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WWII Honor Flight at EAA AirVenture 2012 Will Fly Vets to D.C. Memorials
American Airlines' 737 to depart, arrive at AirVenture grounds as part of ‘Salute to Veterans'- EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - EAA, American Airlines, and Old Glory Honor Flight, Inc., have...
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Piper Parties on 75th Birthday
VERO BEACH, Fla. - Piper Aircraft Inc. will celebrate the company's and the Piper Cub's 75th Anniversary during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012, July 23-29. In addition, the company will exhibit its...
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Preserving History to Honor a Fallen Airman, Flying Tigers Heritage
MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, GA - When 53 Americans were taken hostage in 1980 by militant Iranian's at the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, Iran, the government acted quickly to prepare for a rescue mission....
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Airbus Planning First U.S. Plant in Mobile Reported
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus plans to invest several hundreds of millions of dollars to build its first U.S. plant in Mobile, Alabama, the New York Times reports on its website Wednesday...
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Avgas Transition Rulemaking Committee Issues Final Report
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is committed to developing a fiscally responsible action plan to meet the agency's goal of making an unleaded fuel available for most of the general aviation...
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"One of One" 2013 "Red Tails Edition" Ford Mustang Ready for Auction
OSHKOSH, WI -- EAA AirVenture, the world's greatest annual aviation celebration in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, has become known as the home for one-of-a-kind, aviation themed Ford Mustangs. For 2012, Ford...
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Inhofe's Pilots Bill of Rights Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate General Aviation Caucus and certified flight instructor with more than 10,000 flight hours, today hailed the Senate's...
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F-35C First Flight with Weapons
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. - The carrier variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter flies for the first time with external weapons. Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert flew CF-1 with inert AIM-9X Sidewinder...
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Creators of Chicken Wings Comics to Release New Book at AirVenture 2012
The guys from the coop at "Chicken Wings Aviation Comics" are at it again. This summer at the biggest aviation gathering in the US, Oshkosh's very own "AirVenture", they will be releasing their fourth...
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A Real Seaplane School- Southern Seaplane Inc Part 141 Training
Belle Chasse LA- From a new facility building, Southern Seaplane Inc. announces their FAA Part 141 Seaplane Add-on Rating Course. This most recent milestone marks the only civilian Part 141 seaplane...
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Making Flying Fun- FAA Safety Briefing is Online
The July/August 2012 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on making flying fun and is now available online. Articles focus on many of the interesting activities and opportunities pilots have to keep...
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The Real Buzz Sawyer
Every so often, there is one among us who truly makes a difference to his country and his community. One of those people was Julian "Buzz" Sawyer, Colonel, USAF (Retired), who passed away this weekend...
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Alabama, Airbus and Aerospace Manufacturing
Mobile, Alabama welcomed Airbus to the Brookley Aeroplex in 2007, as an engineering facility, Mobile Engineering Center, with approximately 35 employees that have increased to a staff of 220 today....
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Hawker Beechcraft to Showcase Trainer and Aircraft at RIAT/Farnborough
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has confirmed it will highlight its military trainer and special mission aircraft at two upcoming events in the United Kingdom: the Royal International Air Tattoo...
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Thunder on the Mountain 2012 Video
BIRMINGHAM AL- Vulcan, Birmingham Alabama's colossal statue is the world's largest cast iron statue and considered one of the most memorable works of civic art in the United States. Designed by...
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Alabama on Economic Development Mission Ending with Farnborough Air Show
STUTTGART, GERMANY - Governor Robert Bentley and other state officials met in Stuttgart, Germany, Friday to thank leaders of Daimler AG for the company's continued expansion of the Mercedes-Benz...
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Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Inc. Consolidates Operations
- from EAA- Sun 'n Fun Fly-In Inc. announced Friday that its board of directors has voted to consolidate all operations and staff - including the Florida Air Museum (FAM) - under the leadership of Sun...
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Anticipation Building as EAA AirVenture 2012 Salutes Greatest Generation,...
More than 10,000 aircraft to descend on ‘The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration' -EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WI- In just a few days, more than 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of thousands of...
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The Seaplane Specialist- Going Coastal and Beyond Video
BELLE CHASSE LA- Not long ago Southern Seaplane Inc- SSI received FAA recognition for the only known contiguous US Part 141 certificate, add-on Seaplane Rating and the founding of the Seaplane Safety...
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New Engine Day by Zenith, at Oshkosh
"As airframe designers and builders, we have direct influence on only two of the four forces of flight," says Sebastien Heintz, President of Zenith Aircraft Company. "We work on drag and lift; thrust...
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