Many pilots have flown around the world since Wiley Post made his famous flight.
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Post won the race. He defeated several well known pilots.
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Bush put his arm around Williams' shoulder and told reporters to ask their questions quickly because Williams had not gotten a chance to see his children since the pilots arrived at the post just before 11:45 p.m.
Meanwhile, a small group of pilots has publicly raised objections to a merger, largely by suggesting that American pilots would lose seniority in a post-merger integration with US Airways.