West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Todd Rasch to Quality/Accountable Manager at its East Alton, IL (ALN) facility. Rasch started his career as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force. He currently has over 35 years of aviation experience, including eight years as chief inspector at West Star and previous time at Midcoast and Avmats. 

After a six-month analysis of the air-travel industry’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Flight Safety Foundation concludes that industry efforts have succeeded in greatly reducing the possibility of transmission in airports and on aircraft.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces a game-changing event for connecting people and companies: the first-ever, completely immersive online business aviation trade show — the Virtual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (VBACE), scheduled for Dec. 2-3.

Sherwin-Williams introduces the JetPen™, a 2K fully reactive paint that delivers the same exceptional strength and crosslinked durability found in aircraft paint — but with the application ease of using a pen. This new touch-up pen from Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings is ideal for use on aircraft exteriors and interior cabins at any point during the application or maintenance process. JetPen allows aircraft owners, operators and service personnel to save time and money on most any aircraft with quick and easy touch-ups on chips, dings and scratches.

TRAXXALL, a business-aviation maintenance management partner, announces it has been recognized by the Globe and Mail Report on Business, Canada’s authoritative source for breaking business news and in-depth analysis. TRAXXALL ranked 102nd out of 400 companies in the 2020 “Canada’s Top Growing Companies.”

ALTO Aviation, a provider of premium cabin in-flight audio and entertainment systems for business aviation, expands its cabin solutions product line by introducing its new ALTO System Master Controller (SM-1070). The unit is an intuitive module designed with simplicity in mind to seamlessly link aircraft cabin management system components with various communication protocols together.

West Star Aviation completes a major structural repair to an Embraer Legacy 650E fuselage. The project also included a new exterior paint scheme.

Sherwin-Williams announces the company and its aerospace coatings business have earned a spot in the Boeing Premier Bidder Program. The program recognizes and rewards consistently high-performing Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) suppliers and gives them an opportunity to increase their business with Boeing.

North American Aerospace Industries (NAAI, Kinston, NC, USA), a provider of sustainable end-to-end aircraft recycling, merges with Aircraft Interior Recycling Association (AIRA, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK), a total aircraft interior support company. While the news is formidable for both organizations, it also offers new opportunities for airlines, aircraft owners and OEMs to generate new revenue streams, gain savings, reduce their carbon footprints, and help address critical social needs; all of which have become more important in today’s post-pandemic period.

Duncan Aviation announces that its Engineering and Certification department has completed its eighth full-equipment supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO) AVANCE L5 in-flight Wi-Fi system for Cessna Citation 750 aircraft. Duncan Aviation has completed seven additional STCs for this popular, reliable Wi-Fi system. The STC covers the Wi-Fi certification and full equipment and antenna installation required to provide in-flight connectivity to the Gogo Biz® 4G network.