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January 20, 2012

NBAA Issues Call To Action On EU-ETS Legislation

Bill Introduced In The U.S. Senate Opposes American Participation

As the business aviation community grapples with a new European tax on aircraft emissions, the NBAA is asking its members to call on their U.S. Senators to take action on the issue. The new tax is called the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), and it would tax emissions for any flight to Europe from its point of origin – not just the portion of the flight in European airspace.

Also: LightSquared, Kestrel, SpaceX, JetBlue, Mustangs!, FlightDesign, 'Red Tails', Phobos-Grunt...and SO MUCH MORE!

Well... the sky didn't fall -- even though it appeared to be ready to do so... at times. It was a monumental week for the aviation news business as Cessna got a new BizJet started on its flight test program, Phobos-Grunt hit the deck, LightSquared was told it couldn't work--by experts--again, and the Obama Administration angered nearly EVERYONE in aviation by endorsing User Fees. To the readers and viewers of Aero-News and Aero-TV, this did not sit well and nearly 2000 responses later, we wonder whether anyone who flies will vote for this guy come November. Adding to those tales, we have news that Kestrel has found a home in Wisconsin, a JetBlue CEO says a few thi

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JSSI Elected As New GAMA Member

CEO Louis C. Seno Joins GAMA Board Of Directors

Jet Support Services, which offers hourly cost maintenance programs for the business aviation industry, was recently elected to membership of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA). In addition, Louis C. Seno, JSSI Chairman and CEO, has been invited to serve on the GAMA Board of Directors.