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  • Candy Canes and Airplanes

    This fantastic fly-in event will see aviation enthusiasts celebrating Christmas amidst aircraft at Salina Airport. Civilian and military aircraft will be on display. Children can welcome Santa ...

  • Antonov An-225: The World’s Largest Airplane

    As lightweight composite materials and advanced aviation technology enable larger aircraft to take to the skies, it’s interesting to note that the largest airplane in the history of aviation is ...

  • The Impressive Boeing 777 Freighter

    In response to the increasing demand from cargo operators worldwide for a long-range, efficient, high-capacity freight airplane, in May 2005 the Boeing Company launched the Boeing 777 ...

  • Ongoing Research Addresses Bird-Strike Problems

    The recent bird strike that caused American Airlines Flight 289 to turn back to Chicago's O'Hare Airport has highlighted the ongoing issue of wildlife and aviation safety. Soon after taking off ...

  • So Long BWIA, Hello Caribbean Airlines

    It doesn’t seem that long ago that I flew BWIA to and from the United States and Caribbean. To those not as familiar with the airlines, BWIA is the company’s acronym for British West Indies ...

  • Canada to Buy Mothballed Danish Drones – Airplanes

    Canada's Department of National Defense (DND) is interested in purchasing ten aerial drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from Denmark that never worked for that country. This will be the ...

  • Check Out the Cessna 350 and Cessna 400

    With the belief that functionality and beauty can go hand-in-hand, Cessna have once again set a new standard in general aviation aircraft with the release of their new Cessna 350 and Cessna 400 ...

  • The Remarkable Cri Cri

    The Cri Cri aircraft is still considered to be an ingenuous masterpiece of aviation engineering, and is the smallest two engine aircraft in the world. What makes this aircraft even more ...

  • Museum Owner Inducted Into Florida Aviation Hall of Fame

    Not many people know much about the man behind the museum, but the Fantasy of Flight aviation museum in Polk City has a reputation for excellence. Little wonder then, that the Florida Aviation ...

  • 2010 Stuart Air Show

    Be sure not to miss the thrills of the 2010 Stuart Air Show. There will be a number of exciting performances and displays including the US Army Special Ops “Black Daggers” Parachute ...

  • New A400M Transport Plane Unveiled

    These days it seems that new airplanes are being unveiled every day and Airbus certainly isn’t missing out on the action. After a glittering unveiling ceremony in Spain on June 26, Airbus ...

  • Supersonic Jet Market Booming

    They may be well beyond the scope of the average businessman, but supersonic business jets are fast becoming hot property. With the ever-increasing demand for fast business jets, the market for ...