FLYING Acquires Plane & Pilot Magazine

Plane & Pilot will continue as a monthly print magazine focused on the piston aviation community, available via subscription and on the newsstand.

FLYING Staff

Friday, March 31, 2023 at 12:28 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

FLYING Media Group (FMG) has acquired Plane & Pilot magazine, a publication with over 50 years of focus on the piston, recreational, and private pilot communities.
FMG plans to maintain Plane & Pilot as a separate brand with its own editorial team, deepening its coverage of the piston market, distinct from FLYING magazine's aspirational focus on the latest general aviation.
This acquisition is FMG's second in a week, following the purchase of ByDanJohnson.com (now "Affordable Aviation"), demonstrating a strategy to expand its presence across diverse aviation segments, including light sport aircraft.

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FLYING Media Group (FMG), the owner of FLYING Magazine, has acquired Plane & Pilot from Madavor, a subsidiary of The Bebop Channel Corporation. Plane & Pilot is a monthly magazine and online media site that has served pilot flown aircraft for more than 50 years.

FLYING and Plane & Pilot have been the top two independent aviation magazines for decades. While the brands have been viewed as competitive at times, the focus of the two magazines has also differed.