A fabulous aircraft collection resides just to the east of Oregon’s fabled snow-capped volcanic peaks, in Madras, Oregon. Numbering nearly 30 airplanes and ranging from a Stearman biplane to a B-17G Flying Fortress, the Erickson Aircraft Collection is the realized dream of Oregon aviation pioneer Jack Erickson. Michael Oliver is the general manager of the […]
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Delta Flight Museum launches the 747 Experience
By MARTY STEINER Airline museums range from boring glass cases filled with a hodgepodge of miscellaneous stuff to a flight line of vintage airliners in varying states of outdoor exposure and decay. Some have brought an aircraft or two indoors, restored it and may have some limited viewing or even a walk-through tour or display. […]
New series, Chasing Planes, released
ERIE, Colorado — After nearly two years of filming and editing, the first season of Chasing Planes has been released. The show follows museum founder, Gordon Page, and the efforts to run the Spirit of Flight Center. “Since I was a kid, I have always been obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. […]
Lone Star Flight Museum cleared for grand opening Labor Day weekend
HOUSTON, Texas — The Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) will open the doors of its new $38 million, 130,000-square-foot aviation history and STEM facility, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017. Breaking ground almost a year and a half ago at Ellington Airport, the new facility will share the story of flight in the Lone Star State and […]
Museum of Flight president steps down
SEATTLE — Doug King will step down Aug. 15 as president and CEO of The Museum of Flight. Executive Vice President Matt Hayes will take over as president and CEO. King will stay on as a consultant to the museum and will assist with the transition. “This is a good time to make this change,” […]
Museum honors Flight for Life Colorado
As Flight for Life Colorado celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver has named the hospital-based air ambulance organization its2017 Spreading Wings honoree. “We are absolutely thrilled to be this year’s honoree,” said Flight for Life Program Director Kathleen Mayer. “I looked up some of the past […]
Nominations now being accepted for Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
HOUSTON – Nominations are being accepted until July 31, 2017, for the 2018 inductees into Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. Those selected will be announced this fall and will be inducted during the Lone Star Flight Museum’s annual gala on May 5, 2018. The selection advisory committee, designated by the Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) board […]
History of Apollo exhibit comes to EAA Museum
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will commemorate the Apollo program now through October through a new exhibit featured at the EAA Aviation Museum. The exhibit, which is provided by NASA, focuses on the Apollo missions and pays homage to other NASA missions. The exhibit includes photos of each manned […]
Woman aviation pioneer documentary premieres in Seattle
On July 8, The Museum of Flight will host the Seattle premiere of a new documentary, “Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story,” the story of a young Chinese immigrant who became a daredevil stunt pilot during the Golden Age of Aviation. The documentary features archival newsreel from a 1935 women’s air show in Long Beach, California. Katherine’s story […]