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First operator worldwide for the Embraer Lineage 1000 aircraft (AME Info)
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:42:45 GMT Prestige Jet, the fastest growing regional private jet operator, is set to break the record once again when its pilots return later this year from their simulator training to put the world's very first Embraer Lineage 1000 aircraft in the skies.

Step across the new pedestrian bridge and into history at Fort Vancouver (The Daily News)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:18:22 GMT VANCOUVER — It’s an awkward place for a concentration of historic sites, framed by railroad tracks and two freeways, under a steady stream of jets roaring in and out of PDX.

SAKS' ICELANDIC INVESTOR MAY BE LEFT IN THE COLD (New York Post)
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:07:48 GMT Hopes that an Icelandic investor will buy Saks are melting away fast. Jon Asgeir Johannesson, who owns European retail giant Baugur, said as recently as August that he was "actively" interested in buying the luxury retailer, giving his 8.5...

Semrau: With his personal touch, Chickering put Wisconsin high school sports on the map (The Capital Times)
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:59:51 GMT Ask about the impact that Doug Chickering has had on high school sports in Wisconsin and Jerry Petitgoue elicits memories of Hall of Fame basketball coach John Wooden. Putting a football spin on it, Dick Rundle echoed Vince Lombardi as his point of reference. But leave it to Barneveld High School principal and athletic director Kevin Knudson to put Chickering's impact into a fitting perspective ...

The endorsement choice (Chicago Tribune)
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:58:37 GMT Earlier today, the Tribune editorial board asked for your input as it debates the Trib's endorsement for president. We've received dozens of passionate responses.

Lehman Brothers Wins Temporary Court Permission to Pay Premiums (Bloomberg)
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:13:23 GMT Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , the collapsed investment bank that filed the biggest bankruptcy in history, was granted court permission to pay premiums for insurance covering private jets and officer liability.

Lehman Wins Temporary Permission to Pay Premiums (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:41:01 GMT Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , the investment bank that filed the biggest bankruptcy in history, got temporary permission to pay premiums for insurance covering corporate perks including private jets and officer liability.

Aviation Industry Veteran David N. Siegel Named CEO of XOJET (Centre Daily Times)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:01:51 GMT Aviation industry veteran David N. Siegel, the former CEO of Gate Gourmet Group Inc. and US Airways Group, Inc., has been named president and CEO of XOJET, one of the world's fastest growing private aviation companies. Mr. Siegel has been a member of XOJET's board of directors since 2007. Having successfully led the company since its inception two years ago, Paul Touw, the company's founder and ...

Gems of time (The New Straits Times)
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:47:39 GMT High-end luxury watches and collectors’ items will be showcased at Starhill Gallery’s ‘A Journey Through Time II’ for admirers and purchasers, writes ZUHAILA SIDEK.

Aviation Industry Veteran David N. Siegel Named CEO of XOJET (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:53:00 GMT SAN CARLOS, Calif.----Aviation industry veteran David N. Siegel, the former CEO of Gate Gourmet Group Inc. and US Airways Group, Inc., has been named president and CEO of XOJET, one of the world's fastest growing private aviation companies.

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