Elliott Aviation Readies for Gogo AVANCE Upgrade Demand
VIP Completions Reports Strong Start to New Year
StandardAero Inducts First Customer CFM LEAP Engine, Completing Another Critical Industrialization Step Ahead of Schedule
Allen McReynolds Joins NATA Board of Directors
Allen McReynolds is elected to serve on the NATA (National Air Transportation) board of directors. McReynolds is currently the COO of West Star Aviation, a U.S. business-aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider. Following the recent acquisition of Jet East, West Star and its 3,000 team members deliver service and repair expertise across all business-aviation product lines in over 20 locations and through a vast mobile repair network.
Civil Air Patrol and Textron Aviation Special Missions Celebrate Long-standing Relationship
Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, and Civil Air Patrol (CAP) celebrate the delivery of four Cessna Skyhawk, one Cessna Skylane and one Cessna Turbo Stationair HD aircraft in Independence, KS. The aircraft will join a fleet of nearly 550 Cessna aircraft currently owned and operated by CAP.
Airflite Now an Authorized Service Center in Australia for Daher’s TBM Turboprop Aircraft Family
Daher’s Aircraft Division announces the further enhancement of its support network coverage in Australia with the appointment of Airflite as an authorized service center for the TBM aircraft family, joining Airflite’s previous maintenance, repair and overhaul approval for Daher’s Kodiak series of utility airplanes. Airflite is also Daher’s in-country aircraft sales representative for both the TBM and Kodiak.
INGENIO Aerospace Appoints First-Ever Chief Operating Officer
INGENIO Aerospace (INGENIO), a provider in innovative product design and manufacturing for business, commercial and military aviation, announces the appointment of Simon Lafrenière as chief operating officer (COO). Lafrenière's mandate is to drive INGENIO’s operations and leverage the company’s commitment to continuous innovation in the design and manufacturing of electrical-mechanical aircraft cockpit and cabin solutions.
Foundation Calls for Global, Coordinated Action on Runway Incursions
Runway incursions are one of the most persistent threats to aviation safety, and the risk of incursions is likely to increase as air traffic grows, unless robust, coordinated safety defenses are implemented, Flight Safety Foundation says in releasing the Global Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Incursions (GAPPRI).