Dec. 17 – the 103rd anniversary of the Wright brothers’ first flight – also was the 70th anniversary of another first flight that changed aviation. Please share: Continue Reading →

Certification of the Eclipse 500, scheduled for March, has been delayed until late in the second quarter of 2006 due to what CEO Vern Raburn described as “supplier delays.” Continue Reading →

The first Liberty XL2 was delivered to the company’s first private buyer in December. Continue Reading →

“Polished Perfection,” a painting by artist Sam Lyons of a gorgeous Luscombe Silvaire, has been selected for exhibition in the Horizons of Flight Aviation Art Exhibition and Competition at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The juried aviation art show is sponsored... Continue Reading →

There’s a lot of talk about the future of air taxi operations. Continue Reading →

Vice-Admiral William P. Lawrence, who died Dec. 2 at the age of 75, was a lot of things to a lot of people. Continue Reading →

Potomac Airfield (VKX) near Washington, D.C., has reopened. Continue Reading →

Chalk’s Ocean Airways, flying since 1919, suffered its first passenger fatalities on Dec. 19 when one of its Grumman G-73T Turbo-Mallards crashed in Miami’s Government Cut shortly after takeoff. Continue Reading →

The New Year may bring a new plan for the use of Hangar One, the old dirigible hangar at Moffett Airfield in the San Francisco Bay Area. In February the Navy, which maintains jurisdiction over the 1930s-era hangar, is expected... Continue Reading →

Pilots based at Potomac Airfield (VKX) in Maryland may have their airport open again by Christmas. Continue Reading →