West Star Aviation announces plans for major expansion with the construction of a new hangar at its full-service Grand Junction (GJT) maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, adding an additional 109,000 square feet of hangar, office, shop and ramp space. The project comes as the Grand Junction Airport is in the midst of a multi-year runway improvement project, an effort that enhances both the airport and West Star’s service offerings.

Duncan Aviation completes a paint and interior refurbishment of a Gulfstream G200 at its full-service facility in Lincoln, NE. Designed by Autumn Elizabeth Design and executed by Duncan Aviation, the aircraft now boasts a luxurious merlot paint scheme accented with elegant gold details, a custom interior, and connectivity upgrades.

CLIMBING. FAST., an advocacy initiative focused on advancing business aviation’s bold commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, welcomes the formation of the bipartisan Senate Sustainable Aviation Caucus, announced this week. The caucus has been founded by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), John Boozman (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). Sens. Moran and Duckworth will serve as caucus chairs.

Professional Aviation Associates, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces that vice president and general manager, Daniel Lafrance, has decided to retire. Lafrance has held his current position since December 2018, after spending over nine years as vice president of sales and marketing at Greenwich AeroGroup, the parent company of Professional Aviation Associates. Prior to that, he served as an aviation consultant after his departure from Bombardier Aerospace, where he spent 21 years, ending in the position of vice president of service sales and marketing.

Drayton Aerospace Porto Alegre (POA), a provider of civil, freight aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), has selected EmpowerMX from IFS to plan, execute and optimize its operations. This collaboration aims to enhance return on investment (ROI) and deliver transformative efficiency gains by optimizing the utilization of resources. Key benefits include predictive control over maintenance turnaround times, improved management of risk factors, and heightened customer satisfaction.

Duncan Aviation’s experts at its full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Lincoln, NE, modernize a legacy Falcon 2000EX and give it new life with silk carpet, new PSU overlay panels, streamlined drink rails, new paint and several unique details.

IFS Unleashed, the world’s biggest event devoted to Industrial AI, announces that eight-time Olympic gold medalist, Usain Bolt, and golf legend, Gary Player, will keynote to over 2,500 customers, partners, technology leaders and C-level executives from across the globe. Over 50 sponsors and the world’s main global system integrators are supporting the event, led by Diamond sponsors, Tech Mahindra and Microsoft.

TUI Airline, one of Europe's leisure carriers, selects the Technical Logbook of AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik's innovative digital platform, for its entire fleet of around 130 airplanes. TUI's five airline operations, from the United Kingdom (UK), Nordics, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, are already using many AVIATAR solutions to manage their fleet.

C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, expands its component repair facility with a new landing-gear rating and wheel and brake capabilities. With this new rating, C&L provides landing-gear overhauls for ERJ 140/145 and Citation series and will soon include E190 and Boeing 737. The new wheels and brakes capabilities allow C&L to offer repair and overhaul services for regional and corporate aircraft.

West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Michael Ditmeyer to director of maintenance at its Chattanooga, TN (CHA), facility. He will oversee all maintenance programs, ensuring project flow and work processes align with customer expectations.