Bethany Whitfield

Eleven people were killed and close to two dozen more injured on Monday when a Greek F-16 crashed shortly after takeoff during a NATO exercise in Albacete, Spain. The F-16 was taking off from Los Llanos Air Base around 3:30 p.m. local time when it crashed into a hangar housing French and Italian aircraft preparing […]

Flying reader Jason Yeager submitted this Flying Is… video capturing a beautiful sunset flight. Check out more Flying Is… videos here.

Fliers landing at Birmingham Airport in the United Kingdom over the past few months encountered some pretty skill-testing conditions as strong crosswinds and wind gusts pummeled the runway area. Coupled with the additional challenge of an unlevel runway, the weather almost proved too much for some of the airplanes. Check out the footage in this […]

Thirteen flight attendants are fighting back after being fired by United Airlines for refusing to fly on a 747-400 with mysterious messages written on the tail section. The attendants were scheduled to fly from San Francisco International Airport to Hong Kong when finger drawings depicting the words “Bye Bye” along with a smiley face and […]

Since we launched our second “Flying Is…” video contest late last year, we’ve received a slew of amazing aviation footage submitted by our readers. Here are five great videos that showcase the amazing kinds of flying performed by pilots like you around the world on any given day. Flying Is a Door to New Worlds […]

Sometimes the best way to fly is without any boundaries between you and the outdoors. Flying reader Michael Daniels recently did just that, enjoying the openness of a Quicksilver S2. Check out the great footage he captured during the flight. Want more? Head over to our “Flying Is” channel for all reader videos. Get exclusive […]

Flying reader Gene Lee recently captured these spectacular upside-down views while performing stall and spin recovery in a Van’s RV-7A. Check out the video and see the amazing way the world takes shape from a pilot’s seat in the heat of a spin. (Video Editor: Jim Smith) Want more? Head over to our “Flying Is” […]

A second day of searching for the AirAsia Airbus A320-200 that went missing while en route from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore turned up empty on Monday, prompting officials to downplay hopes of finding the airplane. Flight QZ8501, carrying 162 people, disappeared around 7:30 a.m. Singapore time while flying over the Java Sea. […]

TBM fliers from near and far descended on New Orleans recently for Daher Socata’s record-breaking 2014 TBM Owners and Pilots Association convention. A total of 107 TBM airplanes – nearly ¼ of the entire North American TBM fleet – flew in for the event, raising attendance three percent over last year’s figures. The more than […]

If it’s been a while since you’ve had the chance to enjoy some backcountry flying, come along for the ride as this bush pilot makes an approach into Simonds, a 900-foot Idaho airstrip at an elevation of 5,243 feet. Beware, though. The location and rugged nature of this remote strip have caused the Forest Service […]