EXETER, England, 20 May 2012. Flybe Aviation Services, an aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company based in Exeter, England, has received approval from Bombardier Inc. in Montreal to provide authorized service to Bombardier CRJ regional passenger jet aircraft. The appointment adds to Flybe’s previous Dash 8/Q-Series aviation service facility (ASF) designation.

HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands, 18 May 2012. Euroatlantic Airways based in Sintra, Portugal, is choosing Fokker Services in Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, to install the Apple iPad-based electronic flight bag (EFB), in Euroatlantic's fleet of Boeing passenger jets.

SHANGHAI, 17 May 2012. UTair Aviation in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia, an airline that provides domestic and international passenger air service from Russia, needed maintenance and engineering services for the airline's fleet of eight Boeing 767-200ER widebody passenger jets. They found their solution from Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services Co. Ltd., based at PuDong International Airport in Shanghai.

AUSTIN, Texas, 16 May 2012. Paragon Aviation Group, a network of independent general aviation fixed-based operators (FBOs) based in Houston, is adding Henriksen Jet Center (KEDC) based at Austin Executive Airport in Austin, Texas, to its group of individual and small chains of independent FBOs.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., 16 May 2012. Fixed-based operator (FBO) specialist Banyan Air Service in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is enabling pilots of Gulfstream G650 and G280 general-aviation business jets to transmit aircraft health and monitoring information to maintenance personnel wirelessly from the Banyan ramp at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE).

GENEVA, 16 May 2012. Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, introduced its longest-range business jet, the Citation Longitude, at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Switzerland. The aircraft’s cockpit features Garmin G5000 avionics with touch-screen controls and capabilities required to comply with emerging operating requirements for intercontinental aircraft, including FANS/CPDLC, ADSB, and RNP.

GARNER, N.C., 13 May 2012. American CONEC Corp. in Garner, N.C., is introducing water-resistant Ethernet I/O port connectors with a special flange-mount for deployment in harsh environments such as security and surveillance equipment, GPS systems, communications, industrial machinery, and test and measurement equipment.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. 8 May, 2012. The U.S. Air Force is investing in a quality control system for the stealth coating on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft by exercising a $1.5 million option on a SBIR Phase II contract.

TEMPE, Ariz., 29 April 2012. StandardAero Business Aviation in Tempe, Ariz., has finished the first two avionics upgrades on the Dassault Falcon 900EX/DX/LX series aircraft flight deck. The upgrades involve installing the Honeywell EASy II avionics, which provides hardware and software upgrades for improved pilot vision, enhanced navigation, and clear weather information.

BOHEMIA, N.Y., 29 April 2012. Beta Transformer Technology Corp. in Bohemia, N.Y., is introducing the BXC-A-3 low-cost three-stub box coupler that is compatible with the MIL-STD-1553 1-megabit-per-second avionics databus. The BXC-A-3 is for system development, laboratory, test, and flight line applications.

Canada, 27 April 2012. Flying Colours Corp., a Canada-based refurbishment and conversion company, has begun work on an ambitious conversion of a Bombardier CRJ 200 regional airliner.

FALLS CHURCH, Va., 27 April 2012. DynCorp International won a NASA contract, potentially worth $176.9 million, to provide aircraft maintenance and operational support services at various locations, including Ellington Field at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston; NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va.; NASA facilities in El Paso, Texas, and Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.; and worldwide locations as required.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., 24 April 2012. Goodrich Corp. (NYSE:GR) staff will provide nacelle maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for the thrust reversers, inlet cowls, and other nacelle components of LOT Polish Airlines’ fleet of Embraer 195 aircraft under a five-year Prime Solutions nacelle services agreement. Goodrich will also provide access to large nacelle components for lease or exchange.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif., 23 April 2012. Meggitt Sensing Systems in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., is introducing the model 2220E miniature piezoelectric accelerometer for high-temperature vibration measurements in applications such as aircraft engine ground vibration testing, automotive and aerospace component durability testing, auxiliary power unit (APU) monitoring, and helicopter health and usage monitoring systems (HUMS) testing.

VILNIUS, Lithuania, 22 April 2012. Aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) specialist FL Technics in Vilnius, Lithuania, will provide line maintenance through 2015 for nine Airbus A319 aircraft operated by easyJet plc in Luton, England under terms of a three-year agreement signed this month.

PHILADELPHIA, 22 April 2012. Helicopter avionics and subsystems experts at the Lockheed Martin Corp. Mission Systems & Sensors (MS2) segment in Owego, N.Y., will perform extensive maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) on cockpit avionics for the U.S. Navy MH-60R Seahawk and MH-60S Knighthawk utility helicopters that are based aboard surface warships.

SINGAPORE, 15 April 2012. Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. (ST Aerospace) in Singapore won about half a billion dollars worth of aircraft work during the first quarter of this year, ST Aerospace (STEG.SI) officials announced Friday. ST Aerospace is an independent, third-party aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) serving military forces, major airlines, and freight carriers.

TULSA, Okla., 13 April 2012. Paragon Aviation Group, a network of independent general aviation fixed-based operators (FBOs) based in Houston, is adding Legacy Jet Center at Tulsa International Airport in Tulsa, Okla., to its group of individual and small chains of independent FBOs.

VILNIUS, Lithuania, 13 April 2012. The spare parts subsidiary of aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) specialist FL Technics in Vilnius, Lithuania, is preparing for certification to ISO 9001-2008, which specifies requirements for a quality-management system for consistent quality products and continuous product improvement.