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Raytheon Aircraft Sold, but a Hawker Is Still a Hawker
February 1, 2007
Raytheon Company last month announced a $3.3 billion "definitive agreement" that will result in the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to Onex Partners of Toronto and GS Capital Partners, an affiliate of New York-based Goldman Sachs.
To Asia and Back
February 1, 2007
Where is your business taking you today? Markets are emerging and growing all over the globe, particularly in the Middle East, China and India. It doesn't matter whether you run a bank, a factory or a chain of stores-sooner or later, you may find yourself trading goods or services with people halfway around the world.
John Hamlin
February 1, 2007
-60 Minutes producer John Hamlin, in The New York Times
PrivatAir Adds Boeing 7870 to Charter Fleet
February 1, 2007
Swiss-based charter and aircraft management specialist PrivatAir has become one of the first purchasers of an executive/VIP version of Boeing's new 787 airliner. The aircraft will complement PrivatAir's already substantial Boeing fleet, which includes a 767, a 757, a BBJ2 and three BBJs.
Silver Steelhead in the Wintergreen Forest
February 1, 2007
In the tall, dark, moss-draped, rainy forests of Oregon's coastal mountains-a mysterious evergreen world captured perfectly in the novels of Ken Kesey-emerald rivers rush headlong to the grey, wild North Pacific. Nehalem, Wilson, Trask, Necanicum, Nestucca-places whose names intoxicate anglers under the spell of a fish called steelhead.
Haute Cuisine: Organic breakfast quiche
February 1, 2007
Do you have a favorite in-flight meal or caterer you’d like to see featured h
The Dish: Organic breakfast quiche. Pan-seared shitake mushrooms combined with tender baby spinach, organic whole milk and farm-fresh eggs. Served with heirloom melons and berries. The Caterer: Chefs With Altitude, El Segundo and Irvine, Calif., (877)-CWA-4141, www.chefswithaltitude.com.
Robinson Helicopter's Frank Robinson
February 1, 2007
"I spent a lot of time talking to venture capitalists. It was one of the most
Frank Robinson readily admits he's not your typical CEO. "When I worked for the big aerospace companies, I was always a bit of a maverick," he explained to me in his relatively small, Spartan office just off the production floor of Robinson Helicopter Co. in Torrance, Calif. "I don't think I could have gotten anywhere if I had stayed with any of them.
No Use for User Fees, Say Gen Av Advocates
February 1, 2007
Opposition to user fees for general aviation aircraft remains on the front burner this year for the industry's advocacy groups.
Business Aviation Accidents Increase Compared with Last Year
December 2, 2006
Business jets were involved in 18 nonfatal and three fatal accidents during the first nine months of 2006, compared with 16 nonfatal and one fatal accident in the same period last year. Despite the increase in fatal accidents, the number of deaths remained the same, at eight persons, according to safety analyst Robert E. Breiling of Boca Raton, Fla.
Who shouldn't buy fractionals
December 1, 2006
Is fractional ownership right for you? Or would a jet-card program, a block-charter card program, on-demand charter or maybe even whole-aircraft ownership better suit your needs?

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