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Key Takeaways:

  • Major aviation industry updates include Transport Canada certifying Columbia 350/400s with G1000 glass cockpits, Socata rebranding as EADS Socata North America, and LoPresti launching a new wireless pilot headset.
  • Significant incidents and safety concerns were reported, including a stolen 2001 Cessna 182 Turbo from Arizona and the FAA admitting error in allowing model rocket launches near a Kentucky airport.
  • An MIT study linked aviation emissions to 321 annual U.S. deaths, and Swiss air traffic controllers are currently on trial for a fatal midair collision that occurred five years ago.
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A 2001 Cessna 182 Turbo, N35347, white with two blue stripes, was reported stolen from Falcon Field in Arizona in the first week of May. If you have information, please contact the Aviation Crime Prevention Institute, Doug Bland, (805) 496-7181…

Transport Canada has certified Columbia 350s and 400s equipped with G1000 glass cockpits…

Socata Aircraft, of Pembroke Pines, Fla., has changed its name to EADS Socata North America. The company also delivered its first TBM 850 in South Africa last week…

LoPresti has introduced the ClearBlue wireless pilot headset, which has a simplified interface on the ear cup and a single-button control. The headset can be connected to an iPod via the Intuition software, and it can also be synched to a Bluetooth cellphone. Activity on the radio takes the highest priority, muting the other functions at the pilots discretion…

Pilot Steve Jones was unhurt after shredding a pylon at the Red Bull Air Race in Monument Valley. Hungarian pilot Peter Besenyei won the round. The race now goes to Istanbul…

Air pollution from aviation emissions kills 321 U.S. citizens per year, according to a study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…

The FAA says it was a mistake to allow model rocket launches near Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., without checking with the tower…

Air traffic controllers are now on trial in Switzerland in connection with a fatal midair five years ago.

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