Aviation

Corporate Jets Taking Flight

Flying on a 40 million dollar corporate jet is an experience like none other. Being attended to by a skilled corporate flight attendant in the opulent splendor of your luxuriously appointed cabin is something that you will not soon forget. Are you interested in leasing or renting a private jet? If so, the following information will help you in your…

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Careers

Flight Operations Job Sites

Employment opportunities for flight operations personnel are often available through a major airline or with a regional carrier. On the other hand, the best opportunity for pay and independence is typically found through a private jet operator. Let’s look at some sources that can help you find work. Aviation Employment Board – A free site, this forum features job opportunities…

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Aviation English Necessary Language Skills For Aircraft Operators

The language for all aviators and air traffic control officers (ATCOs) who wish to operate internationally is English. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has produced a creditable and expansive manual, which details future English-language communication requirements for aircraft operators. Those requirements come into effect on 5 March 2008. The ICAO document, which details the English-language proficiency requirements is, to…

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Aircrafts In The Jet Setting Age

These days, the aviation industry means big bucks. Planes, irrespective of their makes, are becoming the preferred mode of transport almost with ever second. Perhaps we shall soon move into a world like that of the Jetsons where everyone will be flying around in craft and cars will be a thing of the past. That really would be fun, wouldn’t…

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Corporate Flight Attendant Resource Guide

So, you have decided to enter the exclusive field of business flying. Congratulations! Before you go further, have you done all the research that you can to find out all the details that you need to know about this exciting field? Some people say that business aviation is a mystery compared to working for the airlines and, in many ways,…

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Jet Aviation Sold To Permira Funds

Jet Aviation has announced that they have been sold, pending antitrust clearance, to the Permira Funds a leading international private equity specialist. Ending several years of speculation, the Zurich based operator of business jet services has finally accomplished what had long been expected: the sale of the Hirschmann family business to outsiders. As early as 2000 the sale of Jet…

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Top Ten Aviation Gifts

If you are searching for a gift for a pilot there are many options to consider. The fact of the matter is that this industry is always growing and expanding. With that in mind you should not have any problems finding the perfect aviation gift for the pilot in your life. But if you are having a bit of trouble…

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Vacations

Should You Buy Or Rent A Corporate Jet

When it comes to the question of corporate jets, everybody thinks of high-class-luxury aviation; and why not? The cost of corporate jets is too much to expect anything less! Right from the pilot crew to the catering facilities, corporate jets offer the best services to make your journey a pleasure. Though, you will be at ease about these matters only…

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Flight Technician Resource Guide

Finding employment as a flight technician can be especially challenging for some as the opportunities are fairly limited depending on your current residency and your willingness to relocate. At the same time there are a number of resources available to you at your fingertips to help you in your quest to find work. The following are some of the resources…

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Aviation Having Fun In The Sky Part 1

Aviation in America has a long and glorious tradition dating all the way back to the days of the Wright Brothers. When these two men decided they would make a flying machine, most people thought they were insane. Man is not meant to fly, that is for the birds. It is impossible, physically and technically and it can never happen.…

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