After you Alphonse…

Reports of the Airbus A380 maiden flight have introduced a new, and exquisitely European, phrase to cockpit management: Command Sensitivity Awareness.

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To infinity and beyond!

AERA Corp., which is developing the Altairis Rocket for civilian space travel, has started selling tickets for its maiden flight, expected to lift off from Cape Canaveral in December 2006.

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“The Aviator” director tackles Airbus

Martin Scorsese appears to have been bitten by the aviation bug. Following “The Aviator,” last year’s biopic on Howard Hughes which garnered 11 Academy Awards, Scorsese is planning to make a documentary about Airbus.

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Glacier Giel by the numbers

Would you like Glacier Girl to fly at your fly-in or air show? It’s possible, for a price.

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A 60-something celebration

On May 28, 1943, the first class of Women Airforce Service Pilots graduated from Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.

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New Cessna Center planned for Sun ‘n Fun campus

Cessna will build a permanent facility on the Sun ‘n Fun campus.

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Medirian goes glass with Avidyne FlightMax

Last year was a tough one for The New Piper Aircraft Co.

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Symphony unveils two-place with glass cockpit

Symphony Aircraft Industries wants to set the new standard in training.

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The outsiders

Alan Klapmeier gets a lot of grief because he’s selling planes.

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Air Force Academy gives us the bird

You’ve heard the expression “”fight fire with fire?”"‘ When it comes to chasing nuisance birds, such as starlings, away from your airport, try using a bigger bird.

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