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August 14, 2008

Raburn: Though Nominated, I Will Not Run

Denies Rumors About Offshore Move

Responding to a number of reports by various media outlets -- both within and without the aviation industry -- on Thursday Eclipse Aviation issued a terse statement to the press, asserting the company has no plans to move production outside the US.

Facility To Support 'Soaring' Demand for Falcons

Dassault Falcon revealed plans this week to establish a factory-owned Falcon Service Center at Sorocaba Airport (SOD) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The new service center will help to support a fast-growing Falcon fleet in Brazil, that the company anticipates will double in size to over 50 airplanes in the next three years.

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From The O-200 To The IO-550 Series, TCM Is A Major Force In Aviation--Part Two

As we noted in the first part of this program, there have been some big changes at Teledyne Continental Motors over the last year... with the retirement of long-time boss Bryan Lewis, a man with a new vision has taken the reins of one of GA's leading powerplant manufacturers with an eye toward keeping TCM at the forefront of GA tech. In addition to that, TCM's investment in FADEC is paying off as over 100 FADEC equipped Continental engines are now flying the skies, and Cessna has chosen a redesigned Continental O-200D (shown below) to power the SkyCatcher LSA.

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Spectrum Adds New Fleet Deal To Its Order Book

Starfish Aviation Order Includes Freedom, Independence Jets

Spectrum Aeronautical, LLC announced this week a new fleet order for its upcoming S.33 Independence and S.40 Freedom jet aircraft. Illinois-based Starfish Aviation has ordered an undisclosed number of both aircraft, in a deal valued "in the nine-digit range," according to Spectrum president Austin Blue.

Legacy 450, 500 Major Suppliers Selected

Perhaps hoping to allay concerns in the wake of last week's announcement of restructuring efforts, on Tuesday Brazilian planemaker Embraer said it is steadily moving forward with the development of its recently launched "midlight" Legacy 450 and midsize Legacy 500 executive jets, with the conclusion of the preliminary aircraft design.