West Star Aviation announces the promotion of Ray Sharp to director of maintenance at its East Alton, IL (ALN), facility, overseeing all maintenance programs. Sharp’s diverse experience includes working with a wide range of airframes, such as Falcon, Hawker, Lear, Cessna, Challenger and Gulfstream.

ARGUS International, a member of the SGS Group, honors Elevate Jet as an ARGUS Platinum Operator, which places the company in the upper five percent of over 1,000 U.S.-based charter operators. The Platinum Rating is a higher level in the ARGUS audit standard and is awarded only to those air-charter operators who have demonstrated successful implementation of industry best safety practices regarding their operations and maintenance.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that Laura Everington has joined the association as its director of flight operations and regulations.

West Star Aviation Academy (WSAA), established in January 2024 by West Star Aviation in partnership with Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC), celebrates the graduation of its inaugural class in the presence of employees, families, community members and industry leaders. These 23 graduates are now in the process of testing for their FAA Airframe License. West Star also welcomes 25 new apprentices into WSAA, with their graduation anticipated in spring 2025.

Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings is now accepting entries for its 2025 Aerospace Coatings calendar, which showcases superb aircraft paint schemes and exterior finishes completed with Sherwin-Williams coatings.  

Private pilots and corporate operators now have the ability to easily locate AEA member companies through iFlightPlanner. This new service will help thousands of pilots find an avionics shop in the United States through iFlightPlanner’s web-based platforms, including iFlightPlanner for AOPA and mobile apps for iOS. The collaboration is expected to expand to additional countries in the future.

IBAC renews its alliance with Carbon Trade eXchange (CTX) to provide a new transparent and efficient platform for business-aviation companies to voluntarily purchase carbon credits to offset their CO2 emissions as part of an overall sustainability plan. The new ACE platform is hosted at www.offsetflights.com.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, announces that it has signed an agreement, conducted through Ernst & Young, to sell 737NG inventory owned by REX Airlines in Australia. The unfortunate circumstance of REX going into administration has resulted in its 737 fleet no longer flying and becoming available for sale. The inventory, containing a CFM56-7 engine, auxiliary power unit, landing gear, and other fast-moving parts, was purchased by REX to support its now grounded fleet of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

New Horizon Aircraft (NASDAQ: HOVR), doing business as Horizon Aircraft (“Horizon Aircraft” or the “company”), an advanced aerospace engineering company and developer of the world’s first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft that can fly most of its mission exactly like a normal aircraft, announces that Tom Brassington has been appointed as chief technology officer.

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) announces that it will bestow the organization’s Meritorious Service to Aviation Award to Laurent and Pierre Beaudoin, whose visionary leadership at Bombardier has fostered industry growth and advanced business-aviation safety and sustainability.