Civil air transport and flying activity outside of scheduled commercial airline service and military aviation, covering private and personal flying, flight training, corporate and business travel, agricultural and aerial survey work, and recreational flying in light aircraft. General aviation makes up the great majority of registered aircraft and airports in many countries even though it carries a small share of total air passenger traffic, since scheduled airlines concentrate on a comparatively small number of high volume routes.
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Core ConcernCivil aviation activity other than scheduled commercial air transport, mostly conducted with light aircraft. 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: General aviation
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General aviation includes "private transport" and recreational components of aviation, most of which is accomplished with light aircraft.
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General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations except for commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services for other purposes.
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Piper Aircraft, Inc. is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, located at the Vero Beach Regional Airport in Vero Beach, Florida, United States and owned since 2009 by the Government of Brunei.
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