Day/Night, VFR/IFR, Single Pilot, RVSM... Yup, That's A Working
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ANN REALTIME REPORTING 09.30.06 1515 EDT:
Today, before a happy -- soon to be happier -- crowd of customers
at its Albuquerque, New Mexico headquarters, Eclipse received a
full type certificate for its revolutionary Eclipse 500 Very Light
Jet.
The FAA has proposed making a training program developed by
Mistubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) for its MU-2B aircraft mandatory
for all MU-2B pilots. The proposal comes on the heels of a spate of
accidents involving the high-performance twin.
GAMA leaders and FAA representatives appeared before congress on
Thursday to discuss the impact very light jets (VLJ) will have on
the national airspace system -- not very much according to them.
Meanwhile, members of the Airline Transport Association (ATA) told
Bloomberg Thursday they would have a "significant" impact.
LaQuardia's 42-year-old air traffic control tower, a leaky,
creaky, outdated facility, is finally to be replaced. The FAA
released funds for construction of a new facility on Thursday.
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