West Star Aviation announces that its recently expanded Chattanooga, TN (CHA), facility is now offering landing-gear overhaul and repair for a variety of airframes.

FlightSafety International and TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, form a new company called FlightSafety Textron Aviation Training. The new joint venture will provide training services for Textron Aviation's broad product line of business and general aviation aircraft.

Aircraft cabin-lighting manufacturer, STG Aerospace, and logistics business, Hansair, sign a multi-year agreement that sees Hansair become the exclusive distributor and representative of STG’s market-leading products in Latin America. Hansair will help STG offer solutions to customers, including airlines, lessors and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies, in the region.

SUN 'n FUN and aviation job website, JSfirm.com, team up once again to host the 6th Annual SUN ‘n FUN Career Fair. Industry professionals from twenty-three companies will be at the career fair next Thursday, Friday and Saturday to conduct onsite interviews.

It is with great sadness that Concorde Battery Corporation announces the passing of Edward “Skip” Koss, long-time vice president of marketing and great friend of the aviation industry. Skip was surrounded by family at his Redlands, CA, home, March 19, 2019, at the time of his passing.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is debuting several of its leading piston aircraft with the recently updated Garmin G1000 NXi avionics next-generation integrated flight deck at this year’s Sun ‘N Fun International Fly-in & Expo in Lakeland, FL.

Gogo Business Aviation (NASDAQ: GOGO), a global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, names the organizations to receive the company’s highest dealer honor for 2018 — the Gogo Business Aviation 51,000 Five. The award recognizes the highest-performing organizations in the company’s global dealer and distributor network, as chosen by the Gogo Business Aviation executive team.

The Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation (BHLF), under the guidance of its president, Tracy Forrest, and chairman Michael Herman, announces its intention to petition the United States Postal Service to honor the late Robert A. ‘Bob’ Hoover with a commemorative postage stamp on his 100th birthday in 2022. 

StandardAero, via its Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), is awarded the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for multiple Embraer aircraft models, providing Embraer jet operators access to SmartSky Networks’ best-in-class inflight connectivity. The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider and SmartSky installation and distribution partner now can complete SmartSky 4G LTE installations on the Embraer ERJ135/140/145 series for airlines and the Legacy 600/650 aircraft models common in business aviation.

PRNewswire — magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, and Harbour Air, North America's largest seaplane airline, announce a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 750 horsepower (HP) all-electric motor.