Latest from Dale Smith

True Blue Power received FAA supplemental type certificate approval for its Gen5 TB40 lithium-ion battery on all models of the Pilatus PC-12.

Satcom Direct's Plane Simple system has received FAA and EASA supplemental type certificate approvals for the Dassault Falcon 7X.

Fargo Jet Center delivered three Pilatus PC-12s upgraded with Garmin TXi touchscreens to Northeast Montana STAT Air Ambulance Cooperative.

VSE Corporation looks to expand its products and services through the acquisition of aircraft component and MRO services provider Desser Aerospace.

Thomas Global Systems LCDs Selected for Challenger 604 Fleet Upgrade.

Duncan Aviation recently remodeled its Honeywell HTF7000 engine shop, quadrupling the size of the space, and named a new program manager.

Jet East's Mobile Structures Response Team offers AOG repair services as quickly as possible nationwide.

West Star Aviation joined the Aviation Technical Education Council as it looks to attract more interest from youth in the aviation maintenance field.

Duncan Aviation is expanding the suite of STCs to prepare aircraft—including Bombardier, Gulfstream, and Citation jets—for Gogo 5G connectivity.

Peregrine expands AML/STC approvals for AFAC-mandated CVR and video recorders.

ITP Aero in Ajalvir, Spain, is now a designated facility for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul of PW200 engines.

Ametek MRO Facilities in the U.S. and UK recently won three industry operational excellence and sustainability awards.

Aerocare Aviation Services Limited completed its first full repainting of an Embraer Praetor 600 aircraft at its expanded paint facility in Chester, UK.

JetMS Holdings is opening a more than 75,000-sq-ft aircraft interior fabrication and installation facility in Kaunas, Lithuania.

C&L Aerospace signs on as a Parker-Meggitt Securaplane products dealer for main ship batteries, emergency batteries, and business jet camera product lines.

Aircraft lighting specialist PWI earned parts manufacturer approval from the FAA for LED Cabin Lighting upgrades on Dassault Falcon 900B business jets.

Pro Star Aviation upgrades a Phenom 300 with Whelen HID taxi and landing light system.

Gulfstream begins a $98.5M expansion to its Savannah service center.

Atlas Air Services named as first European dealer for Prizm Aircraft Products line of LED cabin lighting and window shade products.

Jet East has opened a new full-service MRO facility at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina.

Stevens Aerospace has been approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation to perform hydrostatic cylinder testing at its Nashville, Tennessee facility.

Duncan Aviation recently delivered a fully-transformed Falcon 900EX for an undisclosed customer.

Jet East is expanding its avionics services into Trenton, New Jersey, and Dallas.

Vision Aircraft Records and ARC Document Solutions are partnering to deliver end-to-end service for operators moving to digital maintenance logbooks.

Jet Aviation has received FOCA approval for LMR in Zurich.

General Atomics AeroTec Systems has earned approvals for Embraer Praetor 500/600 inspections.

YouTube personality Jimmy Webb has always wanted a “really cool” private jet but never dreamed he would achieve this goal by buying Elvis’s JetStar.

ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium has received approvals for its mobile repair unit to provide line maintenance services in several European countries.

VIP Completions recently delivered a Bombardier Global Express after completing its highly-personalized interior and exterior.

California-based aircraft maintenance company ACI Jet has completed its first Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics upgrade on a Bombardier Challenger 604.