On behalf of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) membership and staff, president and CEO, Timothy Obitts, expresses sorrow over the sudden loss of longtime staff member M. Johanna (Sigmond) O’Toole, who passed away unexpectedly last week.

Stevens Aerospace and Defense Systems, LLC (“Stevens”), announces that it has started construction on its new MRO facility in Smyrna, TN. The first phase of the facility will provide 57,000 square feet of operational space, and phase two will see an additional 40,000 square feet of hangar space.

Aerospace modification center Pro Star Aviation, in partnership with ALTO Aviation, announces that it has designed, installed and delivered a Cadence cabin management system (CMS) on a GIVSP for an obsolete Pacific Systems/Collins Aerospace architecture.

Duncan Aviation announces that Ann Pollard has joined its Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions team. Pollard will be based out of a new sales office co-located with the company’s satellite facility at Bedford-Hanscom Field, MA (KBED).

BizJet International Sales and Support, Inc., announces that Thomas Illner has joined BizJet as its new president and CEO on July 1, 2021. Illner succeeds Volker Magunna, who has accepted a position within the Lufthansa Technik Group as the president of Hawker Pacific.

Pro Star Aviation, an aerospace modification center, announces it has successfully achieved its FAA Class IV rating. The new rating allows Pro Star to perform maintenance on aircraft over 12,500 GTOW. Adding a new classification of aircraft increases Pro Star's capabilities for ON-THE-FLY maintenance and additional services in-house.

Constant Aviation announces it has become the first independent maintenance, repair and overhaul business (MRO) to receive SMS Level 4 certification from WYVERN Ltd., a recognized leader in aviation safety risk management and training. The rating is specific to MRO safety management systems (SMS). Level 4-rated MROs have a fully effective SMS.

Constant Aviation announces it has added three new locations to its nationwide AOG (aircraft on ground) mobile response network. Effective immediately, teams will deploy from Van Nuys, CA; Bedford, MA; and Sugarland, TX, bringing to 27 the number of locations within the U.S. where AOG teams are based, a 28 percent growth in locations since 2020.

Business-aviation leaders pledge to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 as they expand on a set of bold climate commitments made a decade ago, marking the latest in a string of new sustainability announcements at their main event of the year.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) and its 15 member associations from around the world agree to the ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The global business-aviation community pledges to further contribute to climate action efforts through a combination of measures in close collaboration with governments and stakeholders across the air transport industry.