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May 16, 2013

Embraer Executive Jets To Debut Legacy 500 Prototype At EBACE

Joins Lineage 1000, Phenoms At The European Trade Show

Embraer Executive Jets will mark the world debut of its all new, midsize Legacy 500 jet prototype at the 13th European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition at Geneva Palexpo Exhibition Center, in Switzerland, during May 20-23. The company will also debut the 2013 Edition of its ultra-large Lineage 1000. The entry-level Phenom 100, the Phenom 300 light jet and the large Legacy 650 will be featured in the static display.

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High-Altitude Flights Conducted For Weather Forecasting Research

National Science Foundation Gulfstream V To Fly In Support Of MPEX Program

To better predict where and when spring thunderstorms rip across Colorado's Front Range and the adjacent Great Plains, researchers have launched a major field project this week with high-flying aircraft and fine-grained computer simulations. The month-long study could point the way to major improvements in lead times for weather forecasts during what has been called a crucial six- to 24-hour window.  

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Pilatus PC-12 Fleet Reaches 4 Million Hour Milestone

Hours Racked Up By Nearly 1,200 Of The Aircraft Since First Delivery

The global fleet of nearly 1,200 Pilatus PC-12s reached a major milestone this month by accumulating 4,000,000 flight hours since the first aircraft was delivered in October, 1994. To date, the highest time PC-12 has logged over 24,000 hours in operation as an air ambulance with Air Bravo in Ontario, Canada.

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Florida Air Tour Company Hopes To Add Helicopter Location

But Some Neighboring Business Object Due To ... Noise

In an effort to increase its business by appealing to cruise ship passengers, Cape Canaveral (FL) air tour operator Florida Biplanes & Helicopters hopes to gain permission to operate from a helipad in a commercial district. But some neighboring businesses, such as Florida Beer Co., say the aircraft is too loud, and have objected to the new location.

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No New State Plane For Nebraska This Year

Budget Moves Forward Without $2.2 Million Appropriation For The Purchase

The Nebraska legislature has been batting around a $2.2 million budget line item that would have allowed the state government to purchase a Beechcraft super King Air B200 from the University of Nebraska Foundation. But when the last of the bills that make up the state budget was presented last Friday, the money was not included.

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Aero-TV: The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital -- Thirty Years of Saving Sight

Thirty Years of Saving Sight

The ORBIS Flying Eye Hospital is literally a hospital with wings that brings together dedicated eye care professionals and aviators to give the gift of sight to developing countries around the world. Onboard the refurbished DC-10 jet aircraft, local doctors, nurses and technicians work alongside ORBIS’s international medical team to exchange knowledge and improve skills. The mobile teaching hospital is a unique tool in the fight against preventable blindness in developing countries.

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Owner Of New Jersey Aircraft Parts Brokerage Company Arrested

Charged With Laundering Scrapped Jet Engine Parts

The owner of an aircraft parts broker in Ridgefield, NJ, appeared in Newark federal court Tuesday following his arrest Monday night for an alleged conspiracy to launder scrapped jet engine parts.

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