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November 05, 2013

Bombardier Announces First U.S. 'Superscooper' Aircraft Sale

Celebrates 50th Bombardier 415 Aircraft Assembled In North Bay, Ontario

Bombardier has announced the sale and delivery of its 50th iconic Bombardier 415 superscooper aircraft assembled at its North Bay, Ontario facility. The aircraft, purchased by a partnership led by Tenax Aerospace, LLC of Ridgeland, Mississippi, will be used under contract to the United States Forest Service starting next month.

Suit Two Years Following Accident Which Resulted In The Fatal Injury Of Two Pilots

Beechcraft, Pratt & Whitney, and Raisbeck Engineering have been named in a lawsuit stemming from an accident two years ago involving a King Air 100 which went down on approach to Vancouver International Airport. The pilot and co-pilot of the aircraft were fatally injured in the accident. Passengers on board the airplane survived the accident.

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FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the agency Is immediately providing airlines with implementation guidance for the new rules, but due to differences among fleets and operations, the implementation will vary among airlines The agency expects many carriers will prove to the FAA that their planes allow passengers to safely use their devices in airplane mode, gate-to-gate, by the end of the year. University of Maryland students from Team Gamera have unofficially set a world record of 97 seconds for the duration of a human powered helicopter flight. Cyclist Justin Mauch, powered the helicopter during its record flight. Cessna recently con