Oregon Aviation Director Resigns

Oregon's aviation director resigned Monday, October 19, 2009 citing his desire to run for political office.

Sorry Guys I Haven't Posted in a While

Sorry guys I haven't posted aviation news for the past week. I've been busy with school work. I had a bunch of papers I had to write and due. I'll start posting on Sunday, November 22, 2009.

NBAA 09: Piaggo Aero Planning Strong 2010

Piaggio Aero is planning to plan to build 27-30 aircraft next year.

NBAA 09: Doriner Seastar to Market Soon

Photo: Doriner Seastar
The Seastar is all-composite 12-seat, 10,000 pounds amphibious flying boat. It is LBA and FAA certified to FAR Part 23 amendment 34.

More information at: http://www.dornierseaplane.com/

NBAA 09: EMS Sky Connect Unveils Forte AirMail

At NBAA 2009 EMS Sky Connect has unveiled Forte AirMail. The Forte AirMail is for owners and pilots of business aircraft who wants to access email via Blackberry smartphones, iPhones and other handheld devices. The Forte AirMail allows the user to manage airtime usage through several access modes and also allows the user to control the connection behavior in the aircraft on ground.

Includes: Wi-Fi access point, Forte AirMail Iridium transceiver, Iridium antenna
Price: $25,995

NBAA 09: Eclipse Aviation Sue former Officers, Directors and Employees

A lawsuit was filed on October 9, 2009 in New Mexico District Court on behalf of plaintiffs SM Aircraft Leasing and 136 other Eclipse 500 deposit holders against defendants Vern Raburn, plus other former Eclipse Aviation directors, officers and senior employees, seeking unspecified damages resulting from Eclipse's failure to deliver aircraft they ordered or return their deposits.

The suit, filed by attorney Gregory Chase of Albuquerque's Shapiro Bettinger Chase LLP, alleges that this resulted from the defendants being involved in "negligent representation, negligent failure to oversee and control, constructive fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, civil conspiracy and violations of the New Mexico Unfair Practices Act".

The $75-million D & O insurance policy is a main target of the lawsuit, according to one of the plaintiffs and one of the defendants. But, individual defendants also could be held liable for additional damages. It is likely that the plaintiffs will seek both compensation for actual loss of their cash deposits for new Eclipse 500 aircraft that were never delivered, as well as punitive damages against the defendants.

One plaintiff told Aviation Week that Chase will collect at least one-quarter of any settlement or court judgment. However, Hub International, the lead insurer for Eclipse Aviation before its insolvency, and other high net-worth defendants, are likely to fight the case in court, if a quick and reasonable settlement cannot be reached. If the case does go to trial, final resolution of the matter might not be achieved in less than five to seven years, according to one defendant.

Not mine copied from: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_airshow.jsp?channel=busav&id=news/NBSUE101509.xml&show=nbaa2009

NBAA 09: Bill Garvey Wins Dave Ewald Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award

At NBAA 2009, Bill Garvey has won NBAA's Dave Ewald Platinum Lifetime Achievement Award.