Kestrel Engineering Ltd. announces it now offers a universal aircraft wheel deflator kit which drastically reduces noise levels by more than 20 dBA when deflating aircraft wheels to a pre-set pressure.

Conklin & de Decker announces Life Cycle Cost Release 18.1 is now available. Life Cycle Cost (LCC) provides aircraft owners, operators, flight department managers and aircraft consultants with independently researched ownership and operating cost data for more than 460 jet, turboprop, helicopter and piston aircraft.

ADMA is now accepting scholarship applications for 2018. The two-year, renewable student scholarship is worth $3,000 in total.

West Star Aviation announces Michael Zeris as Gulfstream Technical Sales manager at its East Alton, IL, location (ALN).

CSI Aviation, Inc., a New Mexico-based international air charter services and logistics company, announces it has been certified by the U.S. military’s Commercial Airlift Review Board (CARB) to operate on-demand passenger, cargo and air medical flights for the Department of Defense (DoD). CARB certification is among the highest safety standard certifications that can be achieved by an air carrier, and CSI is now one of only a few air carriers worldwide to have this certification. 

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announces it has delivered the final Gulfstream G450 as it prepares to usher in the next generation of business aviation with the all-new Gulfstream G500.

West Star Aviation announces it will now offer Top Flight Supplies (TFS) Titanium paint protection in-house at its East Alton, IL—ALN, and Grand Junction, CO, facilities.

StandardAero signs a letter of intent with Rolls-Royce to provide engine MRO services for the RB211-535E4 program for the life of the engine type. The award designates StandardAero as the Rolls-Royce end-of-life engine maintenance service partner. Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4 engines are anticipated to remain in commercial airline service until the year 2040. 

Multiple Honeywell (NYSE: HON) cockpit technologies have been selected by United Airlines to outfit its new fleet of more than 150 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes. The flight deck package includes the first installment of Honeywell’s SmartRunway® and SmartLanding® on a Boeing 737 MAX and will feature Honeywell’s IntuVue® RDR-4000 3D Weather Radar System and Integrated Multi-Mode Receiver. These solutions work in tandem to greatly improve passenger safety and comfort during takeoff, landing and potentially hazardous weather conditions.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) launches the Supplemental Safety Training Program, enabling the association to rapidly respond to urgent industry safety issues. The first course, developed for FBOs, addresses the risk of jet fuel contamination with diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). This program, available free to all aviation businesses, provides background information on DEF and identifies the possible risk contamination pathways and mitigation steps.