Company Trimming Eight Percent Of Workforce ANN REALTIME REPORTING 09.04.08 1745 EDT: Tough economic times have resulted in more layoffs within the general aviation industry. Cirrus Design announced Thursday it will lay off 100 workers by the end of this week, as it works to scale back overhead in the face of declining sales.

Bell 212 Crashed On Takeoff At Night A Bell 212 helicopter carrying foreign contractors crashed on takeoff from an offshore oil platform off the coast of Dubai Thursday, claiming all seven people onboard.

Event Celebrates Its 44th Anniversary On September 6-7 The Experimental Aircraft Association announced Thursday it has signed an agreement with the Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In (MERFI), one of the nation's oldest recreational aviation events, intended to bring higher visibility to the MERFI event.. while also clearly defining EAA's role in the popular fly-in.

Stellar Lineup Coming To San Francisco October 9-14 Fleet week organizers announced this week the US Navy's Blue Angels will be returning to the skies of San Francisco for the event's 28th annual appearance, October 9-14, 2008. The weeklong celebration is expected to attract an estimated one million spectators along the San Francisco waterfront.

Aircraft Has Been Called Upon Before World Airways announced this week it recently signed a contract with Air France to operate one MD-11F on a full-time basis for service from France to a variety of destinations in North Africa and a weekly flight to Brazil.