio. With locations in Sydney in Taren Point, NSW, and Cairns, Queensland — as Australia’s largest stock list of aviation spare parts — CJ Aerospace is well-equipped to support the needs of its growing customer base.

West Star Aviation announces it has completed its first paint project of an Embraer Lineage aircraft at its Chattanooga, TN (CHA), location, one of its four full-service facilities. The aircraft was received on Oct. 30 and delivered back to the customer on Dec. 4. West Star’s CHA paint hangar is one of only a few MROs that can facilitate the sizable lineage aircraft.