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June 05, 2009

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AD NUMBER: 2009-12-51

MANUFACTURER: Turbomeca S.A. Arriel 1A1, 1A2, 1B, 1C, 1C1, 1C2, 1D, 1D1, 1E2, 1K1, 1S, and 1S1 turboshaft engine SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2009-12-51

ANN Special Feature: Phil Boyer, User Fee Flashback - 06.05.09

As AOPA tries to build a war chest for the next round of user fees, we flash back to former AOPA President Phil Boyer's excellent 2007 commentary on the issue.

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More Layoffs May be Coming To Cessna

Company Says More Orders Cancelled

In a letter to employees posted publicly Thursday in "The Wichita Eagle," Cessna CEO Jack Pelton said more layoffs were inevitable, but did not say how many employees of the company would lose their jobs. Cessna Aircraft Company is the nation's largest manufacturer of corporate jets. Cessna has laid off 44 percent of its workforce since November of last year.

NBAA is welcoming the passage of a Congressional proposal to allow the aviation industry to review and provide input toward TSA proposals, while bringing consistency to the use of "security directives" in TSA regulation.