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May 02, 2014

Airborne 05.02.14: GAMA's 1Q/14 Sales, Quick's S-LSA Legal, FAA v UAVs--Again

Also: Boeing AH-6i Helo, Barnstorming: FAA and Navy Idiocy, $100 Hamburger Report, Calling All Breezys!

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released the industry’s airplane shipments and billings for the first quarter of 2014. The total worldwide general aviation (GA) airplane shipments increased 11.9 percent. Billings for GA airplanes totaled $5.1 billion in the first quarter, up 9.0 percent from the same period last year. Let the fun begin! The FAA has informed Quicksilver Aeronautics that their audit to produce the Sport 2S model as a Special Light-Sport Aircraft has been satisfactorily concluded. The model will officially be marketed as the Sport S2SE. The FAA is looking into the use of a UAV by a storm-hunter who also works as a j

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CAE, Lider Aviacao To launch Sikorsky S-92 Training In Sao Paulo

Lider Will Offer Training To Other Helicopter Operators

CAE and Lider Aviacao, the largest helicopter operator in Brazil, have announced the launch of a new helicopter pilot training program in Sao Paulo for operators of the S-92 Sikorsky aircraft. The purchase of the S-92 CAE-built simulator by the CAE-Lider Aviacao joint venture was announced by CAE on December 19, 2013 as a sale to an undisclosed customer.