Following a meeting earlier in May with a coalition of general aviation (GA) leaders on the issue of GA safety, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta sent a letter to the entire GA community in advance of the Memorial Day weekend and summer flying season.

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The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a factual report for the April 23 accident involving an Enstrom F-28C in Lanesboro, Iowa.

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Telluride, Colo. - For the first time in its history as an Avfuel-branded FBO, Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) is offering Avfuel Contract Fuel. Avfuel Contract Fuel and Cessna Avfuel Contract Fuel cardholders can now access cost-plus rates on jet fuel and take advantage of easy, hassle-free pre-authorization and billing processes, all while experiencing in the FBO’s breathtaking views and first-rate service.

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(POLITICO) - Several Senate Democrats voiced concerns about small business, part time workers and the health law at a meeting with two key administration officials on May 23. The senators said that they conveyed to Small Business Administrator Karen Mills and White House health policy adviser Jeanne Lambrew the worries they are hearing from small businesses, including restaurants, about the requirement that employees working a 30 hour week be considered full time and must be covered.

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The House of Representatives on May 23 passed a bill to overhaul student-loan interest rates, flouting a veto threat from the White House and setting in motion a countdown to July 1 when rates for need-based loans are set to double. Both Democrats and Republicans on both sides of the aisle agree something needs to be done to keep interest rates from doubling; just how to go about doing it remains the sticking point.

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Hawkesbury, Ont., Canada  – DART Aerospace announces the launch of the redesigned DART iPad App, now featuring improved navigation and multiple annotations tools. DART’s enhanced iPad app improves the customer’s experience and transforms each catalog into a dynamic tool.

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Vancouver – Transwest Helicopters Ltd., who in October 2011 relocated from the Chilliwack, BC, airport to a larger facility at the Oliver, BC, airport, is pleased to announce that the company has expanded its operations again to include offices in Vancouver, BC, and Terrace, BC.

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Gordon Jiroux, President of Universal Helicopters received an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Aviation Science with all of the Rights, Honors, Privileges and Responsibilities from Dodge City Community College on May 4, 2013. Mr. Jiroux has been a partner to Dodge City Community College in helicopter flight training for more than five years.

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ABC News - Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had a mid-air scare today when their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. Charles and Camilla were 15 minutes into their flight from London to the Hay Literary Festival in Powys when a "technical fault" aboard the chopper forced the pilot to divert the flight to Denham Aerodrome in Buckinghamshire

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The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive for Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH Model MBB-BK 117 C-2 helicopters. This AD requires revising the operating limitations to prohibit flights under instrument flight rules or under night visual flight rules when the autotrim is inoperative.

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