BJT WAYPOINTS | August 15, 2019

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AIRBUS MOVES AHEAD WITH EVTOL PLANS The company is pondering the future of intra-city air transportation and is determined to avoid mistakes of the past.

SLEEP

STILL AWAKE? READ THIS, THEN TURN OUT THE LIGHT For many hard-charging business travelers, shuteye isn't the priority that it ought to be.

COMPANY OF THE WEEK

SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT It offers FBOs and other ground-handling services at about 200 airports worldwide, and fuel at some 400 locations.

QUOTE UNQUOTE “You can go to Japan to live, but you cannot become Japanese. You can go to France to live and not become a Frenchman. You can go to live in Germany or Turkey, and you won’t become a German or a Turk. But anybody from any corner of the world can come to America to live and become an American.” — Ronald Reagan

PROVIDER UPDATE

WHEELS UP RAISES $128 MILLION TO FUEL GROWTH New equity aims to help the private flight solutions firm accelerate growth and digital efforts.

SAFETY

SURVEY REVEALS 70 PERCENT OF CHARTER OPERATORS DON’T REPORT SUSPECTED ILLEGAL ACTIVITY The National Air Transportation Association is retooling a website to address the problem.

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BOOK OF LISTS

4 OF THE WORST INVESTMENT MOVES OF THE LAST HALF-CENTURY At least Bernie Madoff is still in jail.

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INFO WORTH NOTING We offer a comprehensive database of business aviation companies, from charter providers to caterers to aircraft manufacturers.

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BALLER The 2019 Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan September 20. Plus, other events you should know about.