SmartSky, provider of inflight air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity for business aviation, announces that Aero Center Atlanta has joined the SmartSky dealer network as a sales and installation partner. With seven FBO locations across the U.S., Aero Centers is a full-service management, charter and FBO provider, which also offers Part 145 maintenance services, including connectivity upgrades for business aircraft, at the Atlanta location. “Our growing, nationwide company is proud to strengthen our offerings with SmartSky next-generation inflight Wi-Fi,” says Dan Lane, vice president of Techn ..read more

Duncan Aviation showcases a Falcon 50 that was refurbished at its full-service maintenance, repair and overhaul facility in Lincoln, NE. The aircraft arrived for paint and maintenance due to corrosion and other age-related issues that needed to be addressed for safety concerns. After purchasing the aircraft, the owners wanted to make the aircraft their own and modernize it for their specific needs. Although the interior was dark and outdated, it was well cared for, allowing the Duncan Aviation team to retain the existing seats and headliner. The first-time Duncan Aviation customer took advan ..read more

From right to left: Guillaume Justamon, program director at Dedienne Aerospace; Sebastien Borel, chief commercial officer at Lilium; Tom Rice, operations manager at Lilium; Dominique Decard, VP of Fleet Operations, Support & Services, at Lilium; Sebastian Breuckelmann, senior sales manager at Dedienne Aerospace, at EBACE in Geneva, Switzerland Dedienne Aerospace, a provider of aerospace maintenance tooling, announces a pivotal license agreement with Lilium, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The collaboration u ..read more

TrustFlight Ltd. (TrustFlight), a technology provider focused on digitization of the aviation industry, announces the launch of its leading Centrik Safety Management System (SMS), Centrik 5. Centrik, used by over 70,000 aerospace professionals around the globe, is adopted by every segment of aviation, including advanced air mobility (AAM), airlines, airports, business aviation, MROs, OEMs, training organizations and regulators. Centrik provides a complete picture into an organization’s safety profile, bringing together modules for safety, quality and risk into one integrated platform. Centri ..read more

Global aviation training provider, CAE, confirms at EBACE 2024 that its new Vienna training center will be home to up to nine full-flight simulators (FFS), including the newly announced Embraer Phenom and Bombardier Challenger 3500 aircraft. This is in addition to the Bombardier Global 6000 Vision and 7500 announced last year. CAE will also be offering maintenance training in Vienna, Austria. The new center is scheduled to open in Q2 2025. According to CAE’s 2023 Aviation Talent Forecast, more than 8,000 business-aviation pilots and 10,000 private-jet maintenance technicians will n ..read more

STS Aviation Services (STS), a division of STS Aviation Group and a global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions, announces the acquisition of UK-based engine MRO, GT Engine Services (GTES). Since establishing itself in the UK at the end of 2019, STS Aviation Services has delivered sustained year-on-year growth in both capacity and capability and is now the largest independent MRO in the United Kingdom, with an expanding footprint in Europe serving both commercial and military sectors. Acquiring GT Engine Services, an aircraft engine maintenance and repair ..read more

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) pays tribute to Paul Smith, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, who served in key leadership roles for the association. Smith passed away peacefully on May 10. “Paul’s lifelong mission was one of service, first and foremost to his country and then to the aviation industry that he loved,” says NBAA president and CEO, Ed Bolen. “He was a highly effective advocate for NBAA and the business-aviation community for nearly 20 years and remained a frequent and welcome guest at our events as he enjoyed his retirement years. We extend our condolences t ..read more

Neptune Aviation Services, a provider of aerial firefighting and aviation services, is awarded a multiple award task order contract (MATOC) by the United States Forest Service (USFS) with task orders for three BAe 146 aircraft for the 2024 wildfire season. All three task orders are for exclusive use and include a base year with four one-year options along with 160-day guaranteed mandatory availability periods (MAP). With this award and their existing contracts, Neptune’s entire fleet of nine airtankers are committed to exclusive-use contracts. “All of our BAe 146 aircraft are strategica ..read more

Satcom Direct Plane Simple® Ka-band terminal certified for Gulfstream G650 Satcom Direct, a business-aviation solutions provider, confirms approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for the SD Plane Simple® Ka-band tail-mount terminal for a Gulfstream G650. Equipping the Gulfstream GVI-type with the advanced technology represents a significant milestone in the SD Plane Simple antenna series rollout. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. collaborated with Satcom Direct (SD) to obtain the STC. The antenna complements existing SD ha ..read more

Elevate MRO, a division of Elevate Aviation Group (EAG), becomes an authorized Starlink dealer and installer of its global, in-flight, high-speed internet solution. Elevate Jet intends to offer Starlink as its sole connectivity product. Starlink delivers high-speed, low-latency internet to users all over the world. As the world's first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit, Starlink delivers broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls and more. Starlink is engineered and operated by SpaceX. As the world’s leading provider of launch ser ..read more