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Key Takeaways:

  • A hangar fire at Arlington Municipal Airport destroyed nine single-engine aircraft and damaged 11 others.
  • The U.S. House passed a bill imposing significant fines and prison terms for pointing lasers at aircraft, while the FAA will soon require security-enhanced plastic pilot certificates.
  • The fifth generation of ultralight-led whooping cranes completed their 1,100-mile fall migration to Florida, and the National Air Transportation Association distributed $13,000 to Hurricane Katrina victims.
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Nine single-engine aircraft were destroyed in a hangar fire at Arlington (Texas) Municipal Airport Monday night, and 11 others were damaged. One of the airplanes in the hangar was a 1934 Fairchild…

The U.S. House passed a bill last week that would carry a $250,000 fine and a possible five-year prison term for anyone who points lasers at aircraft, AOPA said on Tuesday. The legislation now goes to the Senate…

The fifth generation of ultralight-led whooping cranes completed their fall migration to Florida on Tuesday. Nineteen cranes and four ultralights landed at an isolated location in Marion County after a 61-day, 1,100-mile journey…

FAA will soon require security-enhanced plastic certificates for all pilots, AOPA says

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is distributing $13,000 this week to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The funds were contributed by NATA members…

AirShares Elite will open its first New England site at Hanscom Field in Bedford, Mass., today. The AirShares LITE program enables pilots to own a share of a Cirrus SR20 and later upgrade to an SR22.

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