The Flirtey drone used to make the first FAA-approved drone delivery in the United States has been accepted into the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, where the space shuttle, Discovery, the SR-71 Blackbird and the first aircraft operated by FedEx are also displayed.  The six-rotor drone was used to deliver medication to a rural medical clinic in Wise, VA, on July 17, 2015, after the medication was flown to a regional airport by a remotely operated NASA winged aircraft.

The carbon fiber and aluminum drone has a delivery system that lowers a package in a controlled manner while the drove hovers in place. Its built-in safety features include an automatic return-to-safe-location in case of a low battery, low GPS signal or communication loss.

West Star Aviation announces it has successfully reached an investment partnership with Norwest Equity Partners (NEP), a leading middle market investment firm founded in 1961.

Gateway USA, LLC, Clay Lacy Aviation, LLC, (Clay Lacy Aviation-Seattle) has been awarded a Federal Aviation Regulation Part 145 Repair Station Certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Machida Borescopes is set to showcase for the first time its latest addition to the Machida Videoscope family, the VSC-4-140-NLT. The borescope will be on display at Booth #535 at NBAA MMC 2016 in Kansas City, MO, from May 3-5.

Eastman Aviation Solutions announces it has been selected by Cathay Pacific Group for a main engine oil fleet conversion, exclusively utilizing Eastman Turbo Oil 2197 as the main engine oil fleet-wide.

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announces it has added new factory-direct coverage programs – Pre-Buy Assurance, Extended Care and King Air Direct – furthering its commitment in supporting the world’s largest installed fleet.

Duncan Aviation supports its local communities once again by awarding 20 students the Karen K. Duncan Scholarship.

Pentastar Aviation announces is has established a marketing and distribution relationship with Aviation Clean Air, creator of the only proactive air and surface purification system available for any aircraft.

Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Holding company, announces it has partnered with Aviall as its domestic and international Master Distributor for aftermarket parts, effective immediately. Aviall is now responsible for providing Continental Motors gasoline engine spare parts.

Continental Motors Group, an AVIC International Holding Corporation company, raises the TBR (time between replacement) of its diesel CD-100 series engines to 2,100 hours.