Following the September fatal crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter floatplane in Washington State, the FAA has issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive calling for the immediate visual inspection of the left-hand elevator auxiliary spar.

Omaha, Nebraska-based charter and aircraft management company UltraAir has been acquired by Four Corners Aviation.

Operators of business aircraft can provide a personal touch to lure pilots, unlike the airlines whose size works against them.