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November 15, 2007

Analysis: Columbia Aircraft - Gone But 'Not Really' Gone

Insurance Claims Will Survive Asset Auction

Analysis and Opinion by Rich Belzer (Former VP Sales, Columbia Aircraft) In a filing by Columbia Aircraft attorneys on October 29 which has been largely unreported, application was made to employ the law firm of Ball Janik on a contingent-fee basis to pursue claims against Affiliated FM Insurance Company (www.affiliatedfm.com). Under this application, Ball Janik would receive one-third of any recoveries received prior to 30 days before the scheduled trial date, 40% after that.

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MD TFR: 11.20.07 - 11.25.07

NOTAM Number: FDC 7/4450  Issue Date: November 15, 2007 at 1830 UTC  Location: Hagerstown/Thurmont, Maryland near MARTINSBURG VORTAC (MRB)  Beginning Date and Time: November 20, 2007 at 1600 UTC  Ending Date and Time: November 25, 2007 at 1800 UTC  Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for VIP (Very Important Person) Movement  Type: VIP  Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A 

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Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Thursday 11.15.07

Tax Abuse In Maine For Aircraft Owners?

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 11.15.07 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 11.15.07 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Fly To Maine, Write $26,000 Check: 11.15.07 (ANN Special Report, with pilot Stephen Kahn, who received a hefty tax bill from Maine for his SR22, although he lives in Massa

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Garmin Awarded STC For G1000 Installation In King Air C90

First G1000 Retrofit STC For Company

Garmin tells ANN the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently granted a supplemental type certification (STC) for the G1000 avionics suite in the King Air C90A/GT. This is Garmin's first G1000 retrofit STC... and it paves the way for future G1000 retrofit installations such as the King Air 200 and B200, a G1000 retrofit program Garmin announced in September at the 2007 National Business Aviation Association conference. 

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Eclipse To Double Number Of Hires At Albany Facility

Plans To Bring On 50 Workers At Maintenance Center

Albuquerque, NM-based planemaker Eclipse Aviation says it will double the number of workers it originally planned to hire for a maintenance facility at Albany International Airport.

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Diamond Aircraft Defies Trend In Declining Piston Sales

Posts Year-Over-Year Sales Growth Of 17%; Market Fell 6% In Same Period

Never a company to follow established trends, Diamond Aircraft tells ANN it posted strong year-over-year sales growth of 17%, according to numbers released last week by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

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Millennium Concepts Earns Follow-on Order For Kodiak Interiors

Quest Aircraft Sticks With Supplier For Customer Planes

Wichita, KS-based Millennium Concepts, Inc. recently earned an order for follow-on production interiors from Quest Aircraft for its Kodiak turboprop utility airplane.

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