Barfield Inc., a subsidiary of Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) in the Americas, is now a Robotic Skies authorized repair station for unmanned aircraft component repair at its Louisville, KY, facility. Robotic Skies capitalizes on Barfield’s 75 years of experience in manned aircraft component repairs to adapt to the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) commercial industry with the same high-performance level.

Robert Rufli, vice president of Flight Operations and director of operations for Pentastar Aviation, is elected chairman of the Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF). Rufli has served on the ACSF Board of Governors since 2015 and most recently served as vice chairman. 

JSfirm.com announces AeroController™ as its newest job distribution partner. The new partnership allows job seekers to find the latest aviation opportunities from JSfirm.com directly on AeroController’s website.

StandardAero announces the launch of a new business unit, Engine Trading Solutions (ETS), to support business-aviation operators with multiple comprehensive, affordable options to help extend lifecycles for legacy aircraft. Due to overwhelming market interest in these services, StandardAero is offering OEM-aligned engine trading solutions on platforms for which the company already performs MRO services as well as other major engine platforms.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. opens a hub dedicated to worldwide aircraft-parts distribution in Atlanta. Positioned within two miles of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the warehouse’s location will allow parts to be delivered around the world more quickly and efficiently.

Duncan Aviation announces that Susie Corn has accepted the position of regional sales manager for the South Central United States, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Corn takes over after Rick Randall, a 20-year regional sales manager for Duncan Aviation, retired at the end of July.

To ensure the best connectivity experience for its business aircraft operators, Duncan Aviation is extending the free-of-charge period for Gogo Text & Talk and Gogo Vision inflight entertainment to one full year for clients who schedule and install the Gogo Business Aviation (NYSE: GOGO) AVANCE™ L5 inflight Wi-Fi system.

Representatives of Hartzell Engine Technologies (HET) announce that the company recently received FAA PMA (Parts Manufacturer Approval) for a new line of starter adapters for Continental Aerospace piston-aircraft engines.

Students at Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics’ Myrtle Beach campus request and receive a shipment of masks, created by none other than one of the original “Rosie the Riveters.”

L2 Aviation, a subcontractor to Collins Aerospace, announces that Mode-5 automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) upgrades for the U.S. Air Force KC-10 “Extender” aerial refueling tanker fleet have been completed. L2 Aviation provided multiple contract field teams (CFT) as part of its Remote Avionics Rodification Services (RAMS) at different government locations that completed the avionics installations on 58 KC-10 Extender aircraft.