Wall Colmonoy Aerobraze Oklahoma City announces the addition of Jim Lockbaum as business development manager for Nicrocraft™ Aircraft Exhaust Systems. Lockbaum is responsible for developing business opportunities for Nicrocraft, building relationships with new and current customers and markets to grow the Nicrocraft product line, including new and overhauled aircraft parts, mufflers and exhausts.

The new 3/8” Drive Speeder Handle Flex-Head Ratchet from Snap-on Industrial is the fastest tool to manually tighten or loosen fasteners. The 3/8” Drive Speeder Handle Flex-Head Ratchet (part number FSLF80) acts as two tools in one: a flex-head ratchet with an offset handle and a speeder. This design makes the ratchet the fastest way to manually tighten or loosen fasteners.

After a year and a half at the Duncan Aviation facility in Battle Creek, MI, Kasey Harwick has returned to the company’s Lincoln, NE, location and assumed the role of vice president of Maintenance for the Airframe department. Travis Grimsley has accepted the position of director of Maintenance for the Aircraft Services group in Battle Creek, MI, where he is also now a part of the Duncan Aviation senior management team.

Ice Shield De-Icing Systems announces the launch of Ice Shield PSA™, a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) installation application that will reduce installation labor and allow minimal aircraft downtime when replacing wing de-ice boots—a Peel. Stick. Fly.™ application.

Aircraft Specialties Inc, of Omaha, NE announces the hiring of industry veteran Russell Wilbanks. Wilbanks, who previously worked for many years at Professional Aviation Associates, will be responsible for Inside Sales and Purchasing and brings 38 years of aviation experience to his new position.

MRO Insider announces that its website now allows aircraft owner/operators to submit requests for 11 separate services. The website has been processing airframe, engine, paint, avionics, interior, propeller and rotor blade requests since its launch in 2017. MRO Insider has now expanded capabilities to include landing gear, wheels and brakes, component and accessory, and non-destructive testing to the list of service types available to request.

Yingling Aviation announces significant expansion to its current facilities at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. Construction on a new 23,000-square-foot facility for aircraft avionics and maintenance has begun. In addition, the company is adding another 50,000 square foot of newly leased space consisting of a paint hangar, prep hangar, service, aircraft interiors and office space. The paint hangar can accommodate up to a Hawker 800 mid-size jet. The additional expansion also includes parking and ramp area.

Able Aerospace Services, a Textron Aviation Inc. company, joins with dignitaries from the East Valley, Phoenix and Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport to celebrate the groundbreaking of a 50,000-square-foot expansion at its headquarters within Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, AZ.

Flying Colours Corp. PTE, the Singapore-based cabin interiors business, expands its scope of refurbishment services at its Bombardier Seletar Airport facility. Flying Colours has completed four full and three partial interior refurbishment projects on two Challenger and five Global aircraft types – a significant step-change as the Singapore team has progressed from undertaking simple repairs of cabinetry and soft furnishing to using its extensive experience to realize partial and full cabin overhauls on Bombardier aircraft for Asian and Middle Eastern customers.

The National Air Transportation Foundation (NATF) announces the 2018 winners of the Dan L. Meisinger Sr. Memorial Learn to Fly Scholarship, NATA Business Scholarship, Richard L. Taylor Flight Training Scholarship, Pioneers of Flight Scholarship and Navigate Your Future Scholarship. NATF awards annual academic and flight training scholarships to assist outstanding candidates in their pursuit of careers in aviation service businesses.