ALOFT AeroArchitects announces that its board of directors has appointed Robert ‘Bob’ Sundin as president and chief executive officer, a move which will become effective November 28, 2016. Sundin was also named to the board of directors of ALOFT. John Martin, the current president/CEO, will move to the role of chairman of the ALOFT Board.

ALOFT AeroArchitects (NBAA Booth #2031) announces that aviation industry veteran Mike Warburton has joined the company as its new vice president of Strategic Sales/Technology Integration.

StandardAero Business Aviation, the only OEM-authorized HTF7000 heavy maintenance MRO in the world, is continuing its investments and readiness to service customers on-wing, remotely and in the company’s maintenance facilities.

Elliott Aviation, a Garmin retrofitter, is pursuing an ADS-B Out/In STC for legacy Hawker 800A/800XP/1000 airframes. The solution will have seamless integration with the RMU/RCZ radio package. It will not only allow operators to meet ADS-B Out requirements, but it will provide ADS-B In information to be displayed on a Bluetooth-connected mobile device with Garmin’s Flight Stream app. The STC is expected to cost aircraft operators considerably less than current available ADS-B options.

FlightSafety International announces that Jeffrey Lee has joined the company as executive director, Business Aviation Development.

FlightSafety International’s new FlightBag application is receiving outstanding customer reviews. More than 16,000 pilots and maintenance technicians have started using this newly enhanced courseware delivery and presentation application since it was introduced in late July. They have already downloaded in excess of 1.5 million training documents.

FlightSafety is expanding its maintenance training program to include new composite materials courses. The training will be offered in conjunction with Abaris Training Resources, Inc., through FlightSafety’s Maintenance Learning Center in Wichita, KS.

FlightSafety International and Gulfstream Aerospace announce enhancements to the training programs and services available to pilots and maintenance technicians of Gulfstream aircraft.

StandardAero Business Aviation announces it recently surpassed more than 19,000 Honeywell TFE731 turbofan engine core zone inspections (CZIs) and major periodic inspections (MPIs) since first servicing the engine nearly 40 years ago.  In addition to the heavy-maintenance services, the company has also responded to more than 5,000 customer requests for mobile services and performed thousands of other services on TFE731 engines.

Global aeronautical communications provider Satcom Direct (SD) announces it has agreed to acquire TrueNorth Avionics, a company based in Ottawa, Canada, that offers the latest technology in cabin communications solutions. With the purchase of TrueNorth, SD significantly expands its ability to provide advanced communications systems for business aviation aircraft.