C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, signs a contract with Hokkaido Air System (HAC) to purchase the regional airline’s three (3) Saab 340B aircraft. The company will be taking delivery between April 2021 and January 2022. The agreement marks the first Saab purchase for C&L since the conclusion of its ten (10) aircraft deal with Japan Air Commuter in early 2021.

Duncan Aviation announces the delivery of the 100th pair of Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) blended winglets installed on a Dassault Falcon aircraft. On March 30, Two Bear Management’s Falcon 900EX took off from Duncan Aviation's Lincoln, NE, MRO facility sporting the highly visible technology. Improved fuel efficiency and a smoother ride are only a couple of the many reasons the company chose winglets.

West Star Aviation announces the remodel and expansion of the Aircraft Interior Design Center at its Grand Junctions, CO (GJT), facility is nearing completion. The expansion became necessary due to growth in the Global and Gulfstream segments.

Concorde Battery Corporation announces that it has trained more than 2,500 airmen so far this year with its new Virtual IA Renewal Series. Rather than cancel Concorde’s IA recurrent training events in 2021 due to the pandemic, Concorde has pivoted and created Concorde’s Virtual IA Renewal Series that provides the opportunity for airmen to complete the training necessary to renew their IA certificate through virtual classes provided free of charge. 

ILS (Inventory Locator Service, LLC) announces a brand-new corporate website (www.ilsmart.com), a comprehensive set of solution updates and additions, and the date for its annual user conference, ILS/CONNECT, which will be held virtually this summer.

CORRIDOR, a Next Gen Aviation Service Center cloud-based software solution, announces the addition of new integration capabilities, including CAMP CONNECT, Microsoft Office 365 Email, and the ILS Bridge for CORRIDOR, in addition to the new Warehouse and Receiving functionality for its CORRIDOR Go mobility suite.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) announces the launch of the virtual safety-management “Inspire" series. The Inspire series complements the in-person TSI/NATA Air Transport Safety Management Certification™ (ATSM) course by providing a conduit to continue important safety-management conversations with world-class subject-matter experts.

Vallair, a multi-faceted aviation business dedicated to the support of aircraft operators and lessors, strengthens its MRO team with the appointment of Armando Filho as director of Material Management. Filho will be responsible for Vallair’s component support division, complementing the activities of the teardown team, ensuring that customers extract maximum value from their assets.

Hartzell’s new Navigator, a three-blade advanced structural composite scimitar propeller, is now approved for thousands of Beechcraft Bonanza single-engine airplanes. The propeller is available as part of Hartzell Propeller’s Top Prop™ program.

JSfirm.com announces Alaska Airmen’s Association as its newest job distribution partner. The partnership is a continued effort of both organizations’ commitment to help promote and sustain the aviation industry. In addition to highlighting its corporate members' jobs, Alaska Airmen’s Association will also display all types of jobs throughout the industry directly on its website.