West Star Aviation welcomes Derek Richardson as the new Bombardier project manager at its East Alton, IL (ALN), facility. With over 30 years of aviation services, Richardson brings an elevated level of experience to West Star.

The Grand Dames of Aviation (GDoA) announces it has earned its 501(c)3 nonprofit designation, providing growth opportunities for the organization to advance its mission. Founded by a group of dedicated women in professional aviation, the GDoA celebrates extraordinary achievements in aviation, educates through scholarships and inspires through mentorship and networking.

West Star announces its support of and donation to The BackStoppers for a local Guns ‘N Hoses annual event. This year the organization sold apparel at the ALN hangar to raise additional awareness and donations. 

Skandia, Inc. celebrates four decades of running the company's flammability lab, opened in 1983 and now known across the globe for its thoroughness and customer satisfaction in flammability testing, including OSU, smoke and toxicity testing services. In line with its mission statement of making aircraft quieter, safer and more comfortable, the creation of the department within Skandia was to help aircraft manufacturers, interior shops and completion centers conform to newly required flammability standards.

CubCrafters, a designer and manufacturer of light-sport, experimental and Part 23-certified backcountry aircraft, announces it has been qualified by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to make a $50 million public stock offering using the Regulation A+ exemption, which allows for the first outside investment ever in the history of the company.

Baldwin Safety & Compliance announces its users have surpassed four million form submissions to its proprietary safety management system (SMS) software. Known for scalable and customizable online solutions to assist and grow with an organization, the Baldwin SMS framework supports proactive risk management and the creation of positive safety culture.

Textron Aviation Defense announces the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force in support of operations at No. 13 Squadron at Sfax Air Base in Tunisia. The foreign military sales (FMS) contract comprises eight T-6C Texan II advanced military training aircraft, in-country field service and logistics support representatives, program management support, interim contractor support for the first year, training for pilots and maintenance professionals, spare engines, spare parts and aircraft support equipment.

SmartJets, a turnkey aircraft dealer-broker, announces that Konstantin Kozenko and Yvette Clack have joined the SmartJets team.

The KNIPEX Cobra® is one of the most popular products from the Wuppertal-based tool manufacturer. This year the smallest Cobra, the Cobra® XS, is available in a limited-edition holiday ornament (part number 87 00 100 XMAS), making it the perfect gift for tool enthusiasts.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announces that Todd Anderson, A.A.E., chief operating officer of Sheltair Aviation, has been named board vice chair at the Association’s fall board of directors meeting held in conjunction with NATA’s Aviation Business Conference last week in Miami.