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Last SlideNext Slide In this Feb. 5, 2015 photo, Fiji Airways model planes are lined up awaiting completion at Pacific Miniatures in Fullerton, Calif.(Photo: Chris Carlson, AP) Tags United Airlines World War II CIT Group eBay Robin Hayes NEW YORK … Continue reading →

NEW YORK — In America, businessmen shake hands. In Japan, they bow. But all over the world airline executives engage in a greeting that is all their own: the exchange of model airplanes. When airlines start flying to new cities, … Continue reading →

In this Feb. 5 photo, Fred Ouweleen Jr., owner of Pacific Miniatures, holds up a model plane that’s ready to be shipped at his company’s facility in Fullerton, Calif. When airlines open new routes, make deals with other carriers or … Continue reading →

The group that represents people who fly drones for fun is challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s inclusion of such devices in its legal definition of an aircraft.  The FAA has decided that model aircraft should be subject to same rules … Continue reading →

Gerry Laderman, senior vice president of finance and procurement at United Airlines, has collected his fair share after 30 years in the business. There’s no room left in his Chicago office, so new acquisitions are displayed on the hallway windowsill. … Continue reading →

In America, businessmen shake hands. In Japan, they bow. But all over the world, airline executives engage in a greeting that is all their own: the exchange of model airplanes. When airlines start flying to new cities, make deals with … Continue reading →

The group that represents people who fly drones for fun is challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s inclusion of such devices in its legal definition of an aircraft.  The FAA has decided that model aircraft should be subject to same rules … Continue reading →