general aviation

American  

noun

1. aviation including business flying, sports flying, and crop dusting.

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Example Sentences

“The AS2 supersonic business jet program meets all market, technical, regulatory and sustainability requirements and the market for a new supersonic segment of general aviation has been validated with $11.2 billion in sales backlog for the AS2,” the company said in an statement emailed to The Verge on Saturday.

From The Verge

The exhibit will be a celebration of general aviation — highlighting sport, private, business, humanitarian and utility flight — and will show visitors how flight powers their lives in ways people don’t often consider, such as the food they eat and the medical services they depend on.

From Washington Post

The FAA said in a statement that it “has a number of initiatives under way to improve the safety” of passenger-carrying general aviation operations, including requiring air tour operators to have safety-management programs and requiring balloon pilots to pass medical exams.

From Washington Times

Some airplane and helicopter tours operate under rules for “general aviation,” a category that mostly covers private planes not used to carry paying passengers.

From Washington Times

Separately, the royal decrees also included relieving the head of the General Aviation Authority, Abdulhadi al-Mansouri, from his position and appointing him at a foreign ministry post.

From Reuters