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Aviation or even Air transportation refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft, include fixed wing (airplane) and rotary wing (helicopter/autogyro) types, when well as lighter-than-air craft like balloons and airships (also referred to as airship.) There are 2 major categories of aviation:
Civil aviation includes two scheduled air transport and general aviation.
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