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July 16, 2014

Airborne 07.16.14: A330neo Intro'd, FAA v Riggs--Too Little/Too Late, Cygnus At ISS

Also: PS Engineering PA450 Announced, Eclipse 500 PLUS, Classic Aero-TV: Launch Of STS-134, CSeries Absent Farnborough, Blue Angels Roster Delayed By Investigation

Airbus has ended months of speculation about the possibility of a re-engined version of its A330 widebody airplane and announced the A330-800neo and A330-900neo at the Farnborough air show. The company says the new airplane will incorporate latest generation Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The FAA has acted against the crimes of aviation con-man, David Riggs -- a little too late, we think. Riggs and an innocent and unknowing passenger were killed in a reckless stunt in China in September of 2013, but the FAA action relates earlier violations and another case of his recklessness in May of 2012 that cost the lives of tw

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