Duncan Aviation celebrates the delivery of a Challenger 604 newly equipped with the Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion. The avionics installation team at the company’s full-service facility in Battle Creek, MI, installed the scalable, fully connected, integrated avionics system with advanced situational awareness and intuitive decision-making tools. Featuring touch-control primary flight displays, heads-up vision systems, and weather-threat detection systems, the advanced system allows pilots to fly with greater precision.

The Aircraft Electronics Association releases its first-quarter 2021 Avionics Market Report. In the first three months of the year, total worldwide business and general aviation avionics sales amounted to $568,810,353, or more than $568 million as reported by the participating companies.

Since 2015, Duncan Aviation’s Turbine Engine Services has gained Honeywell TFE731 Heavy and HTF7000 Minor authorizations and brought a 20,000 lb.-thrust-class test cell online. New capabilities, increased efficiencies, and expanded room are now adding support to these larger engine and maintenance events.

True Blue Power, a provider of certified lithium-ion aircraft batteries, announces the company’s power products will deliver essential power to the Pilatus PC-24, the world’s first Super Versatile Jet (SVJ). Intelligent TB40 fifth-generation (Gen5) lithium-ion main ship batteries, TA202 series USB chargers and the TI2000 DC-to-AC inverter are certified on the aircraft.

Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum L.A.M. S.A. selects StandardAero to provide support services for the Pratt & Whitney PW127M engines powering its fleet of ATR 72-600 regional turboprops. Under the exclusive five-year agreement, StandardAero will provide Air Nostrum with PW127M hot section inspections (HSIs) and additional services from its OEM-authorized PW100 designated overhaul facilities (DOFs) in Gonesse, France, and Summerside, PE, Canada.

Sunaero - Americas is now partnered with FEAM MRO at Cincinnati/Northen Kentucky Airport (CVG). This partnership finalizes the opening of the repair station hub at CVG and expands Sunaero's North American network. Sunaero - Americas, as is a fuel-tank and fuel-system specialist, will provide on-site fuel-system repair services by bringing expertise and patented technologies.

Scott Hayes, vice president of sales and marketing for Superior Air Parts, Inc., announces that the company is bringing back its popular Tech Tuesday forum for Oshkosh/AirVenture 2021.

S.A.F.E. Structure Designs announces it is now offering a complete product line of ECO CAF fire-suppression equipment for helicopter operations and other various applications, providing support to any facility that is considering installing or replacing its fire equipment.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings exterior systems are now qualified by international airplane manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. With a wide variety of topcoat products and systems now approved to the Pilatus PMS0600-52-01 standard, Pilatus gains multiple options for how it can process exterior colors and design schemes on its aircraft.

Pro Star Aviation, an aerospace modification center, announces its collaboration with Collins Aerospace to retrofit Bombardier Challenger 604 aircraft with the new state-of-the-art Collins Pro Line Fusion integrated cockpit.