The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) recognizes nine recipients of its annual Dr. Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award, which honors individuals in the business-aviation industry for outstanding professionalism and leadership in support of aviation safety.

MEKCO Group announces it has been named the North/South American distributor for AirFi’s in-flight entertainment and communications system (IFEC) and will operate as AirFi America Inc. Additionally, the company announces Eastern Airlines as its launch customer. Eastern Airlines will have the AirFi system installed in its entire fleet of Boeing 767s and 777s.

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.