West Star Aviation Academy (WSAA) celebrates its new AMT apprenticeship program and the first inaugural class of selected technicians with an open house at its East Alton, IL (ALN), facility.

Central Florida Business Aviation Association (CFBAA) becomes JSfirm.com’s newest Job Distribution Network partner. CFBAA empowers the local and regional business-aviation community by providing a platform to network, educate and engage the community while presenting a unified voice for issues affecting membership.

ZeroAvia announces that MEHAIR has placed a conditional order for up to 20 ZA600 hydrogen-electric engines. The order adds to the over 2,000 engine pre-orders secured by ZeroAvia.

FEAM Aero, a provider of aircraft line-maintenance services in the United States, provides staff and students from the George T. Baker Aviation Technical College a rare glimpse at the day in the life of an aircraft maintenance technician (AMT). As the industry continues to struggle with man-power shortages, FEAM Aero is committed to narrowing the gap via various initiatives to spark interest in the career path nationwide.

Blackhawk Aerospace Technologies (BAT) completes Garmin’s first installed Autothrottle/Autoland-equipped G1000 NXi Upgrade for a King Air 200. The new technology integrates seamlessly with the G1000 NXi to reduce crew workload, improve safety and add peace of mind.

Elliott Aviation, a provider in business-aviation services, announces an effort to prioritize Gogo legacy air-to-ground (ATG) to AVANCE system upgrades as demand increases for maintenance and installation expertise ahead of Gogo Business Aviation’s (NASDAQ: GOGO) LTE network migration.

VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, provides an update on its current operations and an outlook for 2024. 

StandardAero inducts its first customer CFM LEAP engine, marking a major milestone in the company’s introduction of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capabilities for the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B at its facility in San Antonio, TX.

Allen McReynolds is elected to serve on the NATA (National Air Transportation) board of directors. McReynolds is currently the COO of West Star Aviation, a U.S. business-aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider. Following the recent acquisition of Jet East, West Star and its 3,000 team members deliver service and repair expertise across all business-aviation product lines in over 20 locations and through a vast mobile repair network.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and Civil Air Patrol (CAP) celebrate the delivery of four Cessna Skyhawk, one Cessna Skylane and one Cessna Turbo Stationair HD aircraft in Independence, KS. The aircraft will join a fleet of nearly 550 Cessna aircraft currently owned and operated by CAP.