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Key Takeaways:

  • The NTSB found no engine mechanical issues in US Airways Flight 1549, but bird remains were present in both engines.
  • AAI Acquisition seeks a strategic partner to further develop the Adam A700 light jet.
  • The FAA updated its NextGen national airspace system implementation plans.
  • A fatal accident occurred involving a Piper Cub striking a Jeep on takeoff.
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The NTSB says it found no mechanical problems with the engines on Flight 1549, but bird remains have been confirmed in both engines…

AAI Acquisition, which last year bought the assets of Adam Aircraft, is looking for a strategic partner to continue the development of the A700 light jet, the Wichita Eagle reported this week…

The airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly was 50 years ago this week; AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation provides an analysis of that accident…

The FAA on Tuesday released an update to its plans for implementing the next-generation national airspace system…

Two people were killed when the wing of a Piper Cub about to take off from a private runway in Florida hit the Jeep they were riding in, and they drove into a tree…

The NTSB wants FAA to enhance its oversight of offshore helicopter operators…

The Lindbergh Foundation named environmentalist Lester Brown and conservationists Terry and Mary Kohler as recipients of the 2009 Lindbergh Awards; they will be honored at a reception at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., on May 16.

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