State Official Says Bombardier Just Wouldn't Commit
New Mexico Economic Development Secretary Rick Homans announced
today that New Mexico has officially withdrawn its bid to become
the site for an aircraft assembly plant for a new series of
passenger jets planned by Bombardier, a Canadian company based in
Montreal.
Skytruck Company, LLC. distributor for the now FAA-certified M28
Skytruck, has taken delivery of its brand new demonstration
aircraft. Company President Lance Maclean flew the aircraft back
from the factory in late January.
This week’s proposal from the FAA to mandate fleet-wide
replacement of cockpit voice recorders (CVR) was met with concern
from the National Air Transportation Association (NATA).
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