Shaesta Waiz, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world in a single-engine aircraft, announces her new platform, AVIATE with Shaesta, designed for women in aviation to simply express themselves. AVIATE — acronym for Acknowledge, Vocalize, Inclusion, Act, Travel, Evolve – represents the foundational themes Waiz uses to shape her conversations with some of the world's leading women in aviation and aerospace, across various media outlets.

Elliott Aviation, a provider of aviation MRO services, hires Nathan Moran as regional sales manager for the Midwest region. Moran will be responsible for executing regional sales strategies in the Midwest region. He will be focused on enhancing Elliott Aviation’s brand within his territory and generating new sales.

Sixty-five years after Duncan Aviation founder, Donald Duncan, bought into a Beechcraft distributorship in Omaha, NE, Duncan Aviation celebrates being a full-service business-aviation service provider with 2,300 team members, three full-service MRO (maintenance, repair and overhaul) facilities, and dozens of satellite locations and AOG launch offices positioned throughout the United States.

Larry Hinebaugh, the executive director of Business Aircraft Records (BAR), is kicking off a collaboration effort to develop an education program to improve aircraft recordkeeping at the NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, NV, on Oct. 12-14.

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), is joining the industry push toward a more sustainable future by providing clients with direct access to sustainability tools, resources and a carbon offset program from Avfuel Corporation, a global supplier of aviation fuel and services.

Baker Aviation, a full-service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company located at Fort Worth, Meacham International Airport (KFTW), reaches an agreement with Spirit Aeronautics to co-locate Spirit's avionics repair station inside the new Baker complex that opened last year.

AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket, is named on the Inc. 5000 “Fastest Growing Companies in America” list for a fourth year. AvAir’s three-year revenue growth earned the company a ranking of 4683 out of 5000 of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Duncan Aviation announces that three of its satellite avionics facilities are now offering tool calibration services for torque wrenches, multimeters, crimpers and other tools used in aviation maintenance. The equipment that provides the capabilities will rotate between Duncan's Satellite Shops several times a year, and as more technicians throughout the Duncan Aviation satellite network are trained, more satellite facilities will offer the tool-calibration service.

Elise Krause, who will begin her training at PIA Hagerstown in the fall of 2021, is a recipient of the Mike Rowe Work Ethic Scholarship this year. Each year, The Work Ethic Scholarship Program recognizes deserving individuals who understand the value of trade skills and careers.

To ensure Duncan Aviation’s customers are well-informed when it comes to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) NextGen mandates and guidelines, several of the company’s avionics experts have updated its Straight Talk book on the NextGen initiative for datalink.