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May 06, 2009

Two Dead In Lantana FL Power-Loss Accident

Pilot Attempted To Return To The Airport But Collided With A/C On Ground

An attempt to return to the airport after experiencing engine issues on takeoff from Lantana's Rwy 15 has downed a single-engine Beechcraft in Lantana, FL, where the local media is having a field day with their instant theories and expansive coverage.

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PAMA Supports FAA Efforts to Re-Test Mechanics

After reports of FAA investigation of A&P testing centers in Texas and the subsequent claims that as many as 1300 mechanics may have been "improperly" certified over the course of well over a decade, the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association is stepping up to face the matter head-on.

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FreeFlight Systems Partners Up Trig Avionics On ADS-B

Affordable High Integrity 1090 ES ADS-B Solution

FreeFlight Systems tells ANN that they have embarked on a strategic partnership with Trig Avionics, a manufact

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AD/AWB (CASA): Robinson R-22

AWB 55-007

Applicability: This Bulletin refers to Robinson R22 helicopters of all models, and will be of interest to: owners of Robinson R22 helicopters; maintenance organisations that carry out maintenance on R22 helicopters; and Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers who carry out maintenance on R22 helicopters

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Breaking It Down: More Details From The GAMA 1Q/09 Report

Let's Take A Closer Look At The Damage From 1Q/2009...

In addition to the basic data in the first story we published about GAMA's release of the 2009 Fist Quarter Sales Disasters Reports, there is a lot of specific data that is worth looking over... Mind you, this is but the first quarter and possibly the worst of those that we'll see in terms of the current economic meltdown, as some signs of slight and slow recoveries are being reported in nearly every sector of the aviation business. 

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Piper Sale Rakes In Major Bucks

Making MONEY? ...In GA? Who Knew? American Capital Realizes $31 Million Gain From Piper Sale

 Here's a shocker... not only did Piper get sold last week (in a story FIRST broken by ANN) to a concern (Imprimis) that really intends to let it grow... but the folks that sold it wound up making a boat-load of wampum (Get it? Wampum... Cherokees, Arrows, Senecas, Seminoles... oh, never mind).

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From The FAASTeams: Compliance Deadline Near For Private A/C Border Crossings

Deadline Approaching for Compliance With New DHS Rule Affecting Private A/C on Int'l Flights

 Our good friends at the FAA Safety Teams sent us a reminder that merits inclusion in this news cycle... as a deadline is fast approaching. On December 18, 2008, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a new rule that affects private aircraft operating on international flights.

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AEA's Michael O'Leary: A Long Look At The Association

AEA's Outgoing Chairman Talks About The Organization

After years in service to the Aircraft Electronics Association, AEA Chairman Michael O'Leary got to follow AEA President Paula Derks in a final official address to the AEA membership. No second fiddle, O'Leary had everyone's attention... and deserved it.

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (05.06.09)

  "We can do this. We can pull this thing out. We've done it before. We can do it again." Source: Outgoing AEA Chairman, Michael O'Leary, speaking to the assembled membership of the AEA at the 2009 Convention, in Dallas, in regards to surviving the economic issues that plague the industry.

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