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April 02, 2007

Raburn: Eclipse 500 Draft AFM Shows VLJ Will Meet Or Exceed Earlier Targets

Raburn Notes Preliminary Info Is "Very Conservative"

This weekend, Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn shared a draft version of the updated Eclipse 500 Aircraft Flight Manual (AFM) to customers, reflecting the effects of the company's performance modification program now under development, as well as the upcoming Avio NG avionics upgrade. Raburn notes all figures are preliminary, and subject to change... but the results the company has seen so far appear encouraging.

Engine Bound For Upcoming Citation CJ4

The folks at Cessna tell Aero-News that on Monday morning, the company flew the new Williams FJ44-4A engine aboard a Citation test bed aircraft for the first time. The Williams FJ44-4A will power the new Citation CJ4 bizjet now under development by Cessna.

ANN Special Feature: Brandon R. Handy - 04.02.07

ANN's Paul Plack talks with Brandon Handy, who quit the FAA's ATC training program on March 26th. Brandon tells us how he made the hard decision to abandon a career he'd prepared for years to enter

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UP Aerospace Announces Plans For NM's Spaceport

Four to Six Launches Set For 2007

At the same news conference that announced the launch of the remains of James Doohan and astronaut Gordon Cooper, UP Aerospace President Jerry Larson revealed his Connecticut-based company's plans for southern NM, reported the Associated Press.

Remains Of Star Trek Actor, Mercury 7 astronaut, 200 Others, To Take Flight April 28

Samples of the cremated remains of Star Trek's James "Scotty" Doohan, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, and 200 others are packed and ready to their April 28 flight aboard UP Aerospace's SpaceLoft XL rocket for a flight into suborbit.

Crane Placing Heavy Equipment Atop Tower Presents Navigation Hazard

San Diego's Sunroad Enterprises hasn't let a "no" from the FAA impede its current plans to complete its 12-story office, 180-foot building near Montgomery Field.

Memorial Life Flight Orders A Six-Pack From American Eurocopter

AMS Provider Adds EC-145s To Organization's Fleet

Hot on the heels of receiving a $1 million contribution from ExxonMobil to go towards new helicopters, Houston-based Memorial Hermann Life Flight awarded American Eurocopter an order for six EC-145s, adding to the success of the twin-engine helicopter in the US air medical services (AMS) marketplace.