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November 06, 2008

ANN Special Feature: Ed Bolen, NBAA - 11.06.08

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Ed Bolen, President and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association, about the significance of the US elections to general aviation, and TSA's Large Aircraft Secur

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (11.06.08)

Aero-Linx!

Although fixed-wing aircraft receive all the attention by most historians, helicopter flight was the first flight envisioned by man.

Aero-Terms!

Measured during engine overhaul, the amount the end of the crankshaft of a reciprocating aircraft engine is bent.

"These are temporary adjustments and they only affect our manufacturing operations. So our (other operations) will continue to operate normally and be staffed at the normal level. There will not be any change to existing or potential customers and we will deliver airplanes as scheduled."

Source: Dave Franson, spokesman for Mooney Aircraft Company. The Kerrville, TX-based planemaker announced Wednesday it has halted production in order to clear out existing inventory, and will lay off 229 workers immediately... the latest victim of the slumping economy.