WASHINGTON, D.C. — A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but will flying by any name be as accepted and successful?
At a recent House Aviation Subcommittee hearing on the progress of the NextGen air traffic management system, members of the subcommittee, as well as people testifying, continually referred to “business flying” and “general aviation.”
Are they different? Do names affect understanding, acceptance and regulations? Do different names of uses for aircraft tend to dilute public and government understanding? Over the years, many have thought so.
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