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 history serving the piston and recreational pilot community.
FMG intends to keep Plane & Pilot as a distinct brand, investing to expand its deep coverage of the piston market, separate from FLYING magazine's aspirational focus on broader general aviation.
This acquisition marks FMG's second recent move to diversify its portfolio, following its purchase of ByDanJohnson.com (now 'Affordable Aviation') to target the light sport aircraft (LSA) segment.

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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.