Spirit Aeronautics, an avionics solutions provider for business, special missions, and military aircraft, appoints Greg Diognard as its new regional sales manager for the southern half of the United States. Diognard will provide outside sales support for new avionics upgrades, cabin management systems, and extended warranty protection programs, such as HAPP and CASP.

Avotek is now offering a convenient way to log AMT hours. Avotek’s latest release of its first-ever Avotek AMT Logbook is an essential tool for aviation maintenance technicians (AMTs) or future AMTs to record time spent working on various aircraft or components. Dressed in a durable leatherette cover and bound by Plastikoil®, the book is specifically designed to withstand the AMT shop environment. 

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings is now accepting entries for its 2023 Aerospace Coatings Calendar, which exhibits superb aircraft paint schemes and exterior finishes completed with the brand's coatings.

Yingling Aviation is already seeing new and incremental business opportunities with FAR Part 135 Charter operators as a result of joining the Fly Louie Alliance as one of its Preferred FBOs (fixed base operators). The Fly Louie Alliance comprises more than 300 independent Part 135 flight operations flying more than 3,000 aircraft. 

West Star Aviation announces that a total of four apprentices have completed the company's FAA OJT (on-the-job training) program to receive their A&P certifications. West Star congratulates and welcomes its newest mechanics: Dan Yates, Lance Schumacher, Brandon Shemonia and Molly Kircher.

SmartSky Networks' next-generation mobile broadband network is live nationwide. With hundreds of sites deployed, SmartSky’s network density far exceeds competing ATG networks to enable consistent superior performance for business aviation across the continental United States.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, continues to grow support for ATR operators with increased PMA part manufacturing. C&L has partnered with a manufacturer to become the exclusive distributor on a PMA part alternative for the rear tail-cone lens assembly for the ATR aircraft. PMA part number S5387300500202-CL is compatible with OEM part numbers S5387300500202, S5387300500200 and S5387300500201 and is currently in stock and available for flat-rate exchange.

After a year of construction, Pilot John International, formerly Carolina GSE, announces the completion of its aircraft equipment distribution and service center expansion in New Bern, NC.

XL Aerospace (www.xlaero.ca), a provider of innovative aviation engineering, repair and manufacturing solutions to the general-aviation and helicopter operations and maintenance, repair and overhaul sectors, announces it has developed and made available to the aviation market a new portable fuel nozzle test stand (FNTS).

Textron Aviation announces it has delivered two Beechcraft King Air 260 aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service. The aircraft will perform wildfire mapping missions.