A growing number of business and leisure travelers returning to the skies are turning to private aviation services as a preferable option to commercial airline travel.
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Read More »August 27, 2021 Comments Off on Private aviation booming amid COVID-19 pandemic
A growing number of business and leisure travelers returning to the skies are turning to private aviation services as a preferable option to commercial airline travel.
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Read More »December 1, 2017 Comments Off on Man hurt when small plane crashes in Maryland
A 72-year-old man was hurt after the small plane he was piloting crashed in a field in Maryland.
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Read More »April 21, 2017 Comments Off on This Md. attorney helps wealthy travelers own pieces of private jets
Speaking of air travel, there is an alternative to putting up with the pat downs, long lines, constant waits, cancellations and the passenger mistreatment you’ve been reading about recently. But it will probably cost you thousands of dollars per hour. ...
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Read More »July 7, 2014 Comments Off on Some US-bound air travelers must turn on phones
Passengers at some overseas airports that offer U.S.-bound flights will soon be required to power on their electronic devices in order to board their flights — a measure intended to enhance aviation security at a time when intelligence officials are concerned about hidden explosives, a counterterrorism official said.
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Read More »April 22, 2014 Comments Off on Lockheed Martin earnings up but stock dips
Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin impressed investors Tuesday with a record profit margin of 13.4 percent, but the stock took a fall on fears that it’s all downhill from there.
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Read More »July 14, 2013 Comments Off on Proposed TV series to focus on culture of community airports
Saucer-sized sweets appear on the table at Sugar Buns Cafe here, providing a not-so-small snack on a recent weekday while some diners fret over which of the 17 varieties of eggs Benedict to order for lunch.
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Read More »July 5, 2012 Comments Off on Aircraft repair firm coming to Hagerstown
HAGERSTOWN — Washington County officials say an international aircraft maintenance company will establish operations at the Hagerstown Regional Airport. The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reported Wednesday that Mecaer Aviation Group of Borgomanero, Italy, will open its shop Aug. 30. The company’s ...
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Read More »February 13, 2012 Comments Off on GE to hire 5,000 veterans over next 5 years
WASHINGTON — General Electric Co. plans to hire 5,000 veterans over the next five years and invest $580 million to expand its aviation business. The announcements Monday were part of a four-day event that the global conglomerate is hosting with ...
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Read More »August 2, 2011 Comments Off on FAA shutdown to continue in partisan standoff
WASHINGTON — A stalemate that has partially shut down the Federal Aviation Administration will continue into September. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says Senate Democrats were unwilling to accept cuts in subsidies for rural air service. House ...
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Read More »November 16, 2010 Comments Off on ‘Pioneers of Flight’ exhibit gets an overhaul
WASHINGTON — Amelia Earhart was, of course, a famous pilot and pioneer for women. Her time as a fashion designer, though, usually isn’t something people remember about the woman who disappeared during a 1937 flight. The National Air and Space ...
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