Air Shows & Events

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) has announced that Boeing will be continuing its longtime sponsorship of the organization’s annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention. Via a new three-year agreement, Boeing will retain naming rights to Boeing Plaza, have Jeppesen and ForeFlight product representation in the Pilot Proficiency Center and manage the Airline Crew Check-in. The company […]

The U.S. Air Force plans to conduct flyovers across all 50 states on June 27 as a tribute to 100 years of air-to-air refueling efforts. Aircraft scheduled to take part in the event include KC-135 Stratotanker, KC-10 Extender and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft. More than 150 tankers from 26 installations are expected to participate. “Air refueling […]

Pilots interested in polishing pylons at the National Championship Air Races learn their trade at the Pylon Racing Seminar, or PRS as all the cool kids say. The official PRS school begins Monday and runs all next week, but many racers are already here at Reno-Stead where a formation clinic is in full swing. As the […]

The EcoPulse hybrid-electric distributed propulsion demonstrator made its public debut at the 2023 Paris Air Show this week. Developed by Daher, Safran and Airbus, the demonstrator will be used to “evaluate the operational advantages of integrating hybrid-electric distributed propulsion” particularly as it relates to CO2 emissions and noise levels. For the project, Airbus developed the […]

MIT researchers say they’ve come up with an electric motor design with a power-to-weight ratio high enough to be practical in regional airliners. The team says they’ll get 17 kilowatts per kilogram out of the complex design, which means they can create a one megawatt motor that weighs just 125 pounds. “Many things together make […]

VoltAero officially unveiled its first Cassio 330 hybrid-electric aircraft prototype this week at the 2023 Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, France. According to the company, the prototype will be powered by a four-cylinder Kawasaki Motors engine and used to validate the airframe configuration and aerodynamics of the design. VoltAero is aiming to fly the […]

India-based airline IndiGo signed a firm order for 500 A320 family aircraft on Monday at the 2023 Paris Air Show. According to Airbus, the deal represents the largest single purchase agreement in the history of commercial aviation. In addition, the agreement brings the total number of aircraft IndiGo has on order from Airbus to 1,330. […]

Two teams have recently completed flights aiming to log the fastest time by plane to land in all 48 contiguous U.S. states. Bob Reynolds and John Skittone, both from Illinois, report that they finished their trip in 38 hours and 13 minutes flying a Cirrus SR22T. They began in Maine on a route that initially […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is planning to celebrate the anniversaries of several notable homebuilt aircraft designs at its annual AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention this year. Among the milestones being recognized are the 75th anniversary of the Midget Mustang, 70th of the Wittman Tailwind and 60th of the Thorp T-18 along with the 50th anniversary […]

The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) is officially seeking bids from interested airports and localities that wish to partner with the organization to host future events. The 59th National Championship Air Races will take place for the final time at the Reno-Stead Airport on September 13 – 17, with an airshow to follow in 2024, […]