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September 05, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Tom Turner's Aero-Craft 101 09.06.06

A tragic set of circumstances led to the crash of Comair flight 5191 at Lexington, Kentucky last month. It will be some time before the investigation determines exactly what happened, if the

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NBAA Welcomes Peters As DOT Secretary Nominee

The following is the unedited statement from the National Business Aviation Association on the naming of Mary Peters as President Bush's nominee for Secretary of Transportation.

Acquires Spirit Aviation

Representatives with JetDirect Aviation, LLC tell ANN the national private jet services firm is growing its network with its most recent acquisition -- of Spirit Aviation Inc., a leading aircraft charter, sales and maintenance provider based in Van Nuys, CA.

Program Offers Fuel At Cost, Distance-Based Pricing

Raytheon-owned fractional ownership operation Flight Options, LLC told ANN Tuesday the company is launching a new purchase and use program, intended to deliver up to a 15 percent increase in value for customers through access to more hours or savings on long haul trips.

But What Did Lead To Fatal Crash Still Not Clear

An inflight breakup was not to blame for an April 2005 accident involving a Lockheed P-3B Orion aerial firebomber near Chico, CA. That's the ruling of the National Transportation Safety Board, which issued its Probable Cause report on the accident last week.