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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 […]

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On Thursday, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico denied Aviace’s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against Eclipse Aviation. In denying Aviace’s request, the court found that “Aviace has not shown a substantial likelihood of prevailing on the merits of any of its claims.” The finding concluded, “Therefore, Aviace’s […]

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“Live” from Palm Springs: Our AOPA Expo 2006 Photo Gallery

Day ONE |Day TWO CLICK FOR LARGE IMAGESEACH IMAGE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW Bonanza and company Columbia panel mock-up DA40XL open for offers D-Jet visitors Lots of electronics on display FAA Administrator Marion Blakey, Cirrus CEO Alan Klapmeier and AOPA President Phil Boyer Foxjet makes a comeback GAMI under the hood Jet-ready The […]

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Popular Science lists the HondaJet and Diamond D-Jet as best new innovations in aviation… FedEx canceled its order for 10 Airbus A380 double-deckers to go with Boeing’s 777 instead… Skydivers have agreed to continue jumping at Florida’s Deland airport despite construction of a new control tower… Precise Flight has received STC approval for its fixed […]

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Raytheons new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been certified by the FAA, and that means it can be used in the restricted airspace over the border between Arizona and Mexico. Raytheon says the Cobra is more technologically advanced than other UAVs and is only nine feet long… Alan Conklin, who co-founded Conklin & de Decker, […]

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