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January 15, 2008

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Tuesday 01.15.08

Eclipse's ETIRC Announcement, Part One Of Three

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 01.15.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 01.15.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Eclipse Aviation's ETIRC Announcement: 01.15.08 (ANN Special Report, with Part One of Monday's press briefing in Albuquerque, NM.)

School Backed Out One Month After June 2007 Accident

The Belleville, MI-based charter operator of a Cessna Citation Bravo that crashed in Lake Michigan last June recently sued the University of Michigan for over $1 million, saying the college terminated its contract after the accident without due cause.

Cessna, Thielert Partner On 172S Turbo Diesel Option

Last fall, we asked ANN readers to, "Just imagine how cool will it be for a student pilot... on their first cross-country flight... to ask the lineperson to 'fill it with Jet-A, please' -- and then point to their Cessna 172!" The new Skyhawk TD (turbo diesel, of course) features a Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) equipped Thielert Centurion 2.0 liter engine. The DOHC (double overhead camshaft) inline four-cylinder turbocharged engine develops 155 horsepower, is certified to operate on Jet-A fuel, is liquid cooled and drives a composite three-blade constant speed propeller.

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Executive Beechcraft Delivers First King Air C90 With G1000 Retrofit

Equips Venerable Turboprop With Cutting-Edge Tech

Three Kansas City-based companies formed a "triumphant trifecta" as they announced an aviation industry "first" at the city’s downtown airport Monday. Executive Beechcraft, Garmin International and Data Systems International, Inc. (DSI) all shared the spotlight, as the former became the first facility in the nation authorized to retrofit the King Air C90 with the Garmin G1000 all-glass avionics suite.