ALTO Aviation, an industry leader in cabin audio/entertainment systems, Cabin Management Systems (CMS), and Passenger Controls, and Rosen Aviation, designer and manufacturer of cabin electronic devices, officially announced a strategic retrofit market partnership at the 62nd edition of AEA International Convention & Trade Show in Palm Springs. 

Elliott Aviation announces Canadian certification on its STC for Honeywell’s dual NZ-2010 FMS 6.1 upgrade in the Hawker 800 facilitating WAAS/LPV approaches. The STC covers the latest NZ-2010 6.1 operating software, 03040. The certification covers all Hawker 800’s with Honeywell’s SPZ-8000 avionics suite. In addition, it has received EASA Certification for their ADS-B STC on Citation 560 Excel/XLS Honeywell equipped aircraft. This STC uses remote mount Garmin GTX-3000 smart transponders and replaces the current Honeywell transponders giving the aircraft both ADS-B out and ADS-B in.

Sales to the aerospace industry represented over half of Shop-Pro Equipment’s sales in February for the first time in company history. Shop-Pro’s premier product, theMobile Work Station®, was originally designed in conjunction with an automotive body shop technician for the collision repair indus

USAF and Air Combat Command working with EAA on aircraft demonstrations.

Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc. (AWI) has received FAA PMA authorization for manufacturing and shipping new high performance stainless steel exhaust stacks for many Bonanzas, Cessnas and most Navions. The new technology incorporated in the replacement stacks increases performance over the original OEM stacks by up to seven horsepower. The increase in power is consistent through all power settings by equalizing back pressure across all cylinders.

A new aircraft maintenance company, Jet Maintenance International (JMI), is to be established at London Oxford Airport from the start of May. Headed by principals Neil Plumb and Ed Griffith, the MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) and aircraft management business will be primarily focused on Textron (Cessna) Citation and Dassault Falcon aircraft product support with line, base and AOG capabilities.

CHC Helicopter announces the official opening of early bird registration for its annual CHC Safety and Quality Summit, one of the premier aviation safety conferences in the industry.

Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins will be the featured guest as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which in July 1969 marked the first time men landed on the moon and returned safely. EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019, the 67th annual Experimental Aircraft Association fly-in convention, is July 22-28 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI.

StandardAero has recently been selected by Commuter Air Technology (CAT) to provide support services for Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines installed on King Air 350 aircraft operated by the company. Under the multi-year agreement, StandardAero will provide CAT with PT6A-60A maintenance,

Satcom Direct (SD) announces the commercial service introduction of Intelsat FlexExec as part of its SD Xperience portfolio. The first high-speed, managed, end-to-end broadband service designed specifically for the business aviation sector, FlexExec is now being commercially delivered in partnership with Intelsat and Astronics AeroSat.