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NOTAM Number: FDC 8/5896 Issue Date: May 02, 2008 at 0146 UTC Location: 3 SW MESCALERO , New Mexico near BOLES VOR/DME (BWS) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately 1200 UTC TO 0500 UTC DLY Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/5954 Issue Date: May 02, 2008 at 1438 UTC Location: 33 MILE SOUTHEAST OF FST , Texas near FORT STOCKTON VORTAC (FST) Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: ALBUQUERQUE (ZAB) Automated Flight Service Station, 505-856-4580

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/5965 Issue Date: May 02, 2008 at 1554 UTC Location: MacDill AFB, Tampa, Florida near ST PETERSBURG VORTAC (PIE) Beginning Date and Time: May 01, 2008 at 1900 UTC Ending Date and Time: May 04, 2008 at 2100 UTC Reason for NOTAM: Aerial demonstrations by the Canadian Snowbirds and other high performance aircraft Type: Airshow Replaced NOTAM(s): 8/4722: to coorect coordination facility phone number Pilots May Contact: Tampa (TPA) Air Traffic Control Tower, 813-371-7748

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/6009 Issue Date: May 02, 2008 at 2015 UTC Location: 11 S OF SIERRA VISTA , Arizona Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHTING Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: ALBUQUERQUE (ZAB) Automated Flight Service Station, 505-856-4580

NOTAM Number: FDC 8/6018 Issue Date: May 02, 2008 at 2146 UTC Location: WICHITA FALLS , Texas Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately Ending Date and Time: Until further notice Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions Type: Hazards Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A Pilots May Contact: FORT WORTH (ZFW) Center, 817-858-7503

European Operator Launches D-Jet Fractional Ownership Program

Smart Air Orders Eight Personal Jets, Options On More

Smart Air S.A. announced Friday the first fractional ownership company to utilize the single-engine Diamond D-Jet. The European company has made an initial purchase of eight aircraft, and has secured options for more thereafter with deliveries to begin in the first quarter of 2010.

PlaneSmart! Aviation Names New President And CEO

Michael Brosler Was Fractional Program's Media Official

PlaneSmart! Aviation announced Friday the appointment of Michael A. Brosler as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Brosler is taking the place of former President and CEO Jeffrey A. Cullen, who is stepping down to pursue other long-term strategic aviation opportunities.

AirVenture 2008 To Rock To Sounds From Foreigner

Opening Day Concert Will Follow Air Show

The Experimental Aircraft Association tells ANN AeroShell Square will once again be rockin' on EAA AirVenture's opening day, when the legendary band Foreigner takes the stage following the afternoon air show, courtesy of Ford Motor Company.

Cessna Suspends Introduction Of 172TD

Thielert Troubles Delay Turbodiesel Skyhawk

Chalk it up to bad timing. Seven months after Cessna announced it would sell a model of its storied 172 Skyhawk with a Thielert turbodiesel engine, the planemaker has put the program on hold due to ongoing strife at the troubled German engine supplier.

SATSair Posts Significant Growth In 2007

Posts 60% Growth Overall; Florida Market Booming

Pioneering air taxi provider SATSair announced this week the 2007 fiscal year marked strong growth for the company's on-demand services, and that the trend has continued through the first quarter of 2008.

Aero-News Featured Aero-Casts For Friday 05.02.08

The Story Behind Thielert Diesels

ANN Daily Touch N Go: 05.02.08 (ANN's Short-Form Daily News Program) ANN Daily Aero-Briefing: 05.02.08 (ANN's Long-Form Daily News Program) ANN Special Feature -- The Story Behind Thielert Diesels: 05.02.08 (ANN Special Report, with company founder Frank Thielert, and Cessna's Jack Pelton and Roger Whyte.)

Say What? Nevada Governor Wants $687,000 For Fossett Search

"So Sorry For Your Loss... Will That Be Visa Or Mastercard?"

Talk about adding insult to injury. Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons intends to bill Steve Fossett's widow for the $687,000 the state spent searching for the missing adventurer last fall.