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May 18, 2012

Any Pilot Can Fly An Aviation Business

In Fact, Opening A Business Can Be Compared To Learning To Fly

By David Juwel Last year, I wrote an article for ANN about “How Anyone Can Make At Least $150,000 Every Year In Their Own Aviation Business.” In that article I stated that there are so many opportunities in aviation that I believe anybody can get into the business and make money at it. Some of you may have taken me up on my challenge and started your own aviation business. Others may have the desire, but they’re just not sure they have the ability or the skills to succeed. If that’s you, let me encourage you otherwise.

FlightPrep Quietly Sues... And Then Reportedly Withdraws From Suit

As we noted last week, it was yet another case of “Oh-No-They-Didn’t” for the folks at FlightPrep... who stirred up VERY negative feelings in late 2010 and early 2011 with patent claims that had the potential to shut down much of the online flight-planning industry if those aggressive claims had been proved out in court. Via a series of legal threats and what many claimed to be ‘veiled’ intimidation tactics, FlightPrep had much of the industry on their toes until very negative public outcry pretty much forced FlightPrep to dial back their legal offenses and fold their tent... or so it seemed.

Oversight/T&I Committees Document Millions In Wasted Dollars, Ongoing Management Failures In Handling Airport Security Systems

A new report released recently by two House Committees offers a critical examination of TSA management and its procurement, deployment and storage of airport security screening technologies.