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Key Takeaways:

  • Adam Air Flight 574, a 737 carrying about 100 people, is still missing in Indonesia, contrary to earlier reports of wreckage being found.
  • F-16s scrambled to intercept a private plane that entered restricted airspace near President Bush's Texas ranch, while in Romania, a horse was killed by a plane during takeoff.
  • Cessna received FAA certification for its updated Encore+ bizjet, and Terrafugia, developers of MIT's flying car design, closed its first round of angel funding.
  • Steven Chealander was sworn in as a member of the NTSB, and David E. Jackson was named CEO of King Schools.
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A 737 that went missing in Indonesia on Monday is still unaccounted for, despite earlier reports that the wreckage was found. About 100 people were on board Adam Air Flight 574, which may have gone down in the Java Sea…

Cessna recently received FAA type certification for the Encore+, the latest version of its Encore bizjet that offers more payload, Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite, more standard equipment and new interior styling…

F-16s scrambled to intercept a Maule M-7 that twice wandered into restricted airspace above President Bush’s Texas ranch Sunday morning. The pilot landed and was questioned and released by authorities…

Adam Aircraft update: Certification on the A700 jet expected mid- to late 2007, says spokeswoman Shelly Simi…

A horse was killed by an airplane in Romania on Tuesday when a wheel of a 50-seat Saab 2000 twin turboprop hit the horse in the head shortly after takeoff…

Terrafugia, the company developing MIT’s flying car design, recently announced it has closed its first round of angel funding and plans to complete a prototype in 2008…

Steven Chealander was sworn in Wednesday as a member of the NTSB. He formerly was a pilot for American Airlines and flew with the Thunderbirds…

David E. Jackson was named CEO of King Schools this week by co-chairmen John and Martha King. Jackson joined King Schools in 1997 and has been a pilot for more than 25 years.

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