HISTORY IN THE MAKING
It's been a few years since Capt. Chesley Sullenberger and FO Jeff Skiles strapped into an airplane together, and they'll share a cockpit for the first time since their Miracle on the Hudson flight on November 18. The two pilots will take turns in the cockpit of the Historical Flight Foundation's DC-7B on a flight from Miami to Charlotte. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with Foundation President Roger Jarman about how 20 lucky folks will be able to buy memberships in the organization and join the famous crew for the flight.

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THE CHINA SYNDROME
The Chinese influence was front and center at NBAA in Las Vegas last week, and it had people talking. AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with the Teal Group's Richard Aboulafia about how the Chinese market might affect general aviation -- and his observations may surprise some of you.

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TRANSPARENCY IN JET CHARTERS
James Chitty of PlaneClear, LLC says clients too often know little about the equipment and personnel flying them to their destinations. PlaneClear offers full disclosure to its clients and AVweb's Russ Niles talked to Chitty about it at NBAA in Las Vegas.

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CHARTER BROKERS' BILL OF RIGHTS
As margins narrow and competition for charter customer heats up, charter brokers are being squeezed out by operators trying to claim all of the revenue in a charter for themselves, says Matthew Winer of Executive Air Services. He's drafted a document aimed at addressing the needs of both camps, and AVweb's Russ Niles spoke with him at NBAA in Las Vegas.

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NBAA CONVENTION 2011: COMPLETE COVERAGE ROUND-UP

Click here for all our news stories from the NBAA Convention — 2011 and previous years.

AVwebAudio newsletter has the complete run-down of this year's multimedia coverage:

• Podcasts (plus two bonus podcasts)
• Videos
• Blogs
• Poll
• Daily E-Mail Coverage