Category: Business
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Joe Shareky @ NY Times tells his story of "Colliding With Death at 37,000 Feet, And Living". Joe was on a free lance assignment for Business Jet Traveler magazine, and in the Embraer Legacy 600 that had a collision with a Boeing 737 over Brazil were 155 people on the…
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Rich Karlgaard is the publisher of Forbes and in his column "Digital Rules" for Sept. 18, 2006 he gives another major endorsement to private jets in main piece entitled "Private Jet Boom." Some key numbers: 40% increase in jet charters the week after the UK airline bomb plots 35% increase…
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KRQE.com is reporting that Eclipse Aviation has received their final certification, and that their first customer delivery should be completed in a matter of days. Currently two aircraft have come off the assembly line and 23 other aircraft are in production.
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John Lloyd Young has announced via his blog a 7-month extension to his current contract to continue playing Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys. Congrats!! He is however going to take an immediate two-week vacation, and my wife Chirsty is going to miss the opportunity to see his performance on October…
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Raytheon’s Flight Options has the following personal portfolio view of themselves: Large dedicated maintenance network Offering either fractional, lease, or JetPass service plan options Over 150 aircraft available from light jets to legacy executive platforms They also seem to be building around the following motto: Safety, Service, Stability.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune Sunday paper had a good number of non-Apple MP3 players for sale (cash prices listed). Here is a sample of what I saw: Big Lots! – RCA Lyra 256-MB MP3 Player for $29.99 Target – Memorex 512-MB MP3 Player for $58 Office Depot – Philips 1GB…
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Engadget is reporting that Panasonic apparently has plans to fill in for the recently announced cancellation of Boeing’s Connexion Internet services for in-flight use on major airlines.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review notes the rise in charter jets and private aircraft has created such a demand that a new hanger and terminal is going to be built at the Pittsburgh International Airport to support them.
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Reuters is reporting that Q Aviation may be up for sale or looking for a specific new merger partner. The company leases airplanes United, US Airways, and Northwest.
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Airwise is reporting that "US business travelers paid more for flights between April and June this year than at any time since the end of 2001, but these price increases are starting to deter some leisure travelers, according to a study on Tuesday (9-19-2006)."
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