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With Daytona International Speedway a little more than an hour south, and the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance in the neighborhood, the Jacksonville area has been a minor mecca for mechanical madness for the past century or more.

And these days, when 500 or more classics and exotics show up for Automotive Addicts’ second-Saturday-of-the-month Cars and Coffee at The Avenues mall, and car shows and cruise-ins occur almost every weekend at shopping centers, churches and plain old parking lots, it’s obvious that a fair portion of the area is car crazy.

Now former teacher and local author Dorothy Fletcher has delved into the major, and sometimes hidden bits of the city’s automotive history with “Jacksonville on Wheels: A Car Culture Retrospective.”

The 144-page book details the birth of the automobile in Jacksonville, with stories of what drove where and when, as well as the history of auto racing, car dealerships and some car guys and women here. Published in November, the book retails for $21.99 and is full of period and modern photos of Jacksonville’s car history.

It was born when a friend hooked her up with Bill Warner, the man behind the past 22 years of Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, the region’s biggest classic car event held every March in and around the Ritz-Carlton on that Nassau County shoreline

“We have a mutual friend, and he saw one of my previous history books and said, ‘We need to get her to write something about cars,'” Fletcher said. “I thought about it for

Article source: https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20181221/dorothy-fletcher-steers-readers-of-newest-book-toward-automotive-history-gems

By Maureen O’Hare

Bigger, busier, longer, safer — but not faster.

This was another record-breaking year for aviation. In 2018, we flew more, but safety records were higher than ever.

The world’s longest flight relaunched, between Singapore and New York, and the first ever direct flight took place between Australia and the UK.

We got excited about the Boeing 777X, with its game-changing folding winglets, and the Beluga XL, with its humpbacked shape and smiling whale livery.

We were wowed by the upcoming Jewel addition to Changi’s Singapore Airport, and can’t wait to book our rooms in the retro-themed TWA Hotel at JFK.

Here are CNN Travel‘s highlights from the aviation year.

January

Nearly four billion people flew in 2017, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization, making it the busiest year ever for commercial flights. However, it was also the safest year in aviation history.

Increased traffic doesn’t have to mean a drop in service, either. Latvian flag carrier airBaltic was named the world’s most punctual airline by air travel intelligence company OAG, followed by Hong Kong Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

Tenerife North, in Spain’s Canary Islands, was revealed to be the world’s most punctual airport, with nine out of ten flights arriving or departing on schedule.

And speaking of departures, January 3 saw the final flight of Delta’s last Boeing 747, which flew from Atlanta to an airplane boneyard in Marana, Arizona. With United Airlines also retiring its 747s, it

Article source: http://www.weny.com/story/39679151/the-most-talked-about-aviation-moments-in-2018

ERLANGER, Ky.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov 29, 2018–Delta Private Jets has appointed industry veterans Jeff Mihalic as President Chief Executive Officer and Lee Gossett as Senior Vice President – Operations Chief Operating Officer, effective October 2018.

Mihalic replaces Gary Hammes, who has taken a new leadership role in Delta Air Lines Technical Operations and is serving on the Board of Directors for Delta Private Jets to allow for a smooth transition.

“Delta Private Jets is a thriving organization built on best industry practices of taking care of our clients and our people better than anyone else,” Mihalic said. “Since taking on this role, I have been meeting with our employees and clients to understand their perspective on our business so that we can deliver on our long-standing commitment to superior luxury travel.”

Gossett said he is excited to work with Mihalic on the Delta Private Jets leadership team.

“Our clients expect and deserve the best operational performance in the business,” Gossett said. “I look forward to working closely with Jeff to support our incredible team in building on our offering to drive business growth for the long term.”

A 40-year aviation industry veteran, Mihalic brings a wealth of leadership experience that will help Delta Private Jets continue to grow. He joined Delta in 2015 to launch Delta Material Services (DMS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. He had been President of DMS and served on its Board of Directors before assuming his current position.

Prior to joining Delta, Mihalic was Senior Vice President of Greenwich AeroGroup,

Article source: https://www.apnews.com/2ea5db88d32c4875af44b8d7de4c9155

Bigger, busier, longer, safer … but not faster.

This was another record-breaking year for aviation. In 2018, we flew more, but safety records were higher than ever.

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The world’s longest flight relaunched, between Singapore and New York, and the first ever direct flight took place between Australia and the UK.

We got excited about the Boeing 777X, with its game-changing folding winglets, and the Beluga XL, with its humpbacked shape and smiling whale livery.

We were wowed by the upcoming Jewel addition to Changi’s Singapore Airport, and can’t wait to book our rooms in the retro-themed TWA Hotel at JFK.

Here are CNN Travel‘s highlights from the aviation year.

January

Nearly four billion people flew in 2017, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization, making it the busiest year ever for commercial flights. However, it was also the safest year in aviation history.

Increased traffic doesn’t have to mean a drop in service, either. Latvian flag carrier airBaltic was named the world’s most punctual airline by air travel intelligence company OAG, followed by Hong Kong Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.

Tenerife North, in Spain’s Canary Islands, was revealed to be the world’s most punctual airport, with nine out

Article source: https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/national/503288891.html?ref=891