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Key Takeaways:

  • Eclipse Aviation has hired its 1,000th employee and is rapidly expanding its workforce to address an order backlog.
  • Boeing and Lockheed Martin are collaborating to bid on federal contracts for the development of the next-generation air traffic control system.
  • AOPA opposes proposed airspace restrictions over a natural-gas terminal, while Stuart, Fla., commissioners rejected FAA funding to gain control of Witham Field operations.
  • The U.S. House is considering legislation to honor aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss' 100th anniversary of his V-8 powered motorcycle speed record.
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Eclipse Aviation recently hired its 1,000th employee, and is continuing to add about 20 workers a week, as the company begins to fill its order backlog…

Boeing and Lockheed Martin are teaming up to bid on federal contracts to build the next-generation air traffic control system…

AOPA opposes a request for airspace restrictions above a proposed natural-gas terminal in Long Island Sound…

Local commissioners in Stuart, Fla., voted to reject FAA funding for Witham Field in an effort to gain control over airport operations…

The U.S. House is considering legislation that would honor the 100th anniversary of aviation pioneer Glenn Curtiss‘ speed record of 136.47 mph on the first V-8 powered motorcycle.

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