Circumnavigation

French company Euro Airship plans to begin building its Solar Airship One in 2024, with an unrefueled circumnavigation planned for 2026.

At 17 years, 64 days, they’ve nicknamed Mack Rutherford, ‘Mack Solo.’

Jerrie Mock’s name should be spoken in the same breath as Charles Lindbergh and other aviation legends. Her circumnavigation remains an enduring achievement.

After being grounded in the gold-rushed city of Nome, Alaska, for nearly a month, Zara Rutherford (FlyZolo), the 19-year-old Belgian who is on a quest to become the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, has made it to Russia, reaching the halfway point of her trip. In a short video posted on social […]

Zara Rutherford wants to be the youngest woman to fly around the world solo, as FlyZolo. She has completed the Atlantic crossing, the first major hurdle along the way. The 19-year-old Belgian pilot is flying a Shark Ultralight single-engine airplane approved in the rough European equivalent of the light sport category, with a maximum takeoff […]

Lancair IV pilot Bill Harrelson launched on his attempt to beat Max Conrad’s epic westbound round-the-world record with a flight that restarted in Ontario, California, after mechanical difficulties forced his diversion from his first planned segments. Harrelson has landed safely back in Ontario, where the calculations will now take place to determine if he has […]