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February 18, 2014

Cessna Citation Latitude Prototype Makes Successful First Flight

Flaps, Landing Gear, Pressurization, Other Systems 'Performed As Expected'

The highly-anticipated Citation Latitude midsize business jet made a successful first flight Tuesday. The first flight of the Citation Latitude tested flaps, landing gear, pressurization systems, anti-ice capabilities, stability and control. The test flight reached an altitude of 28,000 feet and attained speeds of 230 mph. Cessna flight engineers said all systems are performing as expected.

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NBAA Lauds Latest Court Decision Preserving Access To Santa Monica Airport

Bolen: 'We Know We Must Remain Vigilant And Focused' To Keep Airport Open

The NBAA fully supports a decision by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, which halts the most recent effort by the city of Santa Monica, CA, to close down a vital local airfield for general aviation. On Feb. 13, a federal judge ruled in favor of the position advocated by the FAA, namely that the city’s challenge to the requirement that Santa Monica Airport (KSMO) continue to be a publicly-accessible airport was untimely.

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Airbus Helicopters To Supply Seven Helicopters To Spain’s Traffic Department

Deliveries To Begin Later This Year

Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Spanish Traffic Department to supply a total of seven helicopters: four AS355NP Ecureuils and three EC135s, with the latter aircraft to be operated by Spain’s National Police Force. Deliveries will begin in 2014 with one EC135 and one AS355NP and will be completed in 2016.

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Travira Air To Take Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

Will Enter Service Providing Offshore Passenger Transportation

Indonesian charter company Travira Air will soon take delivery of two AW139 twin intermediate helicopters. The helicopters will soon enter service for offshore passenger transport operations in Indonesia.  

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Michelle Obama's Arrival Shuts Down Aspen Airport

Celebrities Using The Airport Were Reportedly Unhappy With The Closure

When Michelle Obama arrived Friday in Aspen for a long Valentine's Day weekend ... with her daughters but not the President ... the Aspen Airport was closed to all other traffic for about an hour while the First Lady's chartered plane made its arrival. And some of the other rich and famous arriving at Aspen for a long ski weekend were apparently not particularly thrilled about the arrangement.

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Chomarat Presents The First ‘C-Ply’ Aircraft

The Lifting Body Aircraft Has Been Designed By VX Aerospace

For the first time at JEC Europe 2014, Chomarat will present a one-quarter scale version of the VX-1 KittyHawk. This aircraft, designed by VX Aerospace, has a unique shape that the company says is structurally efficient due to C-Ply, Chomarat’s advanced composite reinforcement material.

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Angel MedFlight Worldwide Doubles Its Air Medical Transports In 2013

Fleet Flew Some 870,000 Miles During The Past Year

The fleet of aircraft used by Angel MedFlight to transport patients flew approximately 870,000 statute miles in 2013; nearly double the amount of miles from the previous year, according to the company. The medical flight crews transported seriously ill or injured patients in or out of all 50 U.S. states and 30 countries worldwide.

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Santa Monica Airport Action Dismissed By Judge

Rules That The City Must Continue To Keep The Airport Open

A California judge has ruled that the City of Santa Monica must continue to operate Santa Monica Airport (KSMO), granting a motion to dismiss filed by the FAA in the Central District of California court.

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