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• Parade of Planes Hayward 2009

  Hosted by Volo Aviation and presented by “Flying” Magazine, Parade of Planes Hayward will take place 15-17 October 2009. Would-be and current aircraft owners will have the benefit of ...

• Rockford Airfest 2010

  The Rockford Airfest 2010 will be taking place from the 31st of July to 1 August 2010, at the Rockford International Airport, near Chicago. The festival will fill the skies overhead with ...

• New Smyrna Beach Balloon & Sky Fest

  Features of this popular event include world-class air shows, both day and night, formation flying, hot-air balloon rides, helicopter rides...

• Stuart Air Show 2012

  Taking place on the weekend of November 10-11, the Stuart Air Show presents a program jam-packed with excitement. Military acts include USAF Glider Demonstration, US Navy's F18 Demonstration Team...

• C-130 AMP H2 Completes 100th Flight

  Ever since Boeing was awarded the AMP contract in 2001, they have been hard at work ensuring that the military’s C-130 fleet meets the required standards. It would certainly seem that they ...

• EU Emissions Trading Scheme Boosts Biofuels

  Launched in 2005 as a measure to combat climate change, the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) was the world’s first large scale emissions trading scheme using a market-based ...

• Using Prairie Grass to Prevent Bird Strikes

  Conservationists are sure to give the thumbs-up to a new plan being implemented by Dayton International Airport in Montgomery County, Ohio, to plant prairie grass at airports in an effort to ...

• Flying Solo for the First Time

  I was terrified to take my first solo flight a few years ago. Sure, I worried about my personal safety, but mostly I was afraid of embarrassing myself. What if I bent the airplane? I thought of ...

• VTOL X-Plane Development Challenge

  As aviation technology continues to develop at breakneck speed, the goal of producing aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities, that can fly as fast as a fixed-wing ...

• Wings and Waves Air Show 2012

  Hosted by the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Wings and Waves Air Show 2012 will take place off the Daytona Beach shoreline on 13 and 14 October...

• Freedom Fair Wings & Wheels 2014

  The 4th annual Gig Harbor Wings & Wheels will take place on 6 July from 11am to 5pm. Scheduled events include Airplane fly-bys; Meet the Pilots; Airplane Rides; Displays; Car Show...

• Mooney Unveils New Airplane

  Mooney will deliver the first of their new M20 TN Acclaim in the fourth quarter of 2006, their first new plane in more than ten years. The single-engine aircraft cruises at 230 knots, the ...