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Key Takeaways:

  • Investigations confirmed bird remains in Flight 1549's engines, and the NTSB recommended enhanced FAA oversight for offshore helicopter operators following recent accident reports.
  • Industry developments include AAI Acquisition seeking a strategic partner for the A700 light jet and the FAA updating its plans for the next-generation national airspace system.
  • The 50th anniversary of the Buddy Holly crash was marked with an analysis, and the Lindbergh Foundation announced its 2009 award recipients.
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The NTSB says it found no mechanical problems with the engines on Flight 1549, but bird remains have been confirmed in both engines…

AAI Acquisition, which last year bought the assets of Adam Aircraft, is looking for a strategic partner to continue the development of the A700 light jet, the Wichita Eagle reported this week…

The airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly was 50 years ago this week; AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation provides an analysis of that accident…

The FAA on Tuesday released an update to its plans for implementing the next-generation national airspace system…

Two people were killed when the wing of a Piper Cub about to take off from a private runway in Florida hit the Jeep they were riding in, and they drove into a tree…

The NTSB wants FAA to enhance its oversight of offshore helicopter operators…

The Lindbergh Foundation named environmentalist Lester Brown and conservationists Terry and Mary Kohler as recipients of the 2009 Lindbergh Awards; they will be honored at a reception at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., on May 16.

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