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Flight Options, lovingly referred to as FLOPS to many pilots and crew, has seen its share of hardships. Many current and former employees say that former CEO Michael Scheeringa created a work environment considered to be “toxic.” Issues with pay, broken aircraft, and scheduling were not uncommon, an opinion shared by many disgruntled aviation professionals. The company had a high rate of attrition and financial woes leading to massive furloughing of pilots and other personnel. This resulted in many seeing them as nothing more than a “bottom feeder” unable to compete with the stiffer competition, such as NetJets and FlexJet. “There are far more negative stories being spread throughout the grapevine about this company than positive ones,” says a pilot who will remain anonymous.
Congressional representative Charlie Dent (R-PA) has introduced a bill on June 26th, the General Aviation Security Enhancement Act of 2009 that would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to work with the general aviation community to modify their 
It has been more than 20 years since Palm Beach International Airport (KPBI) has sold chewing gum at their retail stores. Airport Director Bruce Pelly feared that passengers would ruin the terminal’s new furniture by sticking their used piece of Wrigley’s under a chair or table that in 1991 he vowed to support the ban of gum at vendors. What he didn’t realize is that gum is the single best selling item at airport retail stores, probably costing them close to $1 million dollars in revenue during the 20 year span. The obstacle to sell gum has come up numerous times, but airport officials have “always been adamant against it,” says Casandra Davis, PBI spokesperson.