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April 01, 2009

ANN Special Feature: Robert Poole: An Upside of GA User Fees - 04.01.09

Reason Foundation Director of Transportation Studies Bob Poole explains his opinion that if business aviation interests in the US would step up and accept the proposed $25 user fee for turbine-powe

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And Now... ANN's Annual April 1st 'Special Edition!'

Twice The 'Propwash!' No Fooling!

To our loyal readers -- Due to this year's April Fools Day falling on a Wednesday (what we in the business call a "real" news day) ANN opted to split our daily Propwash newsletter into two segments.

Will Include Re-branding Of Several Model Lines

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: As the economy continues its trend downward, corporations are seeking consolidation opportunities wherever possible... but even ANN never thought we'd see this. On Wednesday, General Motors and Textron-owned Cessna Aircraft Corporation announced a novel co-branding agreement, that includes the merging of the two giants' marketing divisions into one operation, code-named "Vega."

Ramped-Up Implementation Will Add Jobs... At First

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: In a surprise move, the Obama administration has put NextGen Air Traffic Control on a fast track. Make that a really fast track.

Honored For "Innovation In Aviation Sarcasm"

ANN APRIL 1st "SPECIAL" EDITION: He's been in print for over 30 years, online for the past 10, and he's even been to space... and now, Aviation's Only Ant has received a truly plus-sized honor.

Aero-Linx!

A group of talented, dedicated, and thoroughly freakin' loony aero-writers hone their comedic talents and vent their pent-up frustrations at various aero-issues once a year. (They spend the remaining 364 days convincing their targets that, c'mon, it was just a joke.) Savor the best... the worst... and the "whah the...?" of Aero-News' past April 1st Special Editions. Aero-Collect them all!

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.01.09): BizAversion Reality Avoidance Syndrome

Aero-Terms!

BRAS is the curious tendency of certain federal lawmakers to shame users of corporate aircraft into giving up their jets... while at the same time relying on US Air Force aircraft (or even private Airbus A380s, apparently) to fly their families, friends, constituents, and good old-fashioned under-the-table special interest donors around the country.

"OK, folks... ANN did not suddenly lose its mind (though, there ARE moments... oh, never mind). Check the DATE. 04.01.09. It's April FIRST... a/k/a APRIL Fool's Day. Get It? If you believed ANY of this stuff, you have been fooled, bamboozled, and otherwise become yet another victim of our annual attempt to enjoy the First day Of April with a little imagination and a LOT of nonsense. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did." Source: ANN's Jim Campbell, making sure that ANN readers checked the date before they got too involved in any of the stories we publish on April 1st of each year. Happy April Fool's Day!