Hundreds of people gather to celebrate the groundbreaking of a transformative project for the Southern Alleghenies region — a new aviation maintenance, repair and services hub called the Mid-Atlantic Opportunity Park. The park will be built as a nearly 130-acre extension to the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST) and will be anchored by a 100,000-square-foot aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, with additional retail space for parts suppliers, paint shops and distribution facilities. The Opportunity Park is set to open fall 2024 and is expected to create hundreds of high-paying jobs.

The Mente Group recently conducts independent research to determine the efficiencies of cloud-based digital solutions for business aviation. In consultation with Bluetail, a provider of aircraft records management tools, the Mente Group explored its market value proposition through in-depth interviews with Bluetail clients and other industry stakeholders. The outcome of the research reveals a positive ROI, and the results are published in an aviation-industry white paper titled "Evaluating the ROI of Cloud-Based Maintenance Information Management (MIM)."

The San Diego Air & Space Museum awards a total of $41,700 in scholarships to 12 graduating seniors from San Diego County high schools. With the scholarships, the museum aims to inspire young people to tackle the challenges of the science, technology, engineering and mathematics academic disciplines, as well as to make a difference in tomorrow’s world through an innovative, adventurous spirit.

Jet Aviation announces that is has completed construction of a new 18,000-square-foot hangar at its FBO in Scottsdale, AZ. The completion of the hangar brings the total hangar capacity to 88,000 square feet.

ATP, a provider of information services and software solutions serving the aviation industry for over 50 years, is now Veryon. The company unveils its new name and branding, inspired by game-changing technology and its promise to always be on for its clients and users. The new Veryon name and branding better reflect the company’s ability to lead the industry by taking technology to the next level with its machine-learning capabilities.

Airforms now offers FAA-PMA baffles for all C152 OEM configurations as a replacement for existing assemblies. The new baffles have undergone individual PMA approval and can be purchased as standalone units or as a complete set.

Millennium International Avionics announces its new consignment partnership with Reheat Aero in Europe, offering readily available stock for the exchange of Honeywell DU-870s. Reheat Aero is well-known and well-established in the European market and represents high-quality products while also offering exceptional customer service.

Elliott Aviation, a provider in developing and delivering quality aircraft solutions, announces the addition of Daniel J. Edwards as president and chief executive officer. Edwards will place emphasis on setting best-in-industry customer service levels, growing capacity through productivity and facility enhancements, and making Elliott Aviation the employer of choice for the industries' best talent.

Textron Aviation announces the recent delivery of the first passenger unit of the twin-engine, large-utility turboprop, the Cessna SkyCourier, for use by Western Aircraft, Inc., doing business in Hawaii as Lāna’i Air. The company offers luxury air service connecting Oahu to the island of Lāna’i.

SmartSky Networks, a provider of inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, announces it has been granted the first commercially available FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for its SmartSky LITE system, the industry’s only streaming-level in-flight connectivity solution designed for smaller business aircraft. The STC was granted following installation on a Bombardier Lear 60 business jet by sales and installation partner, Reliable Jet Maintenance of Boca Raton, FL. Liberty Partners of Okmulgee, OK, provided engineering services.