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All Biplane Fly In to Land at Ozark

Ozark Biplane Fly In - Saturday, October 13- The free Ozark All Biplanes Fly-In is set from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, at Ozark Blackwell Airport- 71J. The fly-in is in memory of Curtis Pitts, the...

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Dulles Day Festival and 20th Annual Plane Pull

WASHINGTON DC-The Dulles Day Festival and Plane Pull is not your typical aviation event. Organized to raise money for the Special Olympics, the Dulles Day Festival features military and civilian...

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Gordo Wins T6 Silver Class Reno Championship

JASPER AL- Alabama's Reno Air Race star, Joey "Gordo" Sanders brought home his third Silver Class Championship Trophy this year. Air Racing at Reno since 2004, the Sanders Race Team consistently...

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SpaceX Launch to Resupply ISS

CAPE CANAVERAL FL- The Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft on top, launched on Sunday night. SpaceX CRS-1 will be the first commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station by...

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Lamar Adds to Its Electronics Business; Hartzell Picks Up Starters

Montgomery, Alabama -  Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC of Montgomery, Alabama, and Lamar Technologies LLC of Marysville, Washington, executed a transaction to exchange certain product lines within...

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8th Annual Barber Vintage Festival Includes Air Show Act

BIRMINGHAM AL- One week to go...  this year's Barber Vintage Festival is even bigger than ever before. New this year is Jerry Wood's Cyclemarket & Auction. The America's First Federal Credit Union...

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Redbird Media to Change How Pilots and Instructors Think About Simulation

Austin, TX  -There's wide agreement that flight simulation is crucial to making flight training more affordable. But truly integrating simulation into flight training too often falls short in the real...

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Best of Fall Season Aviation Events

When air turns cool and crisp and the sky becomes clear and blue down South; it's time to welcome Fall. Leaves turn red and gold; it is the best of autumn leaf trail, festivals and flying time in...

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Red Bull Stratos Breaks Records

ROSWELL NM- Red Bull Stratos, mission to the edge of space, transcends human limits that have existed for 50 years succeeds today. Supported by a team of experts Felix Baumgartner ascends to over...

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Columbus AFB Hosts FAA Seminar

COLUMBUS AFB, MS- Pilots from Mississippi and Alabama flew to Columbus Air Force Base for a FAASTeam seminar last Saturday. About 24 civilian aircraft descended on the military base. Weather and Flight...

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Biplanes Flock to Ozark Fly In

OZARK AL- Blackwell Field hosted nearly 30 aircraft and thousands of aviation fans on Saturday, according to an airport official. The annual Biplane Fly In drew crowds estimated of  two thousand, many...

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Hightower Resigns as EAA President/CEO

EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis.  - The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Board of Directors accepted the resignation of President and CEO Rod Hightower today. Hightower will be returning to...

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Alabama Gov Proclaims General Aviation Appreciation Month

MONTGOMERY AL- In a ceremony held at the state capital in Montgomery on October 9, 2012 Governor Robert Bentley signed a proclamation establishing October 2012 as General Aviation Appreciation Month...

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Moody Hosts Open House

MOODY AFB GEORGIA - An A-10C Thunderbolt II and two F-4 Phantom IIs perform a Heritage Flight during the Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Legacy of Liberty Open House air show Oct. 27, 2012. The U.S Air...

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South East Regional Fly In 2012

EVERGREEN ALABAMA- Gray skies and cool temperatures didn't dampen the fun and enthusiasm at Middleton Field last Saturday for the annual South East Regional Fly In. Aircraft from across the spectrum...

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Pryor Field WW II Historical Marker Unveiling VIDEO

DECATUR ALABAMA - Officials with the airport authority at Pryor Field hosted a historical marker dedication commemorating the airfield's role in World War II pilot training. An open house in the new...

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Wright Brothers Aeroplane Museum?

MONTGOMERY AL- Ohio and Alabama have a wealth of aviation history in common. Both have ongoing efforts for a Wright Brothers history museum. Both museum plans were close but neither off the ground....

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New Opa Locka Tower Operational Today

SUBJECT: New Tower Operational and a change to the tower frequency. CANCELLATION: November 15, 2012 Effective Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 1100 UTC, the new Opa-Locka Tower  (Miami/Opa Locka...

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No Plan No Gain Proclaims Alabama Governor for GA Appreciation

Gov. Robert Bentley recently proclaimed October 2012 as GA Appreciation Month, making Alabama the 46th state to recognize the value of general aviation since the beginning of the No Plane No Gain...

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Tuskegee Airman Col Carter to Speak at Patriot's Association Luncheon

GADSDEN ALABAMA- Lt. Col. Herbert Eugene "Gene" Carter (USAF Ret.), one of the few remaining famous Tuskegee Airmen, will speak at the Gadsden/Etowah Patriots Hall of Honor Luncheon on Wednesday,...

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