 |  | | Laura Smith (left) and Jenny Beatty co-founded Professional Pilot Leadership Initiative. Smith, the program leader, is a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Beatty, an adviser to the PPLI, flies for American Airlines. | |
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| The Ninety-Nines Professional Pilot Leadership Initiative provides highly motivated Ninety-Nines members with tools to further develop their careers and leadership abilities. One aim of the international program is to help women increase the community of fellow pilots by sharing the skills learned in the PPLI with others who follow. |
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| Private aircraft management firm JetDirect Aviation, LLC, Berwyn, Pa., has acquired several charter, fixed base operations and maintenance providers across the country. To help manage its business, and to continue acquiring more companies, JetDirect brought in Brantley Partners, HSBC and AIG as equity partners. |
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