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Key Takeaways:

  • The Paris Air Show commenced under the dual shadow of the Air France 447 crash and an economic slowdown, leading to some company absences, though significant vendor and visitor numbers are still expected.
  • The Canadian Forces Snowbirds have been indefinitely grounded, and their entire fleet of 25 CT-114 Tutor aircraft pulled from service, due to a problem found in an ejection seat disconnect mechanism.
  • Authorities in West Virginia are investigating the shooting of a Cessna 172, which its owner discovered had taken a round in its wing days after the suspected incident.
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The Paris Air Show opens today under the shadow of the crash of Air France 447 and an economic slowdown that is keeping some companies, including Cessna and Gulfstream, from attending. Still, more than 2,000 vendors are there and 300,000 people are expected to attend…

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds air demonstration team has been grounded indefinitely after a problem was found in the disconnect mechanism of the ejection seat in one of the CT-114 Tutor aircraft. All 25 Tutors in the CF inventory have been pulled from service while the fault is investigated…

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office in Parkersburg, West Virginia is investigating the shooting of a Cessna 172 recently. The owner believes the aircraft took the round in a wing May 31 but he didn’t discover it until a few days later.

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