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August 04, 2011

Possible Compromise Reportedly Reached On FAA Reauthorization

Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) Talks Settlement

Details are still very sketchy, but multiple media sources are saying that a bipartisan compromise has been reached to end the partial shutdown of the FAA. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a statement earlier today (Thursday) saying that the deal had been reached.

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GAMA Reports Difficult First Half For GA Manufacturers

GA Shipments Worldwide Fell 15.5 Percent Compared To 2010

GAMA released the shipment and billings figures for the first half of the year Thursday, and the news is not particularly good. In the first six months of 2011, total general aviation (GA) airplane shipments worldwide fell 15.5 percent, from 936 in 2010 to 791 this year. Billings for general aviation airplanes totaled $7.3 billion, down 22.3 percent.

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ForeFlight Expands Coverage To Canada

Adds NAV CANADA IFR En-route Charts And Terminal Procedures

ForeFlight announced its expansion into Canada on Wednesday, and the immediate availability of the ForeFlight Canada subscription plan. The Canada offering adds NAV CANADA IFR en-route charts and terminal procedures to ForeFlight Mobile for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. ForeFlight is the first app for Apple iOS to provide in-flight access to NAV CANADA charting products.

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Rockefeller, Mica Exhange Barbs Over FAA Shutdown

Each Leader Says The Other Chamber Is To Blame. Politics, Anyone?

In what can best be described as dueling news releases, the chairs of the committees responsible for producing legislation funding the FAA each blamed members of opposite chamber, and party, for the ongoing partial shutdown of the agency.

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LaHood Blasts Congress On Blog For Recess

Secretary Writes That 74,000 Workers, Off The Job In FAA Stalemate, Pay The Price

The following post appeared Wednesday on Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood's Blog "Fast Lane": "At airports across America, projects representing $11 billion in work and 70,000 construction jobs and jobs in related fields sit idle because Congress has failed to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration"

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Guest Editorial: What’s Wrong With General Aviation?

Very Little That A Strong Economic Recovery Won't Fix

In the aftermath of recent GA acquisitions – Piper by a venture arm of the government of Brunei, Cirrus and Continental Motors by AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China), the huge, Chinese-government-owned aviation company – a great deal of concern has been expressed over the general health of GA. Of course, the impact of the recession which hit in full force in September, 2008, hit GA perhaps harder than any other industry.

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ACI-NA's Principato Urges White House To Bring Congress Back To Washington

Wants President Obama To Take The Lead In In Putting The FAA "Back In Business"

Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) President Greg Principato on Wednesday urged President Obama to bring Congress back into session and resolve the shutdown of the FAA in order to “put the FAA back in business.”

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