Air Shows & Events

Sun n’ Fun is going forward with its annual expo this year following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Organizers say they are expecting to host “hundreds of exhibitors” along with forums, workshops and aerial displays. Featured airshow performances will include the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, F-22 Raptor Demo […]

Organizers of Florida’s DeLand Sport Aviation Showcase (DSAS) have announced that their Flyway to Highway event has been canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The one-day fly-in was co-sponsored by Tesla and scheduled for Jan. 30. In addition to Tesla test drives, the free event would have included an outdoor pancake breakfast hosted by […]

Nonprofit organization Doc’s Friends has announced that its 1944 Boeing B-29 Superfortress “Doc” will be going on tour for the month of July. The aircraft is scheduled to visit St. Louis, Missouri, on July 9-11; Terre Haute, Indiana, on July 12-15; Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 16-18; Cleveland, Ohio, on July 19-21; and Kalamazoo, Michigan, on […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Aviation Museum has announced that it will be offering a free webinar series highlighting its extensive collection. Beginning in January 2021, the series aims to share the history and stories of a different aircraft or aviation-related artifact each month. Each webinar episode will be hosted by a member of the […]

The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) has pushed back the date for its annual convention due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Originally scheduled for March 15-18, the 64th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show will now take place June 22-25, 2021. The event will be held at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. “The health […]

Women in Aviation International (WAI) has selected Joan Robinson-Berry, Maj. Gen. Carol Timmons and the U.S. Marine Corps’ First Class of Women Aviators as the 2021 inductees into the International Pioneer Hall of Fame. Robinson-Berry served as vice president and chief engineer for Boeing Global Services along with being the first female engineering graduate at […]

The 2021 Paris Air Show has been canceled due to uncertainty caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, show organizers announced on Monday. According to event personnel, the decision was unanimously agreed upon by Paris Air Show Board members. The show was scheduled to take place from June 21-27 at the Le Bourget Parc des Expositions […]

The 50,000th PT6 turboprop engine has rolled off of the Pratt & Whitney production line, according to an announcement from the company during NBAA’s Virtual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (VBACE) on Wednesday. Pratt & Whitney reports that there are more than 25,000 PT6-family engines in operation at present with over 410 million flight hours […]

Tamarack Aerospace Group has added a new installation center for its active winglets, the company announced at NBAA’s Virtual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-VBACE) on Wednesday. The Tamarack East Coast Transformation Center is located at South Carolina’s Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK) and will be associated with Carolina Turbine Support. Tamarack says it expects to […]

Inflight internet company Gogo announced on Tuesday that it has completed the sale of its commercial aviation (CA) business to satellite operator Intelsat. Going forward, Gogo says it plans to focus on “leveraging its ATG [air to ground] network and proprietary spectrum to serve the business aviation market.” Intelsat acquired Gogo’s CA division for $400 […]