Topic: General Aviation
Economy buffeting student pilots, flight schools
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Losing altitude: Economy grounding student pilots, causing turbulence for flight schools</div><div><p>Ivan Nogalo can often hear small planes buzzing over his machine shop in Cleveland. "You want to be up there," the 33-year-old said.</p ...
Private jet sales, premium travel slump
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>Battered by the crisis and under pressure to ditch the high-flying lifestyle, executives from Tokyo to New York are shunning private jets and business-class fares, spelling hard times for both industries.</p><p>North American private jet makers, from Bombardier ...
Air New Zealand hails biofuel trial as 'significant milestone'
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>Air New Zealand on Tuesday successfully flew a test flight powered by second-generation biofuel, and hailed it as a "significant milestone" in the development of sustainable fuels for aircraft.</p><p>The airline used a 50-50 blend of standard jet ...
COMBS DISMISSES PRIVATE JET CONTROVERSY
WENN
<div><p>Hip-hop mogul SEAN 'DIDDY' COMBS has spoken out about recent controversy over his ownership of a private jet - after a Florida newspaper investigation found no record of his aircraft.</p><p> Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs has issued a statement ...
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