The Financial Times is reporting that the European Union on
Friday rejected a US proposal for a transatlantic open skies
agreement, apparently because the offer does not provide better
access on the part of European carriers into the US market.
Don't panic, but... Mooney Aerospace Group has filed a petition
for reorganization under Chapter XI of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on June 10,
2004. The company 'intends to rapidly work to file a plan of
reorganization in the proceeding.'
This is NOT the Mooney Aircraft manufacturing company. This is the
older company that was once known as AASI prior to their taking
over the assets of Mooney and abandoning their attempts to develop
the Jetcruzer turbo-prop.
High Performance Aircraft Training, in conjunction with Lancair
International, Inc. hosted its third Ground School on May 16, 2004
in New Braunsfels, Texas.
"I learned more in three hours of Ground School
then I did the entire time I was taking flying lessons."
Source: Julie Townsend, recent student at
the ground school for Lancair owners, taught by High Performance
Aircraft Training and sponsored by Lancair.