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Superior Airparts, which has been operating in bankruptcy since 2009, announced that it has made a partnership deal with a Chinese technology group to both revitalize the company's U.S. operations and to also build a factory in China. The Chinese plant will build Superior's 180-HP Vantage engines for the Chinese and Asian markets. The new company will be called Superior Aviation, Beijing and the U.S. operation will a subsidiary. Tim Archer, who ran Superior's marketing and sales for several years, will be the company's new CEO.

Overheard in IFR Magazine's "On the Air"The October day when the tables turned in Des Moines, Iowa:Tower:"Citation Two Bravo Charlie: Runway 31, cleared to land."Citation:"Cleared to land, Two Bravo Charlie."Tower:"United Eleven Eight Four: Runway 31, cleared for take-off."There was some delay, and United couldn't go, so tower rescinded the take-off clearance and told United to hold short of the runway for the landing Citation.United:"We're across the holdshort line."Tower (left with no option) :"Citation Two Bravo Charlie, go around."Citation:"Going around — and Tower? Call the hangar at 555-XXXX when we get on the ground."Wayne WhitfieldDes Moines, Iowa

>>> AVWEB FUEL FINDERCURRENT PRICE FOR 100LL: $4.77 (up 1¢ from last week)CURRENT PRICE FOR JET A: $4.41 (down 1¢ from last week)Fuel prices provided weekly by AirNav, based on prices from the past 2 weeks. Changes are relative to last week's prices. /TEXT_ONLY-->http://media.avweb.com/banmanavweb/a.aspx?Task=Click&ZoneID=0&CampaignID=5860&AdvertiserID=167&BannerID=2980&SiteID=19&RandomNumber=251669563&Keywords=/TEXT_ONLY-->We heard from many readers who were diverted on their journey to Oshkosh this week and discovered other FBOs along the way. The most popular FBO we heard about, though, was Wisconsin Aviation at Dodge County Airport (KUNU) in Juneau, Wisconsin.Jon Dean was the first to bring this FBO to our attention:When over 190 aircaft arrived un-planned thanks to the closure of OSH for arrivals, Tim and his team (Mary and Josh) were truly amazing. They got everyone tied down, allowed us all to camp, got transport, helped with finding food — Domino's actually delivered to my plane on the far side of the field! — made coffee, and organised shower and head facilities. And with all this, they levied no charges at all, just the regular top off with gas! ... They then helped organize transport for all of us stranded there to get to OSH some 45 nm north.The best part of this story? Most of the readers who told us about Wisconsin Aviation have already made plans to fly into KUNU next year as part of their AirVenture pilgrimage!Keep those nominations coming. For complete contest rules, click here.AVweb is actively seeking out the best FBOs in the country and another one, submitted by you, will be spotlighted here next Monday!

Tired of reading about avgas? AirVenture has left resident blogger Paul Bertorelli in a cheerful mood, so how about a few reflections on professionalism, running a solid show, and how he'd jump at the chance to fly in that cluster balloon rig. Read it all — and share your thoughts on the show — at the AVweb Insider blog.

Gene Soucy performs at AirVenture Oshkosh 2010, shot by AVweb intern Adam Cutler.

At AirVenture 2010, AVweb took a tour on the Goodyear Blimp. This video reveals some interesting stuff about an entirely different kind of flying machine.This video is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.

Jeff Skiles is co-chair of the Young Eagles program, along with Chesley Sullenberger. Check out the WACO cabin Skiles is using to introduce Young Eagles to the magic of flight.This video is brought to you by Conoco-Phillips and Lightspeed Aviation.

Maybe the sun's getting to him, or maybe it's the long hours covering the news out of Oshkosh. Either way, Paul Bertorelli's taking a moment to appreciate the little things in his latest post to our AVweb Insider blog — including the incredible efforts of those folks in the "volunteer" t-shirts, the wonder of dusk as seen from the Goodyear Blimp, the joys of a great noise-cancelling headset, and even the efforts of FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt to ride herd on a giant bureaucracy. Click here to see what's on Paul's mind and comment.

Once the place finally dried out, it filled up with airplanes — and here's a look at the campgrounds, AeroShell Square, and all the neat stuff you've been hearing about shot from pattern altitude.This video is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.

When some guys retire, they buy a sports car or maybe an LSA. Art Nalls bought a Harrier, and he flew it at AirVenture this week. AVweb sent a camera along.This video is brought to you by Conoco-Phillips and Lightspeed Aviation.

There are lots of DC-3s still flying around the world, but only one original DC-2. It showed up at AirVenture in Oshkosh (via Rock Falls, Illinois), and AVweb had a look at it.This video is brought to you by Lightspeed Aviation and Conoco-Phillips.

Oma Sud, an Italian aircraft company that builds parts for the likes of Airbus, has it's own unusual new twin. AVweb's Mary Grady took a closer look at EAA Airventure Oshkosh.This video is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.

In his latest post to the AVweb Insider blog, Paul Bertorelli seems dazed and baffled by a world class case of whipsaw. On the one hand, EPA says it has no authority to ban leaded fuels; on the other, FAA Admin Randy Babbitt says oh, yes it does. Who the hell is driving this thing? Click here to read Paul's blog and make your best guesses as to what's going on.

It's at nearly gross weight before the pilot steps in and can only fly for 15 minutes, but that's not the point. Sikorsky Innovations sees the Firefly as a testbed for the technologies that may make for a real electric helicopter ... someday.This video is brought to you by Conoco-Phillips and Lightspeed Aviation.

At EAA AirVenture 2010, Ford has a number of attractions, not the least of which is a portable vertical wind tunnel. It'll give you a good taste of what skydiving freefall is all about. AVweb staffers from our show intern Adam Cutler to resident skydiver Paul Bertorelli tried it out — and here's the video report.This video is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.

All 152 souls on board an Airbus A321 were killed on Wednesday when the aircraft crashed into a hill while trying to land at an airport near Islamabad in clouds and rain. Fire and smoke was visible at the scene, the Associated Press reported, and the wreckage was strewn widely across the hillside of broken trees. No distress calls were heard from the pilots, according to the AP. The flight was operated by Airblue, a private service based in Karachi, where the flight had departed from. One witness told the AP the airplane appeared to have "lost balance" in the air, and then went down.

Matthieu de Quillacq flew his lightweight Kompress CH-7 kit helicopter from southern France to Oshkosh, and he hopes to continue right around the world. AVweb's Glenn Pew caught up with him at AirVenture to find out more.This video is brought to you by Conoco-Phillips and Lightspeed Aviation.

Take a tour of a beautiful corporate-owned DC-3. It's never been restored, but you'd be hard pressed to find a nicer one than Esther Mae.This video is brought to you by Bose Corporation and WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.

Gotta hand it to Bose, says Paul Bertorell on the AVweb Insider blog. They've been at this noise-cancelling thing for more than 20 years, and the new A20 shows that experience. After you check out the A20, walk right across the street to Lycoming and sniff around at that company's new technology. They're definitely moving forward. Catch up with Paul's quick thoughts on the show in his latest blog post.

Has it been 20 years since Bose pioneered the first aviation noise cancelling headset at Oshkosh? Yes, it has — and at this year's EAA AirVenture, they've introduced the latest and greatest, the new A20, a follow-on product to the popular Headset X. Here's AVweb's quick look at the new headset.This video is brought to you by WxWorx XM WX Satellite Weather.