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Two More Top Execs Resign at Wayfarer
Acting President Bob Marinace and Executive Vice President Gil Wolin have resigned from Wayfarer Aviation, the corporate successor to JetDirect Aviation...
6/19/2009

Business Aviation Advocates Challenge UK Protest Group
When five members of the British activist group Plane Stupid chained themselves to a business jet at London City Airport, the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) stepped up...
6/19/2009

L-3 Sues Cirrus Over Cancellation of SmartDeck Orders
A few months after Cirrus announced it had chosen Garmin to provide avionics for production versions of its developmental Vision light jet, L-3 Avionics Systems' legal department has reacted...
6/18/2009

Hawker Beechcraft Sweetens Premier 1A Deals With Free Maintenance
Taking a page from luxury car sales strategy, Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) now offers five years of free maintenance for Premier 1A jet buyers, or 1,000 hours...
6/18/2009

Vital Signs Indicate the Worst Might Be Behind Us
The pulse of general aviation activity continues to show signs of life. Aviation research firm ARG/US compiles flight activity data through its TRAQPak program...
6/18/2009

ERAU Establishes Wildlife Hazard Center
The January 15 ditching of a US Airways Airbus earlier this year highlighted the growing problem of bird strikes. Now, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has established...
6/12/2009

Financier Pleads Guilty to Faking His Death in Crash
Despite previous claims insisting he had experienced catastrophic damage to his Piper Malibu, an Indiana fund manager pleaded guilty last week to intentionally crashing the airplane...
6/12/2009

TSA to Receive GA Input on Future Security Measures
With an amendment last week to the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, the aviation industry will now be able to review and provide input on proposed TSA security measures...
6/12/2009

AOPA and EAA Join Hands in Cooperation
AOPA and EAA, the two largest general aviation 'alphabet groups' have always had a cooperative working relationship. But that synergy was formalized last week in a meeting...
6/12/2009

Cirrus Ruled Liable in Fatal Accident; Considers Appeal
Lawyers for Cirrus Design are considering their appeal options in a Minnesota court ruling that found the company negligent in a fatal accident. The pilot of a Cirrus...
6/12/2009

Proof of Concept 'Flying Car' Completes Flight Tests
After 28 flights, stage one of testing is complete for the Terrafugia 'Transition' roadable airplane. Woburn, Massachusetts-based Terrafugia now moves...
6/11/2009

New Leadership at Piper
Piper announced that Jim Bass, who has led Piper to surprisingly good performance over the past four years as president and CEO, has resigned that position. Bass said...
6/11/2009

Bell's 429 Closing In on Certification
Bell Helicopter reports it needs only software approval to notch Canadian type certification for its new Model 429. The light twin rotorcraft has completed all component trials...
6/10/2009

Six L.A. Pilots Busted for Busting Presidential TFR
Most East Coast pilots are more familiar with flight restrictions involving Presidential travel, but a half dozen Los Angeles-area pilots will now become a lot more aware...
6/10/2009

Tragedy for Air France; Flight 447 Lost at Sea
There were no voice communications related to the crash of Air France Flight 447 last Sunday evening. But a spurt of telemetry data received from the four-year-old Airbus A330...
6/4/2009

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