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October 31, 2012

Airborne at NBAA2012, 10.31.12: NBAA Politics, HondaJet, Eclipse Update

Also: Garmin, King Airs, Rockwell Collins, Citation Special Olympics, and More!

The opening general session for the 65th NBAA conference was designed to serve as a reminder to the attendees that the industry is vital to the national economy, with a slate of speakers invited to drive home that point. Production is underway for the long-anticipated HondaJet, the company said in a news conference here in Orlando, Monday. Eclipse CEO Mason Holland released new information and product details on the Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet and cockpit at their booth Tuesday afternoon. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!

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Aero-News: Quote Of The Day (10.31.12)

"If you are a person who cares about all of America, who cares about those folks who made a decision to live in rural America and have access to the rest of the world because of an airport and an airplane, general aviation matters greatly." Source: U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), speaking at the opening general session of the NBAA convention Tuesday.

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