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June 05, 2008

Sino Swearingen Gets Help From Dubai-Based Company

Emivest To Acquire 80 Percent Stake In Fledgling Planemaker

It appears another struggling planemaker will live to fly another day, due to a massive investment from abroad.

ANN Special Feature: James Cavanaugh, Aerial Photographer - 06.05.08

ANN's Paul Plack talks with aerial photographer James Cavanaugh about his background in both aviation and photography, his profession, and how amateur photographers can get better aerial photos.

More AERO-Casts

Aero-TV Checks Out The New Eclipse 400! (Part One)

The Racy ECJ Gets A 'Go" For Production!

As part of Aero-TV's attendance at Eclipse Aviation's annual 'E-rrival' (profiled in our recent E-rrival Overview story), we were privileged to cover some good news in the form of Eclipse Aviation's announcement and comittment to future certification and production of the single-engine ECJ/Eclipse 400.

Cites Witness Report Tail Rotor Struck Tower On Takeoff

Below is the unedited text of the National Transportation Safety Board's preliminary report on the May 29 downing of an Aero Med Sikorsky S-76 helicopter on takeoff from a rooftop helipad in Grand Rapids, MI. As ANN reported, both men onboard the helo were able to escape from the wreckage shortly before it caught fire.

Claim Slower-Moving Aircraft May Cause Traffic Jams

It's a familiar complaint... but as more and more very-light-jets come online, more and more air traffic controllers and airline pilots are expressing doubts the small jets will be able to smoothly integrate into the nation's air traffic control system.