Bethany Whitfield

The 23-year-old model who was severely injured during a propeller accident near Dallas last month has made her first public appearance since the accident. In the company of her mother, who has been blogging about her daughter’s recovery process on caringbridge.org, Lauren Scruggs ventured out to Whole Foods, where she was approached by a number […]

It’s no secret that the makers of the widely popular Microsoft Flight Simulator game series are preparing a new aviation title intended to spread PC flying to the masses. The just-revealed news is that the game, when it’s launched this spring, will be downloadable for free — at least for virtual flights around Hawaii in […]

We asked, and you weighed in, on the best Flying cover of 2011. The winner? Our October 2011 cover, featuring FIFI, the only remaining Boeing B-29 Superfortress still flying today. FIFI graced our issue in celebration of this year’s AirVenture, at which she was undoubtedly the star of the show. Check out all of our […]

Have you ever wanted to design an aircraft that actually made it onto the display floor? Pipistrel is giving aviation enthusiasts just that chance with its contest for the livery design of the first Panthera. The company is calling for exterior designs of its new fuel-efficient four-seater, and plans to award the selected winner with […]

For those of you who’ve never stepped foot behind the controls of one of the big boys, ever wonder what it’d feel like to land one in some heavy crosswinds? Then check out this video, which captures a close-up shot of a Lufthansa Airbus A340-300 landing in Calgary, Alberta, last month in Chinook winds reportedly […]

Last week a group of scuba divers came upon what is believed to be a rare World War II aircraft while diving off the coast of Jupiter, Florida. Randy Jordan, owner of the scuba diving company Emerald Charters, told ABC News that he was diving amongst a group when some frightened fish alerted them to […]

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is calling on pilots throughout the country to help save Colorado airstrips after the discovery of land management plans that might threaten GA’s continued presence in the area. The move was prompted by RAF supporter Hap Pool, who recently came across a draft plan notice for the Colorado River Valley […]

Nearly three years after the crash of a Colgan Air regional airliner thrust the issue of pilot fatigue into the public consciousness, the FAA has released new regulations intended to combat the problem. Under the revised rules, a variety of new factors will influence flight and duty limitations, such as duty start time and the […]

Icing has been identified as a possible factor in the crash of a Socata TBM 700 in New Jersey on Tuesday, although the NTSB has not confirmed what role, if any, weather conditions may have played in the fatal accident. All five people on board the single-engine turboprop were killed on Tuesday morning when the […]

The top three execs at Google have offered to pay NASA the $33 million needed to restore Hangar One, the iconic California landmark built in the 1930s to house the U.S.S. Macon. The offer comes with a caveat, however. The search engine bigwigs, who own eight private jets between the three of them through a […]