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Key Takeaways:

  • Bell/Agusta's second BA609 tilt-rotor prototype successfully completed its first flight, while Piaggio announced plans for a new jet expected next year.
  • A Cessna 172 pilot executed a safe emergency landing in Brooklyn, though a man in Manitoba was injured by a propeller, and a Cessna T210M was reported stolen from Mexico.
  • Legal actions included a lawsuit filed against a new airport in Panama City, Florida, and the dismissal of Aviace's lawsuit against Eclipse Aviation.
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Piaggio promises both style and performance in its new jet design, but is revealing no details. The new jet is expected to launch sometime next year, Flight Global reports

Bell/Agusta flew the second prototype of its BA609 tilt-rotor aircraft for the first time last week in Cameri, Italy. The aircraft flew for 52 minutes and successfully changed nacelle positions…

A Cessna 172 pilot made a safe emergency landing in a riverside park in Brooklyn on Tuesday. The pilot said the engine failed and he did as he was trained to do. The landing was a “walk in the park,” he told reporters…

A pilots’ group joined two environmental organizations in a lawsuit filed Tuesday opposing the construction of an “airport to nowhere” in Panama City, Fla…

A Manitoba man was badly hurt when he was struck by the propeller of a Cessna 150 while helping the pilot to taxi his airplane across a road…

Swiss start-up company Aviace has dropped its lawsuit against Eclipse Aviation. Aviace said Eclipse improperly cancelled its orders, but a judge said Aviace indeed owed over a half million dollars to Eclipse…

A 1978 Cessna T210M Centurion II has been reported stolen from El Gallito, Mexico. The aircraft, N6991B, went missing early Monday morning. For more info or to report a sighting, contact ACPI Intl: 011-386-341-7270 or U.S. 800-969-5473, e-mail: acpiusa@aol.com. $10,000 reward.

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