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July 24, 2006

Cessna LSA Proof of Concept Wows Crowd At Airventure

Unveiling Is A Hit; Will This Plane Be Built?

"It's beautiful!" Cessna President and CEO Jack Pelton beamed from the podium as the audience reacted to the latest Cessna rollout. The introduction was as choreographed as a Thunderbirds performance or a display of the Marine Corps Precision Drill Team -- or a Citation introduction -- but this time it's wasn't a multi-million-dollar jet.

ANN Daily Touch-And-Go: 07.24.06

Cessna unveils its much-anticipated LSA prototype...

A United Airlines flight is quarantined in Las Vegas...

And Airbus gets a critical order from Singapore Airlines.

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ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 07.24.06

Cessna unveils its much-anticipated LSA prototype...

A United Airlines flight is quarantined in Las Vegas...

And Airbus gets a critical order from Singapore Airlines....

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What's In A Name? Maybe A Garmin 396

Help Rename The Parrot, Win A Valuable Prize

"What's in a name?" was a line that William Shakespeare put in the mouth of one of his better-known characters. But then, no one ever offered him a Garmin GPSMAP 396 for solving a thorny marketing problem. The problem? A plane that outperforms its low-flying name.

The Kitfox Is Back

Despite the financial troubles and other difficulties with SkyStar, former employee, John McBean teamed with four other highly motivated pilots who decided not to let the design slip into aviation history... by making the bold choice of backing the new company with not only hard work... but also with their own personal finances.

From 747s To Triplanes

For Terry Presley, the love of aviation started with a small Folker tri-plane model he built as a child. His love has continued to the point where he's an addicted hang-gilder pilot for fun and flies from the right seat of a 747-400 for Northwest as a day gig.