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Wintriss Controls Group announced that the former general manager of Wintriss, Keith Magnant, is serving as the company’s new president, an appointment that became effective Jan. 1, 2026. Magnant succeeds long-standing Wintriss President Mark Hatch, who retired at the end of 2025 after 45 years in manufacturing with Wintriss, 15 of which he served as the company’s president.  The succession was carefully planned and executed over the past 12 months with Hatch and Magnant working closely together for a seamless transition. Under Magnant’s leadership and strategic vision, Wintriss…

Swartz Aviation Group has completed four Bombardier Challenger transactions in three months, including three Challenger 605 aircraft and one Challenger 350. The recent activity reflects market demand for large-cabin and super-midsize aircraft. Two of the completed Challenger transactions involved internationally based aircraft, one located in Canada and one in Argentina. In both cases, Swartz Aviation…

FlightSafety International Inc. (FSI), a global leader in aviation training and simulation technology, announced has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) certification for its Gulfstream G700 Full Flight Simulator (FFS), located at the company’s Farnborough Learning Center. The certification of the simulator, which was engineered and manufactured by…

QT Aerospace is proud to announce it has officially received UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Part 145 approval, certification number UK.145.50883, marking a significant milestone in the company’s continued global expansion and commitment to the highest international standards of aircraft maintenance and repair. The UK CAA Part 145 certification authorizes QT Aerospace to perform maintenance, repair, and…

JetRay Corporation announced that its JetRay Rover automated inspection platform is now deployed in operational use supporting Northrop Grumman programs, marking a major milestone for the company after nearly two decades of development focused on robotics-enabled inspection for aerospace applications. The JetRay Rover is a field-deployable, sensor-agnostic automation platform designed to help inspection teams collect high-quality non-destructive…

Omni Aircraft Maintenance has acquired a new 40,000-square-foot hangar facility at KTUL to support increasing demand from individual aircraft operators and fleet customers. The expansion also includes an additional 18,000 square feet of office and customer workspace designed to enhance collaboration, communication, and customer engagement throughout the maintenance process. The additional capacity strengthens Omni’s ability…

Tecnam has officially announced the launch of the P2006T NG (Next Generation) in the United States and Canada. The P2006T NG represents the latest evolution of Tecnam’s highly successful twin platform, building on the outstanding global track record of the P2006T MkII and the strong market reception of the P2006T NG, which is already in…

GracoRoberts has announced the acquisition of Sky Mart to advance its international footprint in Latin America, leveraging the company’s corporate headquarters in Miami as a gateway to the aerospace-rich Latin American region. The acquisition significantly bolsters GracoRoberts’ reach into the $6.5B Latin American MRO market, scales its AOG capability, and offers its customers access to…

The Cessna Citation CJ3 Gen2 has entered into service, setting a new standard for the Citation Gen2 family. Launch customers and longtime Citation owners Dave Mecartney and Shannon Day took delivery of their new aircraft this week. Mecartney — an experienced aviator with nearly two decades flying Citation light jets and a member of Textron…

Salient Motion, an aerospace and defense component supplier, has developed motion control systems for commercial aircraft that can achieve certification in months rather than years, marking a significant departure from traditional aerospace development timelines. The company is working with Boeing to advance actuation systems—the mechanisms behind aircraft functions ranging from passenger seating to cargo handling—using…

Veryon, a provider of aviation software and information services, recently announced that Veryon AIRE, the AI-driven data intelligence platform underpinning its software suite, has been named a winner in the 2026 BIG Innovation Awards. Veryon AIRE brings aircraft maintenance and reliability data into context within the software maintenance teams already rely on: Veryon Tracking, Veryon Defect Analysis, and Veryon Publications. By surfacing data insights directly within daily workflows, teams gain clearer direction and ultimately get more efficient at every stage of maintenance. “Launched in the fall of 2025, Veryon AIRE harnesses maintenance…

Tecnam iannounced that EAS Barcelona, a European Approved Training Organization (ATO), has committed to a significant fleet expansion and modernization program valued at more than €4 million. Coinciding with the school’s 10th anniversary, this investment reinforces the long-standing partnership between Tecnam and EAS Barcelona, positioning the ATO as the operator of the largest Tecnam training…