National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen paid tribute to general aviation (GA) community legend Russell W. Meyer at a ceremony on January 25, hosted by the Wichita Aero Club, to honor Meyer’s nearly 50-year legacy of championing the industry’s interests.

Shell announces it has become the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for Aviation Gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), and will now begin a strict regulatory approvals process.

Taking off into the New Year, the EADS group has been rebranded as “Airbus Group.” Uniting all its activities under a single and strong brand, Airbus Group also renames two of its three Divisions. Going forward, the Group is home to:

The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) announces that Henry M. Ogrodzinski, president and CEO for the last 18 years died Wednesday, January 22. Henry’s two year battle with cancer came to an end at his home on Capitol Hill at the age of 65.

The Southern California Aviation Association’s (SCAA) Safety Committee announces its new SHARE web portal, and second SHARE Roundtable scheduled for February 27th at Long Beach’s AirFlite.

Lorrie Bell, a certified inspector for the ARC-190 radio program, has been named the Rockwell Collins 2013 Volunteer of the Year for her work on behalf of children with mental health issues, and men and women serving in the U.S. military.

Helicopters are as unique as the people who own them, fly them and work on them. Mistakes in design, production, operation or maintenance can create immediate consequences. Owners, operators and maintainers must be vigilant to prevent accidents or even incidents.

Trax announces Spirit Airlines as the newest addition to its family.

Baker Aviation, a full service aircraft maintenance, management and charter company in North Texas, recently announced its new exclusive distributorship of the HOT-STOP® ‘L’ Fire Containment Bag product line.

ARGUS International, Inc. (ARGUS) announces a new partnership with the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA) that will enable its membership to receive special pricing on its TRAQPak FBO tool and brand new Safety Management Systems (SMS) for MRO and FBO Course.