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Police Aviation News May 2011 22
The past year has been very difficult for the business aviation sector. The economy has not
yet recovered fully in the USA, which is the main market for the PC-12 NG. In spite of all,
Pilatus delivered seventy-nine PC-12s, and crossed the magical boundary of 1,000 PC-12
deliveries in June 2010.
Two of the very first PC-12 customers bought new PC-12 NGs in 2010. The Royal Flying
Doctor Service of Australia took delivery of its 33 rd PC-12 during the year under review and
the Royal Canadian Mounted Police added three new PC-12s to its fleet.
In announcing its intentions for participation in this years upcoming Airborne Law Enforcement
Association (ALEA) 41 st annual conference in New Orleans, Aviation Specialties
Unlimited, (ASU) announced that they will host an afternoon mixer from 4-6 p.m., July 21 at
the convention hall, and present the night vision awards. Drinks and light appetisers will be
served.
Any flight operation using Night Vision systems is eligible for nominations. Nominations will
be accepted until June 17 th . Nominations can be filled out online or nomination forms can be
downloaded online.
The US Justice Department has announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Air
Methods Corp. and LifeMed Alaska LLC wilfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment
and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by discriminating against and failing
to reemploy Chief Warrant Officer Third Class Jonathon L. Goodwin of Wasilla,
Alaska. The suit was filed in federal district court in Alaska.
Under USERRA, an employer is prohibited from discriminating against service members
because of their membership in the military, past military service or future service obligations.
In addition, and subject to certain limitations, USERRA requires that service members
who leave their civilian jobs to serve in the military be reemployed promptly by their civilian