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July 25, 2006

Aero-News Alert: Victims In UT Spectrum Jet Crash Identified

Plane Was Sole Prototype

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 07.25.06 2000 EDT: Austin Blue, president of Spectrum Aeronautical LLC, identified the two victims of Tuesday afternoon's crash of the Spectrum 33 prototype as Glenn Maben, director of flight operations at Spectrum Aerospace LLC, and vice director Nathan Forrest.

Honda and Piper Aircraft to Form New Business Alliance

ANN has confirmed what the rumors have been telling us for several days... that Honda was going to announce a committment to produce the HondaJet and that a major deal was in the works for Piper Aircraft. The rumors were right. Not only has Honda committed to production of the innovative Honda TwinJet, but Piper has been named a a partner in a venture that will, in part, result in the production of that aircraft in the United States.

SE Reg'l Maintenance Facility to Service DayJet Fleet

DayJet and the Gainesville Regional Airport have announced that DayJet's first Southeast DayBase and maintenance facility will be located in Gainesville, Florida - in the center of the company's launch region.

ANN Special Feature: CFI Tom Turner Explains How to Avoid Stall Spins 07.25.06

ANN CFI Tom Turner explains how to avoid stall spins in the wake of a homebuilt airplane crash.

Javelin Cockpit Gets Makeover

Aviation Technology Group, Inc. has announced three significant changes to the cockpit of its Javelin aircraft: the addition of a third avionics display screen, transformation of the side stick to a center stick, and lowering of the canopy sill.