Rockwell Collins, which has been stung by the downturn in business jet sales, has gone on the offensive against criticism of the flying offices.

Hearts for Hearing is an Oklahoma City based non-profit organization whose mission is "to maximize the abilities of children and adults who are deaf or hard of hearing so they may listen and talk for a lifetime.  Hearts for Hearing provides both the services and the resources for children and adults

American Capital, based in Bethesda, Maryland, has sold a 100-percent stake in Piper Aircraft to Imprimis, an investment strategy company with offices in Bangkok, Singapore, and a new office opened in Brunei Darussalam in 2008.

General aviation in the United States will begin to recover next year after taking a hit along with the overall U.S. economy, the FAA said this week in its annual forecast.

President Barack Obama’s proposed budget is calling for aviation user charges starting in 2011. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the proposal Feb. 26, and although there is not much detail, the document makes it clear that the administration wants to replace some of the aviation excise taxes with “direct user charges.”