Owner Of Fort Worth Rental And Training Company Was Living With Two Women In Different Suburbs

File this one under "oh what a tangled web we weave." The owner of a flight training and airplane rental company in Fort Worth, TX, has been charged with bigamy after it was discovered he had not divorced his first wife before marrying his second.

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The fat lady has far from sung for Hawker Beech as ANN has learned that when Hawker Beechcraft emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, it will do so as a stand-alone company. After a short and mysterious engagement with Superior Aviation Beijing Co., Ltd (limited), the wedding is off. Times are still tough in Wichita... In a conference call with analysts Wednesday, Cessna executives said that orders were "very, very light" in July and August, but a bit stronger in September. The result was higher revenue for the quarter, but

After All The AOPA Hub-Bub, Momentum Builds For Redirection Of Efforts Toward Solving REAL Problems

Despite an expectation of less than positive vibes about the AOPA Summit, I headed to Palm Springs last week and got a pleasant and wholly unexpected surprise. After enduring some initial flak from the AOPA -- who seem more interested in attacking the messenger than dealing with the message -- I rather expected to have to have to grit my teeth through the event and just deal with the fallout of heading the one news organization that was willing to ask the questions many were otherwise asking under their breath. But a funny thing happened at Palm Springs... where I found myself the recipient of a limitless sequence of 'attaboys,' hand shakes, congrats, and high fi

Long-Awaited Tablet App For Pilots Simplifies Cockpit Operations

Yup... we're downloading it as we speak... Bendix/King's myWingMan application is now available for download from the Apple iTunes Store. Bendix/King developed myWingMan, a flight-planning and inflight navigation support app, 'to simplify operations and push the boundaries of tablet computer use in the cockpit. Unlike any application on the market, myWingMan offers general aviation pilots full enroute navigation on a moving map display, real-time weather information and synthetic vision for improved flight navigation and safety.'

Dealers Appointed in the US, Canada, Denmark, Germany and Guatemala

Cool City Avionics, known to ANN and Aero-TV fans as a manufacturer of low cost, professional-grade automatic flight guidance control systems and helicopter stability augmentation systems, has announced that it has appointed thirteen new authorized dealers in the United States, three in Canada and one each in Denmark, Germany and Guatemala. Additional dealers will be appointed in the coming months.