GAMA helped perk up an otherwise troubling day with the
announcement that both billings and shipments of general aviation
planes rose in the first quarter of 2004 compared to the same
period last year.
Billings were up 21.1 percent while shipments
increased 9.7 percent. Significantly, the industry
posted gains in all three model
segments—piston-engine, turboprops, and business
jets.
Control Vision, makers of Anywhere Map, Anywhere Wx and Pocket
Plates have announced the release of a round of upgrades to its
award-winning moving map system, Anywhere Map, plus a significant
addition to its datalink weather system, Anywhere Wx.
The developers of the proposed 'Xanadu' entertainment complex in
the East Rutherford, NJ meadowlands immediately south of Teterboro
Airport want to build a Ferris Wheel more than 400 feet
high.