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October 20, 2010

David AND Goliath... Eclipse and Sikorsky Announce Equity Stake Agreement

Deal Should Be Complete by Year End

You could have knocked a bunch of folks over with a feather (on the normally calm second day of this year's NBAA Convention) as Eclipse, the 'little jet company that wouldn't quit', ganged up with the monstrously successful aerospace giant, Sikorsky Aircraft.

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 10.20.10 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 10.20.10 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature: Cessna and Garmin at NBAA - 10.20.10 (ANN Special Report, with Cessna CEO Jack Pelton, and Garmin VP Ben Kowalski)

Hawker Responds Solidly To Market Input With New Birds

DO NOT count Hawker Beech out in this tough market... as the company seems more than willing to do what it must to earn as much market share as possible... even to the point of putting the pressure on with expansive R&D efforts. Proof positive of that sentiment was Monday's official announcement of the newest member of its famed Hawker lineup the Hawker 200, as well as yet another variation on the venerable King Air.

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Aero-TV at NBAA 2010: Ch-Ch-Changes! Piper Altaire Gets 'Bigger/Better' Treatment

A Great Concept Plane Gets Bigger Dimensions In Response To Customer Demand

Piper is very serious about getting the Piper jet to market... and making sure that it becomes the flagship product of this iconic GA manufacturer. Now named the Altaire, the Piper folks have tweaked the design aggressive to offer more cabin room and a host of other refinements... an turning the Piper Jet concept into a potential force to be reckoned with.