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October 05, 2013

Airborne 10.04.13: AOPA Sued, Tecnam Certifies, American A/L Is HIRING!

Also: Glen Moyer Rocks The Balloon Fiesta, Cessna Latitude Mates, Gov't Shutdown Creates Damage, FAA v GA

OK... its been kind of quiet on the FlightPrep front... but a suit that the company threatened in 2010 appears have come back to life, under new names, but with the same principles in charge... and the same lawyer leading the charge. The upshot is that SD Holdings who now claims to hold the patent wants $6 million a year for each year of infringement... and another $60 million on top of that -- From AOPA. Tecnam’s new P2008JC it aimed at the training market and the EASA certification means delivery will begin in several European countries. On

"Anyone standing in the way of the merger is also standing in the way of hard-working Virginians. Ken Cuccinelli is trying to kill this deal at the expense of thousands of airline workers in his state." Source: APFA President Laura Glading.

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