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February 27, 2008

Eclipse Aviation Opens Albany Service Center

Third Service Facility For Maintenance, Avio NG Upgrades

Eclipse Aviation announced the opening Wednesday of its third Eclipse Service Center, during a ceremony at the Albany International Airport. The 42,800 square-foot facility includes eight maintenance bays in 30,000 square feet of hangar space, and also houses storage, tooling, and customer service areas.

Suncor Energy Will Operate CRJ200-Derived Transport

Bombardier announced this week the first Challenger 890 corporate shuttle has entered service with Calgary based Suncor Energy Inc., a North American developer of oil sands. The aircraft will join Suncor’s Challenger 850 corporate shuttle, in operation since March 2006.

Helo Earned FAA Certification Last Month

American Eurocopter marked the delivery of the first EC225 in the United States at Heli-Expo 2008, during a ceremony Monday. The helicopter was delivered to Era Helicopters LLC, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings Inc. Era Helicopters will take delivery of three additional EC225’s this year, two in 2009 and two more in 2010.

AD NUMBER: 2008-04-14 MANUFACTURER: Dassault-Aviation SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2008-04-14 SUMMARY: The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD), which applies to all Dassault Model Falcon 2000, Mystere-Falcon 900, Falcon 900EX, Fan Jet Falcon, Mystere-Falcon 50, Mystere-Falcon 20, Mystere-Falcon 200, and Falcon 10 series airplanes.

ANN Special Feature: Part II - Pete Bunce, GAMA - 02.27.08

Today, we'll conclude a presentation by Pete Bunce of GAMA on general aviation's future, and how small aircraft are about to come under environmental scrutiny.

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Aero-TV: More Intriguing Details From GAMA's 2008 A.I.R. (With Pete Bunce - Part 2 of 3)

Bunce Takes On FAA... Reiterates FAA Funding Shouldn't Be Tied To User Fees

During its Annual Industry Review and Market Outlook Briefing a few days back, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) identified several dynamic challenges that must be managed in order for the robust growth in general aviation to continue.

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Heli-Expo 2008: P&WC Signs ERA Helicopters Maintenance Contract

Newly-Intro'd Fleet Management Program Finds A Customer At HAI

Pratt & Whitney Canada signed a Fleet Management Program contract with ERA Helicopters of Los Angeles to provide engine support for its fleet of Agusta 119 Koala helicopters. The agreement covers ERA’s 26 installed and three spare PT6B-37A engines over a period of 11 years.