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September 22, 2011

FAA Proposes $2.4M Civil Penalty Against Cessna Over Corvalis Wing Failure

Corvalis Composite Issues Required Emergency Landing

Ouch... The fallout from an incident (and near-accident) that occurred to a Cessna Corvalis, last year, is likely to be an expensive one. The FAA is proposing an aggressive $2,425,000 civil penalty against Cessna Aircraft Co. after carbon composite parts of the wing of one of its aircraft came apart during flight. On Dec. 6, 2010, an FAA test pilot performing a production audit test flight in a Cessna Corvalis experienced a failure of the skin on the left wing. About seven feet of the left wing skin separated from the forward spar and damaged a fuel tank.

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Union Leaders Turn Up Heat On Congress For Long-Term FAA Bill

Representative Of 14 Industry Unions Send A Letter To House And Senate Members

The leaders of 14 unions with ties to the aviation industry have sent a letter to members of Congress urging the quick passage of a long-term FAA funding measure. The agency has been operating on continuing resolutions since the last full appropriation bill expired in 2007.

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Illinois Senator Meets With LaHood, Babbitt On O'Hare Project

Major Renovation Continuing At The Major Midwestern Hub

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) met this week with the Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Randy Babbitt to discuss Illinois transportation priorities including the O’Hare Modernization Program and FAA Reauthorization.

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North Little Rock Hangar Lawsuit Tossed By Judge

County May Evict River Cities Aviation After 25 Years

A judge in a Pulaski County, AR circuit court has thrown out a lawsuit against the city of North Little Rock and the local airport commission which could lead to the eviction of a tenant of 25 years.

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Skybolt Down In Idaho, Pilot OK

Pilot Says Structural Failure Led To Bailout

An unidentified pilot told the Canyon County Sheriff's Office that he was practicing aerobatic maneuvers in a Steen Skybolt Monday afternoon when the aircraft suffered a structural failure. He parachuted to safety as the plane crashed into an alfalfa field near Greenleaf, west of Boise, Idaho.

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First EC155 B1 For EMS Use In US Getting Painted

Metro Aviation Built Scale Model To Plan Livery

Metro Aviation tells HAI's Rotor News it is in the process of completing the first of three EC155 B1 aircraft for the University of Michigan Survival Flight. The aircraft will reportedly be the first EC155 B1 equipped and operated with an EMS package in the United States.

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AIAA Initiates 'New Horizons In Aviation' Conference

Event Kicks Off Thursday In Virginia Beach

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is initiating an annual aviation conference to look at the future of aviation. The organization built the conference based on the premise that challenges and opportunities abound in aviation, despite the common misperception that the industry is a mature one with little need for technology investments.

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Classic Aero-TV: SAFE'S Doug Stewart -- Leading the Flight Training Reformation

Looking At Rebuilding The Art and Craft Of Flight Instruction

One of the few bright lights of 2009-2010 was the rise of SAFE... an uncommon new aviation association that seems to be on the road to DOING THINGS rather than just bragging about how good they are. Born of the political strife that resulted during the NAFI/EAA melt-down, we have come to find that th leading personalities in SAFE are some of the most dedicated flyers and aero-education professionals we've ever met. Doug Stewart is (very much) one of those folks.

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Bill Providing Relief To California Flight Training Industry Becomes Law

Flight Schools Exempted From Postsecondary Education Regulations

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 619 into law, which provides relief to many of the flight training facilities that were facing burdensome regulation from the California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). With the signing of SB 619, flight training providers and flight training programs that pose no financial risk to students are exempted from the BPPE's regulations.

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EASA Publishes Proposed Rules For Instrument Ratings

Agency Says Advance Ratings Will Be 'More Accessible' To Holders Of PPLs

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) released proposed rules on Qualifications for flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). With Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) 2011-16, the Agency puts forward for consideration new and more accessible instrument ratings for holders of private pilot licenses.

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