The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) recognizes retiring National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) chief operating officer, Steve Brown, for his exceptional contributions to the global business-aviation community, particularly for his guidance to IBAC and its direction for more than a decade.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announces that Alan Stephens, former FAA Flight Standards’ acting deputy director of the Office of Air Carrier Safety Assurance (ACSA), has been named vice president of Regulatory Affairs. Stephens will take over as department head from John McGraw, who will continue to foster collaboration and connectivity between the Transportation Security Administration and industry in his new role as NATA senior advisor (Security).

The power of connected aviation is being showcased at NBAA-BACE 2022 in Orlando, FL, through the combined aviation data and weather services of SmartSky’s Skytelligence, 1200.aero, AvMet, Meandair and Flash AI, a JetNet partner. This combination of predictive weather information, only available in the 1200.aero WX+ application, offers fixed base operators (FBOs), airports and fleet operators a solution in a single platform.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today concluded an inspiring and forward-looking week at its 2022 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), making the show among the best to date. 

NBAA also marked the 75th anniversary of its founding at the show, held Oct. 18-20 at Florida’s Orange County Convention Center and Orlando Executive Airport, which hosted a sold-out aircraft display. 

FDH Aero (“FDH”), a global supply-chain solutions provider for aerospace and defense OEMs and aftermarket segments, announces the new hire of Jason Lewis as vice president of Quality.

ALTO Aviation, a Green Pledge exhibitor at 2022 NBAA-BACE, celebrates 25 years of serving the business-aviation industry, expanding its passenger-centric ALTO MySound™ portfolio with new app-controlled ALTO MySound features, including optimized VIP Focus™ and Podcast mode.

SKYTRAC Systems Ltd. (SKYTRAC), a provider of aerospace intelligent connectivity and satellite communications (satcom), announces that its DL150 Satellite Data Unit (SDU) and SkyNode S200-012 have been selected by Textron Aviation as part of its Future Air Navigation upgrade program for the Hawker 4000 and Cessna Citation Sovereign aircraft that are installed with Honeywell Primus Epic avionics.

AFI KLM E&M and Ampaire sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that anticipates bringing the worldwide resources of AFI KLM E&M to the introduction and global support of electrified aircraft. The two companies intend to accelerate the introduction of sustainable aviation by utilizing their respective core competencies. The MoU covers a broad range of mutual interests, including aircraft development, maintenance training and support, and data analytics.

Condor Flugdienst GmbH and Lufthansa Technik AG sign a comprehensive contract regarding component support of the airline's new and efficient Airbus A330neo fleet. Under the terms of the ten-year agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide total component support (TCS) for the Airbus A330-900neo aircraft that will join Condor's fleet in the coming years. For Lufthansa Technik it is the first TCS contract for this modern long-haul type.

Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance signs a CFM branded service agreement (CBSA) for LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. Under the terms of the CBSA, AFI KLM E&M will provide the full scope of LEAP maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for operators worldwide.