The US House of Representatives Committee on Transportation
& Infrastructure yesterday resoundingly approved legislation
that continues to apply pressure to the federal government to
re-open Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to
on-demand air charter and general aviation operations.
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has
reported that first quarter numbers for general aviation shipments
were up 15.7 percent to 627 units while industry billings for new
airplanes rose to $2.7 billion.
Avionics International Supply, Inc. has announced that they
have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement for the all
new CA-320 Compass Correction System.
"Next Generation" System Has Remote Magnetometer
Capability
Crossbow Technology has released release of its next generation
MEMS AHRS with the remote magnetometer capability. The CRM500
Remote Magnetometer extends the use of the AHRS500 into the most
challenging types of aircraft installations. CRM500 is FAA
certified for TSO C6d with AHRS500 and is already in
production.
A British citizen whose suspicious behavior at a Georgia flight
school sparked an international terror hunt has been arreested in
Essex, England, by British anti-terror officers.