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The Aircraft, Engines, and Business Models That Built Business Aviation w/ Richard Aboulafia and Kevin Michaels
Business aviation is often misunderstood because the aircraft are the most visible part of the story. The brands, the cabins, the speed, the ramp presence, and the culture around private aircraft tend to dominate the public imagination. But the industry was not built around image. It was built around utility.
From the early aircraft companies in Wichita to the postwar expansion of aviation infrastructure, from Gulfstream’s focus on reliability and customer support to Learjet’s cultural impact, from Cessna’s utilitarian approach to the Falcon 20’s role in the early FedEx story, business…
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