The News Review:
- Authorities: 1 killed in NC helicopter crash at Xe
- Final FAA-Weather Service Decision Delayed Again
- Three communities to share GE Aviation tax revenues
Authorities: 1 killed in NC helicopter crash at Xe
The Associated Press -
(AP) — A helicopter crash killed a pilot and seriously injured a passenger Tuesday on the northeastern North Carolina campus of the private security contractor Xe authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration initially reported that one person was hurt in the 1:33 p. crash but Camden County Sheriff Tony Perry confirmed the pilot had died. Currituck County spokesman Randall Edwards said the seriously injured passenger was taken to a hospital in nearby Chesapeake Va. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said an instructor pilot and a student were aboard the small helicopter which crashed when its skid caught on an object and flipped over.
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Final FAA-Weather Service Decision Delayed Again
Washington Post United States -
In an “all-hands” e-mail to NWS employees today director Jack Hayes wrote that “Before we proceed with delivery of our final response to FAA the new NAA Administrator needs an opportunity to address the CWSU matter. FAA has agreed to extend our response deadline for another 30 days. ” (Full e-mail after the jump. )The Bush administration.
Three communities to share GE Aviation tax revenues
Bizjournals.com NC -
West Chester Fairfield and Springdale are taking steps to establish a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD) according to a release from West Chester. The JEDD will encompass the 43 acres that GE Aviation plans to occupy at Union Centre Boulevard and Cincinnati-Dayton Road. The JEDD will allow the communities to collect a limited income tax from those working within the district’s boundaries. Under the 10-year proposal West Chester will receive 83 percent of the revenues Fairfield will receive 10 percent and Springdale 7 percent.