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The Experimental Aircraft Association will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747 at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2019 this summer with programming taking place throughout the week. EAA noted that the “Queen of the Skies,” as the 747 is affectionately known among its legions of fans, was developed by Boeing during a time when long-distance […]

The Experimental Aircraft Association last week recognized contributions made to the world of flight by five people as they were inducted into the EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame in Oshkosh. Inductees are selected by their peers for myriad contributions made to their respective areas of aviation. Inductees included Darryl Murphy of Chilliwack, British Columbia […]

Six major aviation associations yesterday jointly published, “Know Before You Go,” a number of best communications and business practices designed to make FBO pricing more transparent to customers. The KBYG list includes potential prices, fees and charges pilots might face at an airport. The awareness campaign is designed to improve the overall customer experience. “While […]

An increase in the weight limit for LSAs from 1,320 pounds to more than 3,000 could be coming before the end of 2019 or in 2020 according to news published by both the EAA and AOPA. Should that weight limit become a permanent part of the LSA guidelines along with a number of expanded pilot […]

This year’s AirVenture One Week Wonder, a Vans RV 12iS, took to the skies on July 30 from Wittman Regional Airport, following just a week of construction inside a prominent building at the show. The EAA project fulfilled its mission to show visitors the process of aircraft construction up close. Now, the finishing touches to […]

Oshkosh, Wisconsin-based EAA revealed its new Flying Club Initiative at AirVenture 2018 designed to create, “local pathways to encourage and develop flying,” according to the association. The FCI’s primary goal is to assist members with the creation of nonprofit flying clubs that offer more affordable ways to keep members flying at their home airports. Rick […]

It was a record week for EAA as 601,000 people attended AirVenture 2018 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, according to the association. EAA was ecstatic to report this year’s other numbers. More than 10,000 aircraft arrived at Wittman Regional Airport and other airports in the region, including nearly 3,000 show planes. Attendance was up about 2 percent […]

Introducing young people to aviation has been a significant part of the EAA’s mission for decades. The Young Eagles program has already given more than 2 million young people ages 8-17 their first airplane ride. This year’s AirVenture will highlight 35 years of another popular EAA program, the Air Academy. The Air Academy will be […]

There’s only one aviation event in America that draws annual crowds in the hundreds of thousands, one of the reasons men, women and children from around the world eagerly await EAA’s springtime release of the flight planning information necessary for people around the globe to plan their aviation-themed vacations. Yesterday, EAA published the official AirVenture […]