Gary Kelley will be presented with the 2015 Aircraft Electronics Association Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the AEA’s board of directors, during the opening session of the 58th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show on Wednesday, April 8

Spirit Aeronautics announces that Merritt “Keith” Thogmartin has joined its Quality Control team.

Phoenix Heliparts (PHP) is tannounces its partnership with True Blue Power^®, a division of Mid-Continent Instrument Co.

Vector Aerospace Helicopter Services has joined Greenwich AeroGroup’s LiveAero Broadband SATCOM systems dealer network.

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announces that Worldwide Jet Charter, Inc., headquartered in Phoenix, AZ has been added to the ACSF Industry Audit Standard (IAS) Registry.

Breeze Eastern Corporation announces plans to partner with Priority 1 Air Rescue for customer training. Under the terms of the 36-month service agreement, Breeze-Eastern’s commercial and military customers have the option to choose Priority 1 for operational hoist and winch training.

On February 25, The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) called into question new moves to diminish access to Santa Monica Airport (SMO), and pledged to continue fighting such efforts.

SkyWard and Robotic Skies announce a partnership that teams the aviation expertise of each company to provide safety, compliance, and maintenance solutions to the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) community.

International aviation consultancy Carol E. Giles & Associates announces that it is expanding its capabilities and will now operate around the world under the name The Giles Group, effective immediately.

The Italian airline NEOS and Lufthansa Technik AG have extended their existing cooperation. Lufthansa Technik started its Total Component Support TCS^® for the NEOS fleet in 2002. The contract extension will run by further five years.