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Key Takeaways:

  • The EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast returned to flight after 19 months of repairs, while five Spitfires flew in formation to mark their 70th anniversary, and the Highland Lakes Squadron announced its 16th annual air show.
  • Gulfstream Aerospace is investing $300 million to expand its Savannah, Georgia facilities, creating 1,100 new jobs.
  • AOPA warned aircraft owners about scammers, and the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive mandating inspections and overhauls for certain MT-Propellers.
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EAA’s B-17 Aluminum Overcast flew on Tuesday afternoon, the first flight after 19 months of work to repair damage from a landing accident in 2004…

Gulfstream Aerospace will expand its manufacturing and service facilities in Savannah, Ga., investing $300 million over seven years and adding 1,100 jobs, the company said on Monday…

The Highland Lakes Squadron of the Commemorative Air Force will host its 16th annual air show on April 8, in Burnet, Texas, 50 miles west of Austin. B-25, B-17, A-26, AD-4, F8F, P-40, C-45, T-6, BT-13, BT-19, L-17, L-19, O-2, Great Lakes and the C-47 (Bluebonnet Belle) will be there, along with WWII re-enactors, food and retail vendors, and a Bluebonnet Festival…

Five Spitfires flew in formation above Britain on Sunday to mark the 70th anniversary of the airplane that became an emblem for the British and Canadian air forces in World War II…

Scammers are targeting aircraft owners, says AOPA, so beware. Scammers have contacted owners offering their aircraft for sale, offering deals that involve the owner sending them a check, then they vanish…

An FAA Airworthiness Directive mandates that certain MT-Propeller Entwicklung GmbH variable pitch and fixed pitch propellers with serial numbers below 95000, which have not been overhauled since April 1994, must be inspected and overhauled within 30 days.

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