What do the candidates say about the "fuel crisis" in aviation? Trial lawyers are gonna be all over this when the first plane flames out and goes down hard.
--R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > CESSNA SUSPENDS DIESEL 172 SALES, DIAMOND STEPS UP SUPPORT > > AOPA says Cessna has suspended its delivery schedule of 172 TD models in > light of the crisis at Thielert Aircraft Engines, which supplies the engines. > According to AOPA, Cessna intends to continue with certification of the > diesel > Skyhawk but none of the 100 on order will go to customers just yet. "At this > point we have decided that we will not deliver 172TD aircraft during 2008, > and we > have informed our customers accordingly," AOPA quotes an unnamed Cessna > spokesman as saying. Meanwhile, Diamond Aircraft appears to be moving > aggressively > to establish technical and parts support for its installed base of Thielert > diesel engines, following Thielert's bankruptcy filing last week. In a series > of > letters to owners, Diamond says it plans to order a "significant spare parts > inventory" and is asking dealers and owners for status reports on parts > needs. > It has also established a North American hotline for owners and shops that > can > be reached at 888-613-0096 or via e-mail at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] we reported last week, Thielert declared bankruptcy due to > a > looming liquidity crisis and on news that German authorities were > investigating > the company for financial anomalies relating to its IPO filing in 2005. > > ETHANOL RAMPANT, MOGAS USERS WARNED > > AOPA is warning aircraft owners who normally use automotive fuel purchased > off the airport to test the gas for ethanol even if the pump doesn't say > there's > alcohol in the fuel. The federal government mandate to increase the use of > renewable fuels in gasoline blends has prompted some companies to add ethanol > without notification and that can be dangerous for aircraft engines. "While > AOPA > has successfully prevented ethanol from being blended with avgas, there are > limits to what the general aviation industry can do to prevent auto gasoline > from being blended," AOPA said on its website In Idaho, pure gasoline is > apparently so rare that it's no longer available at some airports. "What I'm > hearing > from my members is that they cannot find ethanol-free auto gas on airports > anywhere," Idaho Aviation Aviation Association Director Ken Jackson said in > an > email to AVweb. "Their choices now are to switch to 100LL, run contaminated > fuel, or hang it up." > > RLE > > > > > > > > ************** > Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family > favorites at AOL Food. > > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
