VIP Completions, providers of business aircraft completions and refurbishment services, announces it has earned Part 145 Repair Station certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Part 145 certificate permits the company to engage in the maintenance, inspection and alteration of aircraft and aircraft accessories.

Duncan Aviation announces that all of its FBO service locations, including Battle Creek, MI; Kalamazoo, MI; Lincoln, NE; and Provo, UT, have earned the new National Air Transportation Association’s (NATA) Safety 1st Clean Standard.

Elliott Aviation, an avionics retrofitter, announces an amendment to its STC for the installation of the Mid-Continent MD302 electronic standby. The amended type certificate now includes heading display in Garmin G5000- and Honeywell-equipped Citation Excel and XLS aircraft.

JSfirm.com recently awarded scholarships to two aviation students during a virtual webinar on June 24th in partnership with PAMA (Professional Aviation Maintenance Association). The original announcement was scheduled to take place in April at the Aerospace Maintenance Competition that was postponed due to the pandemic.

Aviation Week Network announces new virtual event to take place October 27-29 — MRO TransAtlantic.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces promotions within its Sales organization. Wayne Oedewaldt has been promoted to regional senior vice president of international sales for Asia Pacific. Kirsten Krueger has been promoted to regional vice president of sales for California’s central coast, Oedewaldt’s former territory.

South Florida aircraft owners and operators welcome Atlantic Jet Refinishing to the Banyan complex at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The recently built state-of-the-art, EPA-compliant downdraft paint facility utilizes the latest in equipment and technology as well as dual-bay features.

Aircraft Specialties, Inc. (ASI) of Omaha, NE, launches its new ecommerce website for aircraft parts and products. Clients can now order parts ranging from bearings and seals to featured product lines like HOT-STOP ‘L’ and Real Clean Aviation Products.

Pentastar Aviation announces the launch of its newly redesigned website that offers quick and easy access to information on the company’s aviation products and services. The website has comprehensive sections on its private jet charter, aircraft management, advisory services, aircraft maintenance, aircraft avionics, aircraft interiors, fixed base operations (including private jet catering), company news and private aircraft-safety protocols.

Without flinching, PWI’s Man Van Tran gingerly holds a fluorescent-light cylinder to a blue glowing flame. His fingers numb to the heat, he steadily blows air through a plastic tube on one end, guiding its shape. In his hand, the tube bends to his will as thousands of other fluorescent lights have done since he first started with PWI back in 1983.