As if the aviation biz didn't have enough embarrassment to deal
with... The owner of an aviation equipment supplier that has been
waging something of a war with the IRS has become the subject of an
arrest warrant. Cencal Aviation Products, of Shasta Lake, CA
President Al Thompson failed to appear for a hearing in which he
was allegedly supposed to explain why he has failed to pay $500,000
in back taxes from that business. When he failed to appear on
Friday, Federal Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. of the United States
District Court issued the warrant for Thompson's arrest.
XM Satellite Radio and Heads Up Technologies, a developer of
digital systems for the aviation industry, announced Monday that
the FAA has certified the XM Aviation Data Receiver. The device,
which delivers XM WX Satellite Weather for aircraft, makes XM the
only provider of FAA-approved solutions for both satellite radio
and satellite weather for aircraft. The FAA granted its approval --
formally known as Supplemental Type Certificate and Parts
Manufacturer Approval (STC-PMA) -- for the XMD075-01 aviation data
receiver manufactured by Heads Up.
As the field of presidential hopefuls gets smaller, the
frenzy and political buzz really starts to kick in. So, we thought
this would a good time to pose our new survey question on the ANN
homepage. The new question asks:
"Which Presidential Candidate Stands To Help Aviation
The Most?"
George Bush
John Kerry
Ralph Nader
None of them really has any bearing on aviation's
fortunes
So far, Kerry has clinched support from two major aviation
groups: PATCO and NATCA.
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