VA University to Buy Aviation Company

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Updated: 5:17 PM Dec 24, 2009 VA University to Buy Aviation Company LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) On January 1, Liberty University will acquire Falwell Aviation, a company that provides fixed-base operations like refueling for the Lynchburg Regional Airport. Posted: 7:00 AM Dec 25, 2009 Reporter: JESSIE POUNDS - The News & Advance

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On January 1, Liberty University will acquire Falwell Aviation, a company that provides fixed-base operations like refueling for the Lynchburg Regional Airport, and charter flight services for area corporations.

With this merger, Dean Dave Young of Liberty's School of Aeronautics said the school will acquire both a profitable business and an opportunity for students to gain further hands-on experience.

It also means Liberty won't need to go through with plans to build its own aeronautics training facility, which had been presented to Campbell County supervisors as recently as October.

Liberty Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said the chance to buy Falwell Aviation is a welcome surprise.

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Posted by: mk Location: harrisonburg on Dec 26, 2009 at 03:08 AM

Uh...how does the article fail to mention the connection of the Falwell name? Every person who reads this article will be curious what the connection is - care to explain?

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