West Star Aviation announces it has completed the first ever 24 year, 4th C Inspection on a Falcon 900EX.

The magnitude of this inspection involved most areas of the aircraft as well as in-depth inspection and repair of the winglets, nose and main landing gear, and engine. Additionally, interior and avionics updates were completed as well as custom exterior paint. The complete project was performed at the Alton, IL (ALN) facility, one of the four West Star full-service MRO locations.

Dallas Aeronautical Services (DAS) announces its formal ISO 9001:2015 and AS9110 C Rev C registration through Perry Johnson Registrars Inc. (PJR).

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and several industry groups are urging Congress to preserve general aviation’s vital contribution to the U.S. economy as it considers a relief package to support the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TRAXXALL, business aviation’s trusted maintenance management partner, announces that Michael Fantaski has joined the TRAXXALL team as regional sales director. Based in Las Vegas, Fantaski's territory includes Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii.

Concorde Battery Corporation sadly announces the passing of Don Grunke. Grunke was a friend to all and a stranger to none. He worked as an application engineer for Concorde Battery. The following is from his Obituary:

S7 Technics, a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services provider in Russia and the CIS Region, signs a consignment stock agreement with Satair, one of the world’s largest aviation spares and solution providers.

Following the U.S. ban on travel from most of Europe and the escalating coronavirus situation, Norwegian has decided to ground 40 percent of its long-haul fleet and cancel up to 25 percent of its short-haul flights until the end of May. The changes apply to the company’s entire route network.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is temporarily waiving minimum slot-use requirements at U.S. airports to help airlines that cancel flights due to the Coronavirus.

Under normal circumstances, airlines can lose their slots at congested airports if they don’t use them at least 80 percent of the time.

AvAir, a global supplier of aftermarket aviation parts, announces it will open a 25,000-square-foot warehouse facility at the Dublin Airport. The United States-based company’s expanded presence in Europe comes at the start of its 20th year and as part of a new strategic vision for AvAir, which offers customized solutions for customers and suppliers to buy, sell, exchange, loan, lease or consign more than 26 million in-stock aviation parts.

In the early 1980s, John and Martha King realized that with the magic of video technology they could teach thousands of learning pilots in their own living rooms. By packaging their weekend ground schools into a box and shipping them off, they made aviation knowledge readily accessible at an unprecedented level and changed the way pilots all over the world learn. With their engaging, clear, simple and fun teaching, many pilots began over the decades to view the Kings as their personal aviation mentors.