WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The sky is the limit at this year’s Beatles at the Ridge music festival, thanks to a fly-in scheduled at Walnut Ridge Regional Airport (ARG). The airport will welcome air travelers to the only airport The Beatles ever visited in Arkansas (September of 1964) and to the music festival on Saturday, […]
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Michael Goulian teams with Bremont
Bremont Watch Co. has entered a partnership with aerobatic airshow performer Michael Goulian. Bremont Co-Founders Nick and Giles English have a passion for the sky that was passed down to them from their late father, Euan, an aeronautical engineer and display pilot. On the other side of the Atlantic, the same passion was being passed […]
The Heart of Texas Airshow adds to lineup
WACO, Texas — The Heart Of Texas Airshow, the first air show to take place in Waco in seven years, has added the Smoke-N-Thunder Jet Car with pilot/driver Bill Braack, to its lineup of performers. The airshow takes off Sept. 28 at TSTC Waco Airport. Debby Standefer, president of The Heart Of Texas Airshow, states, “we […]
GlobalAir.com names winner of Oshkosh drawing
GlobalAir extends its congratulations to Jim Corbin of Winona, Miss., the winner of the company’s drawing at AirVenture for a $100 gift certificate to Aircraft Tool Supply. His name was drawn from more than 450 entries. Jim brought his daughter to the show for a few days, flying in his 1953 Pacer, and had a wonderful adventure, […]
Build A Plane to present Teachers Day at NBAA
For the first time, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will host a Build A Plane Teachers’ Day, sponsored by Honeywell Aerospace, in conjunction with the annual “Careers in Business Aviation Day,” held each year at NBAA’s Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA2013), which takes place this year in Las Vegas. NBAA and Build A […]
Best AirVenture ever?
Was 2013 the best EAA AirVenture Oshkosh ever? In one way obvious to every attendee, this year’s event was superlative: Wisconsin’s weather was nearly perfect. Each day of the event was blessed with mild temperatures, mostly clear skies, and a comforting breeze. EAA officials surely thanked their lucky stars, having endured last year’s blistering heat […]
Rocky Mountain Airshow debuts live on-board HD video; plans rocket launch
DENVER — The Rocky Mountain Airshow, held Aug. 16-18 at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (BJC), will debut live on board aircraft HD video coverage that will be displayed o giant HD LED Screens. Spectators will see the aerobatics, performer interviews and get the feeling of being up with or inside the aircraft all weekend long. Another […]
Celebrating 30 years
Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corp. is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. As part of the festivities, the company is holding a fly-in Sept 20-21 at Erie Air Park in Erie, Ill. “We are trying to get all the dealers to the fly-in this year for the single reason of — WOW 30 YEARS — […]
SocialFlight launches Ambassador program to promote general aviation
SocialFlight, which now powers the General Aviation News calendar, has launched its Ambassador program, enlisting pilots and aviation enthusiasts from around the world to promote general aviation through the events that give pilots reasons to fly. More than 25 ambassadors from across the United States and Canada are already signed up with the program and […]