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Cutter Aviation Appoints Joe Behling as FBO General Manager at its Phoenix Sky Harbor Location

Cutter Aviation Appoints Joe Behling as FBO General Manager at its Phoenix Sky Harbor Location

Joy Finnegan

Cutter Aviation announced the addition of Joseph Behling to the team as FBO general manager at its Phoenix Sky Harbor location. In this role, Behling will lead FBO operations and manage the line and customer service teams while expanding business opportunities and fostering strong customer relationships, ensuring Cutter Aviation Phoenix remains a top choice for…

Wright Selected for $3.34M Award From FAA FAST for Ultra-Lightweight Batteries

Joy Finnegan

Wright Electric and its partners have been selected to receive a $3.34M award from the FAA FAST program to develop a new class of batteries that will enable zero emission aircraft flights on large 100+ passenger aircraft. It is widely agreed that lightweighting batteries is the most difficult technical challenge preventing the adoption of electric…

Western Aircraft Appoints Chris Chavez as New Avionics Sales Manager

Western Aircraft announced that Chris Chavez has accepted the role of avionics sales manager. Chavez joined Western nearly three years ago as an avionics technician and most recently worked as an avionics tech 3. Prior to joining Western, he served in the United States Marine Corps for five years as both an avionics technician and…

Boom Supersonic Accelerates Overture Aircraft and Engine Development

Joy Finnegan

Boom Supersonic announced milestones across its Overture airliner and Symphony engine programs in July. Boom is reinventing the cockpit with an all-new flight deck, designed around pilots with safety at the forefront. Boom is making rapid progress on its Symphony engine, with hardware testing underway and the first full-scale engine core to be operational in…

Jets MRO Seeks to Fix Mechanic Turnover Rates in Business Jet Maintenance Industry

Joy Finnegan

Jets MRO says it was founded on a simple premise: Fix the mechanic turnover issue in the aircraft maintenance industry. While the industry has been grappling with mechanic shortages in recent years, turnover has emerged as a significant driver of increased costs and delays in aircraft maintenance timelines. Founder and CEO Suresh Narayanan feels like…

LearJet and Challenger Expert Spectra Jet joins SmartSky Dealer Network

Joy Finnegan

SmartSky announced Spectra Jet as a new sales and installation partner. Located at KSGH in Springfield, Ohio, Spectra Jet is a part 145 FAA Certified Repair Station that specializes in LearJet and Challenger airframes and can modify and install systems on any aircraft.  “Spectra Jet takes pride in serving the aviation community with the utmost…

GA Telesis and Alitheon Partner to Bring Next Gen Transparency, Traceability and Trust to Aviation and Aerospace

Joy Finnegan

GA Telesis and Alitheon joined forces to integrate Alitheon’s optical AI technology, FeaturePrint, into WILBUR, GA Telesis’s Web3-enabled Parts Provenance and Records Platform. WILBUR will provide a revolution in securing aircraft and parts authenticity, as well as drive maximum levels of aviation data security within the sector. This collaboration will empower stakeholders to meet the…

Hexagon Introduces Solution to Plan, Manage and Optimize Factories

Joy Finnegan

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched its new digitalization solution, Digital Factory, designed to help manufacturers build highly accurate digital replicas of their factories. It enables manufacturers to optimize their floor plans and quickly pivot production lines today, and operate smarter and more sustainable future factories with open interfaces that connect digital twins of shopfloor…

Fargo Jet Center and Stellar Blu Solutions Announce Partnership to Advance Special Mission Aircraft Connectivity Capabilities

Joy Finnegan

Fargo Jet Center and Stellar Blu Solutions announced a strategic partnership aimed at revolutionizing special mission aircraft connectivity capabilities. This collaboration establishes a cutting-edge aircraft testbed modified for Stellar Blu’s Sidewinder, an electronically steered antenna (ESA) based SATCOM terminal capable of delivering superior Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) activities. The partnership of FJC and Stellar…

Elevate MRO, Elevate Jet, Expand to Denver, Boosting Western U. S. Presence

Elevate MRO, a division of Elevate Aviation Group (EAG), has announced the opening of a new aircraft maintenance center at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (KBJC) in Denver. This expansion includes increased staff and maintenance teams to support the existing client base and enhance aircraft maintenance service availability while supporting Elevate Jet’s management, charter and aircraft…

JSSI Appoints Alexis Javkin EVP, Maintenance/Supplier Management

Joy Finnegan

Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI), provider of maintenance support and financial tools to the business aviation industry, has announced the appointment of Alexis Javkin as executive vice president, Maintenance & Supplier Management. In this role, Javkin will be responsible for JSSI’s global technical support organization, providing proactive event management, customer advocacy, and strengthening JSSI’s relationships with MRO’s and service providers across the industry. Javkin joins JSSI from…

Getac’s Next Generation F110 Tablet for Field Professionals

Joy Finnegan

Getac has launched the next generation F110 tablet, which combines fully rugged reliability with a host of powerful new upgrades for exceptional performance and efficiency in the field. Getac’s flagship F110 model has long been at the forefront of rugged tablet design, making it incredibly popular with customers across multiple sectors and industries. The new…