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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A 72-year-old man was hurt after the small plane he was piloting crashed in a field in Maryland.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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