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The LAX-based bizav facility will close by the end of March 2018, but StandardAero will continue mobile service capabilities in southern California.

API will add PWI’s King Air retrofits and LED drop-in replacement reading lights to its product line.

West Star’s facility at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport will offer base maintenance for the Phenom 100 and 300 and Legacy 450/500 and 600/650.

Solana Beach non-profit Immunotherapy Foundation will receive one cent for each mile flown on Schubach Aviation’s annual private charter flights for 2018.

C&L Aerospace will serve as a distributor for Champion Aerospace’s turbine ignition products.

Companies such as ACI Jet and Dassault have set up or associated themselves with flying clubs for the benefit of their employees.

With its FAA certification, East/West Industries can now perform maintenance, inspection and repair on aircraft components.

Western Aircraft joins the other 83 authorized dealers in Blackhawk Modifications’ dealer network.

Launch partners Air Methods Corporation and WeatherTech Aviation LLC have begun receiving deliveries and EASA certification is expected soon.

The course is accredited by American Standards Training and Materials and the National Center for Aerospace Technology and Training.

The dual audio controller, which is distributed by Dallas Avionics, supports eight users including the pilot, co-pilot and up to six passengers.

West Star Aviation has acquired the RAM Air Turbine (RAT) tool required for the 24-month check on the Legacy 450/500 airframe.

The C-21A jets, which are the military version of Learjet 35As, will receive ADS-B Out, FANS 1/A, and electronic flight information systems from GAT.

AMES will have its manufacturing division produce components to support an aircraft program for the United States Army.

Embraer has selected Aero Baires as its first authorized service center for its executive jets department in Argentina.

The Giles Group began working with Southern Sky Aviation in August of 2017 and the FAA issued the certification on November 16.

C&L Aviation Group also added 9,000 line items from a Beechcraft 1900D, bringing inventory to 125,000 regular line items and 800,000 individual parts.

Pentastar developed the STC for the camera system, which incorporates in-flight entertainment, situational awareness and gear position viewing.

myStandardAero.com allows customers to observe MRO service projects and programs online.

On Oct. 7, 2008, Qantas Flight 72 faces an autopilot failure over the Indian Ocean.

Orbis's third-generation Flying Eye Hospital trains local surgeons to better care for their patients while promoting eye care and global health.

United Aircraft Corporation has examples of the Su-30SME, Yak-130, MiG-35, Su-35, Be-200 and MC 21-300 on display at the airshow.

The conference will be held from November 29 to December 1 at Lanseria Airport near Johannesburg, South Africa.

CAE announced it sold one 500XR flight training device and one Airbus A320neo 7000XR full-flight simulator to Kuwait Airways.

The 787 is one of three aircraft Rolls-Royce powered for their first flights this year. The Trent XWB represents the engine reaching one million hours.

Pilot and Dreams Soar founder Shaesta Waiz has returned to the Middle East to promote STEM in aviation after completing her solo global flight.

The products give MX-system operators and crew members the option to train individually or as a virtual team using gaming technology.

SteelRock UAV is actively looking for partners in the Middle East to help market the company’s technology such as the NightFighter.

The aircraft already has certification in the U.S., Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Peru, New Zealand and Japan.

Jet Aviation is expanding its Basel and Singapore facilities and started a maintenance training program to meet the demands of its international market.