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Commuter Pilot Stabbed In Flight

A woman passenger reportedly stabbed one of the pilots of a New Zealand commuter aircraft, tried to take control of the aircraft and threatened to blow it up early Friday (New Zealand time). The pilot suffered only minor injuries and the woman was restrained before the other pilot landed the 19-seat Jetstream at Christchurch Airport. […]

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NASA/CAFE Challenge Offers $300,000 In GA Prizes

NASA and the CAFE Foundation will host a $300,000 General Aviation Technology Challenge this August in Santa Rosa, Calif., to determine which small aircraft are most advanced in a number of measures that include fuel efficiency, quietness and safe handling. The idea is to encourage the development of GA aircraft that can fill the personal […]

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Cessna Releases Specs For New Citation Columbus Large-Cabin Jet

Cessna Aircraft Company revealed details of its recently announced large-cabin jet at a press conference in Washington on Wednesday. The intercontinental aircraft will be called the Model 850 Citation Columbus. The jet is designed for intercontinental travel, Cessna said, with a target range of 4,000 nautical miles at Mach .80 carrying eight passengers. The ship […]

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Maine Stands Fast On Aviator Tax Bills, Despite Protests

Maine is in a “state of confusion” when it comes to imposing onerous tax bills on out-of-state aviators, say the folks at AOPA, who have been trying to reason with officials there. “There is a fundamental fairness issue here,” says AOPA Vice President of Regional Affairs Greg Pecoraro. He has met with Maine officials several […]

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Groups Oppose User Fees–Again

At last October’s National Business Aviation Association meeting in Atlanta, leaders of the major general aviation groups agreed that despite headway made in Congress on the user fee issue, they believed the matter was far from settled. On Monday, with the FAA functioning on an extension of its 2007 budget because of the administration’s failed […]

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Sturgell Confirmation Hearing Thursday

Three days after Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell put his stamp of approval on an FAA budget that would retain the user fee proposal, President Bush’s nominee for the five-year appointment as administrator will go before a confirmation hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It’s been more than three months since Bush […]

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Silver State Leaves Long List Of Creditors

Hundreds of creditors are named in court documents obtained by AVweb relating to the bankruptcy of Silver State Helicopters. The aggressive Las Vegas-based training company, which had 34 locations, closed them all earlier this week, leaving a trail of unpaid bills. We were caught flat footed like everybody else, Robinson Helicopter Vice President Kurt Robinson […]

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Here We Go Again – FAA Budget Back In Play

The federal Transportation Department this week released the latest version of its budget request, including user-fee-based funding for the FAA, and reaction has been swift. “What part of ‘NO!’ doesnt the White House understand?” asked AOPA President Phil Boyer. “Once again, the Bush administration wants huge new taxes and user fees imposed on general aviation, […]

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Students Left Hanging By Silver State Closure

Shocked by the downfall of Silver State Helicopters, the Nevada-based flight school that declared bankruptcy earlier this week, former students and employees are telling AVweb they face major financial losses. Silver State Helicopters abruptly shut down operations at its 34 nationwide locations on Sunday afternoon, leaving more than 800 employees without jobs and more than […]

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