With the start of the new year, Lee Aerospace announces expansion of its Part 145 capabilities and its national presence across the United States. As of late December, the Lee Aerospace Part 145 Repair Station, #YLR863L, has added repair capabilities to include composite repairs on specific models for the main-entry door assembly of the HondaJet.  In addition to the existing certificate rating, which originally focused primarily on transparencies, Lee Aerospace is now expanding into other structural elements of the airframe.

The Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association awards five students $2,000 scholarships each through its growing scholarship fund. The five students hail from across the nation and are pursuing careers as aviation maintenance technicians, aviators and airline management.

AAR (NYSE: AIR), a global provider of aviation services, and Rock Valley College announce expansion of their unique aviation maintenance education and training partnership to further enhance instruction, students' job experiences and their career prospects at AAR upon graduation.

ExxonMobil announces its global network of lubricant blending and packaging plants, which manufacture all Mobil-branded products, has received the Zero Waste to Landfill Silver validation from UL, making it the first petroleum products company to secure this validation.

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) joins the business aviation community, family and friends in mourning the loss of its colleague, Michael W. Hohm.

Tdata, Inc. announces the release of its IA7 Advanced Airworthiness System for the web. IA7 has many new features and has evolved from Tdata’s extensive 30-years' experience creating software for aviation maintenance and airworthiness directives research and reporting.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announces enhanced flight deck capabilities for new production Cessna and Beechcraft piston platforms. The features include new standard and optional equipment as part of Garmin’s G1000 NXi next-generation integrated flight deck, which provides pilots with enhanced control and connectivity in the cockpit.

Western Aircraft, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, announces it has added a Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet to WestAir Charter’s Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR) Part 135 Air Carrier certificate.

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), an independent provider of maintenance support and financial services to the aviation industry, appoints business aviation veteran Francisco Zozaya to the new role of president of JSSI Latin America. Zozaya will also serve as senior vice president, Business Development & Strategy, for JSSI corporate.

C&L Aviation Group announces the launch of a new website dedicated to job seekers who are looking to find the right position within a growing aviation company. The website, which can be found at careers.cla.aero, contains the company’s available job listings, information about the company and the surrounding area, FAQs, company reviews, and video and photo galleries.