Textron Aviation announces the company is adding 16,000 square feet to its Interior Manufacturing Facility (IMF) to support growing demand for unique and custom Cessna and Beechcraft aircraft interiors. The expansion enables Textron Aviation to streamline production processes by centralizing machinery within the space to support efficient interior manufacturing for its entire lineup of Cessna Citation jets, as well as Beechcraft King Air and Cessna SkyCourier turboprop aircraft.

NBAA, along with a coalition of industry groups, sends a letter to members of the U.S. Senate urging the swift confirmation of Michael Whitaker as FAA administrator.

VIP Completions, providers of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, announces a new project, the comprehensive interior refurbishment of a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). Since the company was founded almost a decade ago, the VIP Completions team has extensively refurbished six BBJs, two Boeing 757s, a Boeing 767 and a Boeing 727, establishing its expertise in Boeing corporate airliner completions projects.

Manage your maintenance costs. With Textron Aviation’s ProParts program, you can keep your budget predictable with one monthly payment, and save time and money, too.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings adds a new aerospace conductive coating (CM0485115) to its line of undercoats, enabling aircraft owners to impart conductivity onto aluminum and composite substrates. The coating offers high conductivity to non-conductive substrates by producing an anti-static conductive film on their surfaces with a resistivity of 0.1 to 100,000 ohms per square meter to help static charges dissipate from antennas and radomes. The coating is designed with excellent adhesion and offers excellent fluid resistance.

Kaeser Compressors, Inc. is bringing back its “Compressor for a Cure” in 2023! In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Kaeser is auctioning off a special edition pink AIRTOWER 5C in October. All proceeds will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) welcomes the Biden administration’s nomination of Michael Whitaker to serve as the next permanent administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

West Star Aviation announces that Eric Valdes has accepted the program director position responsible for Embraer, accessories, and NDT at the company’s East Alton, IL (ALN), facility. Valdes was previously responsible for doubling revenue and work force within the ALN Gulfstream program over the past 10 years.

Jet Aviation announces that it has completed construction of a new 40,000-square-foot hangar at its FBO in Bozeman, MT, bringing the total hangar capacity to over 300,00 square feet. The new hangar is fully operational and has capacity to accommodate all large-cabin business jets.

USA Borescopes, a visual inspection equipment manufacturer, officially unveils the SRV-J-4-1500 HD. Designed and developed specifically with the aviation industry in mind, company experts have produced its smallest HD borescope for inspecting turbine blades, airframes, bores, and castings without removing or disassembling the finished component.