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general aviation

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general aviation
n.
1. The operation of civilian aircraft for purposes other than commercial passenger transport, including personal, business, and instructional flying.
2. The aircraft flown for these purposes.


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People are flying more for business," says Pete Bunce, chief executive of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA), which includes such well known companies as Beech, Cessna and Gulfstream.
Corporate jets flock to the runways: business-aviation use is ... by Sweeney, Paul / Financial Executive
The continuing popularity of travel by general aviation aircraft is partly due to the fact that these aircraft have access to nearly 5,300 airports in the United States, compared to the 558 served by the scheduled air carriers.
Top ten reasons to charter a private jet by Napoliello, Michael E., Jr. / Los Angeles Business Journal
s crash, general aviation still enjoys stout subsidies and unsupervised skies
Flying Too High by POMPER, STEPHEN / Washington Monthly
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