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February 09, 2006

ANN Special Feature: Columbia's Bing Lantis

More evidence that General Aviation manufacturing is on the rebound. Columbia... the company formerly known as Lancair... says it broke sales records in 2005. Deliveries of its 350 and 400 aircraft

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NATA 'Troubled' By President's FY07 Budget

General Aviation Unfairly Overlooked

Editor's Note: On Tuesday, we put out the call for several aero-organizations to weigh in on President Bush's fiscal year 2007 budget -- specifically, in how it relates to the FAA and aviation interests as a whole. Today, we present the National Air Transportation Association's response, unedited.

Adds Autopilot, Flight Recorders To Firefighting Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace announced Wednesday the Italian government has exercised an option to purchase 15 additional upgrade kits to enhance its entire fleet of Bombardier 415 aircraft. Italy had previously ordered one kit for installation on the Bombardier 415 firefighter it purchased in 2005.

Mechtronix CEO Speaks About Aircraft Reincarnation

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 02.09.06 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 02.09.06 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- Mechtronix CEO Xavier Herve: 02.09.06 (ANN's Feature News Program, with Xavier Herve of Mechtronix.)

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