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February 26, 2013

Airborne 02.26.13: Diamond Restructures, G650 Records, Trig Connects

Also: F-35s Grounded, Lear 85 Delayed, More Sequestration Woes, Pope's A Pilot, Airvans Go Aspen

Proving that life is too short to fly slow airplanes, Gulfstream's new flagship aircraft, the G650, recently established four city-pair speed records in five days, connecting cities in the U.S., the Middle East and Russia. Trig Avionics Limited has joined Aspen Avionics' Connected Panel Program. Trig joins a number of industry leading players involved in this initiative. Bombardier has some not-so-good news for those expecting the Learjet 85. In a recent news release the company said that the program is making solid progress having achieved several key mile

“We are disappointed by the Administration creating alarm about sequestration’s impact on aviation." Source: Statement from Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Congressmen Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) concerning the Obama Administrations' approach to sequester cuts at the FAA.