Panalpina's New Boeing 747 Freighters at Home in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA- Early this summer the new Boeing 747-8F planes began replacing the 747- 400s at the Huntsville Airport. Huntsville International Airport is the smallest airport in the country to...
View ArticleScott Carpenter- Gone West
Scott Carpenter, who became the second US astronaut to orbit the Earth in 1962, as America battled with Moscow in the space race, died Thursday in Colorado aged 88, his wife said. Carpenter, whose...
View ArticleTwo for Two Successful HSV Wings Weekend
HUNTSVILLE AL- Not since 2007 when the last Wings Flight Proficiency Day was held at Huntsville International Airport did nearly 300 pilots and aviation aficionados descend on Signature Flight support...
View ArticleWWII T6 Texan Marks 75 Years in Sky
CULPEPER VIRGINIA- There was no mistaking the muscular roar of the big radial engine as the most famous trainer to come out of World War II soared above this rural Virginia town. This year marks the...
View ArticlePilots Sharpen Formation Skills in WW II Planes
MOUND LA - The unmistakable roar of round engines of the T-6 aircraft will fill the sky with the sound of freedom. This weekend the Southern Heritage Air Foundation is hosting a recurrent training...
View ArticleJetman - Why I Fly Video
"For five decades the National Championship Air Races in Reno have captured the imagination of spectators from around the globe. Jetman's flight this year exceeded everyone's expectations, and we look...
View ArticleChiefs vs Raiders RV Formation Stadium Flyover
KANSAS CITY- In case you missed it, here is one of many videos of the momentous event. Dressing the formation just prior to the flyover of Arrowhead stadium during the Chiefs vs Raiders NFL game N54SG...
View ArticleWarner Robbins Museum of Aviation Re-opens
WARNER ROBBINS GA- The Museum of Aviation reopened Thursday. The museums' Gift Shop and Victory Café are also open. The museum's normal hours of operation are from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. "We are...
View ArticleNaval Aviation Museum Shutdown is History
NAS PENSACOLA -- The Naval Aviation Museum is back open to the public. It was shut down for more than two weeks during the government shutdown. The museum relies on about 400 volunteers as tour guides,...
View ArticleMilitary to Resume Air Show Demos with Major Reductions
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials announced a plan on Friday that will enable the military services to resume conducting community and public outreach activities in the new fiscal year, but at a...
View ArticleCollings Wings of Freedom Tour Across Alabama
Over Sixty years ago they flew from bases far from home, over occupied and enemy territory in an attempt to weaken the forces of evil so that freedom could once again return to the people who it was...
View ArticleUFO Honors Three Aviators at Annual Meeting
DALLAS TX- Members honored three people in aviation during the 2013 United Flying Octogenarians Annual General Meeting. Frances Bera was honored with a certificate. " The United Flying Octogenarians...
View ArticleS.E.R.F.I. Alabama's Best Fall Aviation Event
EVERGREEN AL- At last, a great weather forecast for this weekend's 22nd Annual South East Regional Fly In- a SERFI tradition. Weekend camping under the pines with or without full hook ups is a first...
View ArticleBoeing Plans to Build Spacecraft in Former NASA Shuttle Hangar
CAPE CANAVERAL FL - Boeing has finalized an agreement with Space Florida to use a processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to build the Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft, an...
View ArticleSeth Hammett Included in Alabama Academy of Honor
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Alabama Academy of Honor has added three men who achieved success in law, state government and business. The academy held a ceremony Monday at the state Capitol to honor...
View ArticleBlue Angels and Thunderbirds Return to Air Shows FY14 Video
Where we were: As you know, the effects of sequestration impacted our ability to reach Americans outside of fleet concentration areas and limited their opportunity to see and connect with the Navy. In...
View ArticleWe'll Be Back!
PENSACOLA FL The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, pilots fly in a delta formation during a training flight. While the U.S. Navy cancelled the remaining 2013 Blue Angels...
View ArticleEAA AirVenture 2014 Advance Purchase Ticketing Now Online
Camping credentials, auto parking, flight experiences and merchandise also available- EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis.- Advance purchase admission tickets and camping are now available for the 62nd...
View ArticleGuntersville Municipal Airport Expansion Project Groundbreaking
GUNTERSVILLE, Alabama - The Guntersville Municipal Airport - Joe Starnes Field announced Wednesday it has been awarded nearly $6.3 million in funding for its airport expansion project, which includes...
View ArticleTime Running Out for WASP ROSE PARADE Float
"Against amazing odds, in a conflicted economy, we have come a long way," writes Albert Lewis, President of the WINGTIP-to-WINGTIP Association ROSE PARADE PROJECT, "We have paid for and gained approval...
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