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February 19, 2006

Piper Workers To Vote On Union's Fate March 15

Local Chapter Of IAMAW May Be Decertified

A vote is scheduled March 15 for New Piper Aircraft workers to decide if the local chapter of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers will be decertified, after one worker's petition was approved Friday by the National Labor Relations Board in Tampa.

"I Wish This Had Never Happened"

In the sad case of David Banach -- the New Jersey man who pointed a laser into the cockpit of a Cessna bizjet as it passed over his home on December 29, 2004 -- one thing seems clear: he regrets the entire ordeal.

Still Faces Charges For Airplane Theft

The teenage pilot who stole a Piper Cherokee earlier this month and led authorities on a daring aerial chase has accepted a plea agreement in a Murfreesboro, TN court.

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2091 Issue Date: February 17, 2006 at 22:56 UTC Location: KODIAK AK , United States Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Space Operations Area Type: Space Operations Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2097 Issue Date: February 17, 2006 at 23:12 UTC Location: KODIAK AK , United States Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Space Operations Area Type: Space Operations Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

NOTAM Number: FDC 6/2093 Issue Date: February 17, 2006 at 23:02 UTC Location: KODIAK , Alaska Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Space Operations Area Type: Space Operations Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

AD: Cessna

AD NUMBER: 2006-04-10 MANUFACTURER: Cessna SUBJECT: Airworthiness Directive 2006-04-10 SUMMARY: The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Cessna Model 500, 550, S550, 560, 560XL, and 750 airplanes.