After the biggest turnout yet, with 90 teams taking on 27 events, Southwest Airlines - Team Herb topped them all to capture the William F. “Bill” O’Brien Award for Excellence in Aircraft Maintenance at The Competition Presented by Snap-on. The crowning of Southwest Airlines - Team Herb, named after its founder Herb Kelleher and one of two teams from Southwest in the field, capped off two days of excitement at The Competition, an aviation-maintenance skills competition held at the MRO Americas convention in Chicago.

After carefully listening to customer suggestions, Tecnam improves on all the best features of the well-known P2006T, of which 400 units have now been built. The new TECNAM P2006T NG (Next Generation) is the result of more than 300 improvements to the current P2006T MkII.

Elliott Aviation, a provider of aviation services, announces its new partnership with Starlink by becoming an authorized dealer of Starlink’s cutting-edge satellite internet technology. This collaboration is set to redefine the standards of in-flight connectivity, offering unmatched internet speeds and reliability to the aviation industry.

Bluetail, a modern aircraft records platform, announces that it has officially onboarded flyExclusive (NYSEAMERICAN: FLYX, “flyExclusive” or the “Company”), a premier owner/operator of private jet experiences with one of the largest fleets in the United States.

VIP Completions, provider of aircraft completions and refurbishment services, unveils the interior of a completely refurbished Dassault Falcon 7X. Acquisition of this aircraft was brokered by SmartJets, a turnkey aircraft dealer-broker. From beginning to end, the process was completed within just 16 weeks — approximately eight weeks for acquisition and eight weeks for refurbishment.

The Av8 Group announces Penny Tomlinson as the new sales manager for Av8 AOG. Tomlinson will assist Av8 in all facets of the business, but her primary focus will be on continuing to support AOG customers worldwide.

StandardAero, a provider of business-aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, reaches an agreement with SpaceX’s Starlink to become an authorized dealer and installer of the company’s high-speed internet product onboard select business-jet aircraft.

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (PIA) is preparing to send teams of students from each of its four branch campuses to compete in the annual Aerospace Maintenance Council (AMC) Competition taking place in Chicago on April 9-11.

C&L Aerospace, a C&L Aviation Group company, purchases an E190 aircraft from Nordic Aviation Capital. This complete aircraft is currently being disassembled in Portugal, and parts from this aircraft will join C&L’s growing E170/190 inventory at the company’s main headquarters in Bangor, ME.