TUI Airline, one of Europe's leisure carriers, selects the Technical Logbook of AVIATAR, Lufthansa Technik's innovative digital platform, for its entire fleet of around 130 airplanes. TUI's five airline operations, from the United Kingdom (UK), Nordics, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, are already using many AVIATAR solutions to manage their fleet.

C&L Aviation Services, a C&L Aviation Group company, expands its component repair facility with a new landing-gear rating and wheel and brake capabilities. With this new rating, C&L provides landing-gear overhauls for ERJ 140/145 and Citation series and will soon include E190 and Boeing 737. The new wheels and brakes capabilities allow C&L to offer repair and overhaul services for regional and corporate aircraft.

West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Michael Ditmeyer to director of maintenance at its Chattanooga, TN (CHA), facility. He will oversee all maintenance programs, ensuring project flow and work processes align with customer expectations.

Texas Aerospace Technologies, a provider of advanced avionics distribution and innovative aerospace solutions tailored to the needs of business jets, announces that it has achieved supplemental type certificate (STC) approval for the True Blue Power TS28 Emergency Battery Power Supply (EBPS).

Satair, an Airbus Services company and provider in the commercial aerospace aftermarket, announces the opening of its new Logistics & Service Centre in Hamburg, Germany. Located in the Wilhelmsburg area of Hamburg, this 56,500-square-meter facility is the largest warehouse within Airbus Group to date, representing a significant expansion of Satair's global footprint. The center will primarily manage tools and large parts (long-term storage and kits).

SD Government (SDG), a satellite communications provider, is named by NL EASP Air — the Dutch service provider for aerial maritime surveillance; coast guard; search-and-rescue (SAR); and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations — as its preferred provider of SATCOM connectivity solutions. The agreement with SDG strengthens the NL EASP Air offering by delivering a first-of-a-kind solution that enhances connectivity and live video transmission capabilities to support real-time surveillance and monitoring operations for European border- and coast-guard entities.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, announces that Robert (Bob) Pierson has joined the Corporate Parts Sales team as a regional sales manager. Pierson will provide business-jet support for the southeastern United States and will focus on Challenger 604, Hawker Series, BeechJet, and Cessna Citation Sovereign and XLS aircraft.

Hydroplane has been awarded U.S. Department of the Navy Phase 1 Option Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding to further develop its mobile hydrogen fuel-cell ground power unit (GPU).

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial tools to the business-aviation industry, announces the appointment of Natalie Vander Kelen as vice president of Customer Support for Traxxall, JSSI’s suite of maintenance-tracking software solutions. In this new role, Vander Kelen will lead Traxxall’s global team of aircraft maintenance and records analysts, further elevating the customer experience for Traxxall customers, which include corporate flight departments, management companies and charter operations.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) introduces a Business Aviation Customer Service Certificate program in partnership with ServiceElements International (SEI). The program will establish a baseline knowledge, identify resources business-aviation professionals can rely upon as references, and encourage participants to seek more advanced learning in the areas of customer-service management.