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Western Hemisphere Nations Increases Airspace Capacity at High Altitudes

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is going ahead with a doubling of high-altitude airspace routes between 29,000 feet and 41,000 feet, an action that will give pilots and air traffic controllers additional choices by allowing aircraft to fly more direct routes at the most fuel-efficient altitudes. The change, which will be invisible to passengers, will save time and money for airlines and travelers alike.

X Prize Chairman Peter Diamandis To Keynote AEA Convention

'Road Fund' Spurs Location Of Aircraft Engine Services In Titusville

Governor Jeb Bush has announced the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority has been awarded an Economic Development Transportation Fund "Road Fund" grant of up to $140,000 to pay for infrastructure improvements at the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville. Lending to the creation of 25 new high-wage jobs, the Road Fund project will foster the location of Aircraft Engine Services Inc (AES).

South African Air Tragedy Takes Lives Of Promising Cyclists

Two Of The Five Lost Were Members Of South African National Team

Two of South Africa's brightest young bicycling stars were among five people killed this week when the Piper Aerostar in which they were flying went down on a deserted farm in the Cornelia District of the eastern Free State.

Quest's Kodiak Completes 50th Flight

Company Says It's Moving Fast Toward Formal Certification Tests

Quest Aircraft says its Kodiak successfully completed its 50th flight yesterday, just three months after the aircraft took its maiden flight. With 40 flight hours on the prototype Kodiak, the company is fast approaching the formal certification flight test program.

AD: Lancair

AD NUMBER: 2005-02-01 MANUFACTURER: Lancair Company SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2005-02-01 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Lancair Company (Lancair) Models LC40-550FG and LC42-550FG airplanes. This AD requires you to incorporate additional takeoff chart distance values information into the Performance Section of the FAA approved Airplane Flight Manual (AFM).