The thirty-first Aero Friedrichshafen closed with record numbers this year. Over the course of four days, it hosted 32,100 visitors from more than 80 nations, 760 exhibitors from 38 nations, and a total of 328 aircraft ranging from drones and gliders to business jets.
What began as a small airport open house in the early 2000s has developed into one of the most vibrant aviation events in the western United States. 2025 marks the third year that AOPA has partnered with the city of Buckeye, Arizona, to support the Air Fair with an exhibit hall, static display, and educational and industry seminars, and it was the best one yet.
The AOPA Fly-In at the Buckeye Air Fair in Arizona February 14 through 16 offers a lot of attractions, aviation entertainment, and fascinating personalities, and this year all eyes are on AOPA President Darren Pleasance.
The AOPA Fly-In at the Buckeye Air Fair in Arizona February 14 through 16 is one of the finest aviation events on the calendar. Grown from modest roots, it is now an action-packed weekend with airshows, a static display, seminars, and exhibits. But we couldn’t pull it off without volunteers —and we need a couple more.
The NTSB attributed the midair collision of a Bell P–63F Kingcobra fighter with a B–17G bomber during the Commemorative Air Force’s Wings Over Dallas airshow on November 12, 2022, to factors ranging from “inadequate prebriefing” to a lack of oversight by the FAA and airshow industry officials. The investigative agency released the findings December 9, ahead of the final report scheduled to be published December 12.
Big smiles, big celebrations, and another year of sky’s-the-limit aviation excitement marked the fiftieth Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida.
The first of two planned night airshows at the Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, lit up the sky April 10. If you're at the show and missed it, your second chance to see this amazing display will come on April 13.
“The story of Mid-Atlantic Aviation is not just the story of airplanes, but of ideas. It is also a story of productivity, perseverance, patriotism, and above all, the people that made these ideas a reality. The story of Mid-Atlantic Aviation begins with people.”
Ocean Reef Club in Key Largo, Florida, welcomed members and registered attendees to its four-day celebration of classic aircraft, automobiles, and yachts at its one-of-a-kind oceanside resort.
Lighting the night with an airshow and fireworks is a tried-and-true EAA AirVenture tradition that never loses its luster—and remains one of our favorite photographic assignments of the week.
Hearts made heavy by the death of Tom Poberezny were lifted by the spectacular array of aeronautical prowess on display that maintains the tempo each day of the modern event that is his legacy.
If you’re starting to plan your 2022 aviation calendar, make sure to pencil in some of the year’s best warbird events. Here are a few of our top recommendations.
Charles A. “Charlie” Kulp, a seasoned pilot who camouflaged his considerable aviation skills behind the bumbling Flying Farmer airshow routine where he “accidentally” took off, learned how to fly, and then miraculously landed a wayward 65-horsepower Piper J–3 Cub, died October 17 at age 96.
The Great Pocono Raceway Airshow confirmed “with heavy hearts” the death August 20 of Geico Skytypers Air Show Team pilot Andy Travnicek, 50, who was killed near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, after a takeoff accident in a North American SNJ–2 warbird during a practice flight for the show.
Airshow performer and former U.S. Navy fighter pilot Dale Snodgrass, known around aviation as “the real Top Gun,” was killed in a crash on takeoff of a single-engine airplane at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport in Idaho on July 24, according to news reports.
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds have redesigned their airshow demonstrations to present a shorter, tighter, more intense show that “tells a story,” team members said.
The 2021 Buckeye Air Fair in Buckeye, Arizona, will host a virtual Aviation Week February 7 through 13 instead of an in-person event, organizers announced January 14.
The pandemic has put a wet blanket on in-person events in this challenging year, but aviation enthusiasts can satisfy their appetite to socialize (safely) with fellow pilots at the Holiday Flying Festival and Car Show on December 4 and 5 on the Sun 'n Fun Expo campus at Florida’s Lakeland Linder International Airport.
It’s hard to count the ways that the year 2020 has come up short. Aviation will briefly turn that vice into a virtue in Lakeland, Florida, on December 4 and 5 when up to 125 pilots flying five classes of aircraft compete to achieve the best short takeoff and landing (STOL) performances, with $12,500 in cash prizes and a chance to achieve a national ranking on the line.
A two-day event in Lakeland, Florida, will help quench the thirst of aviation enthusiasts who missed out on the annual Sun 'n Fun Aerospace Expo, which was canceled earlier this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
If you’re craving an airshow—not a virtual one, but an actual in-person, feel-the-jets-screaming-overhead airshow—the 2020 Wings Over North Georgia Drive-In Air Show with tailgating might be up your alley.
More than 170 streamed and on-demand events are on tap for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s virtual Spirit of Aviation Week July 21 to 25 to entertain and educate aviation enthusiasts in lieu of this year’s EAA AirVenture, which was called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
It’s no secret that the new format for 2020’s aviation events is trending in the virtual direction, and Sporty’s has joined the action. Aware of the void left by the cancellation of so many aviation events this year, Sporty’s is hosting a virtual airshow on its website and other social media platforms.
EAA AirVenture officials held out hope as long as possible of keeping the popular summer airshow on schedule but ended up canceling the event for 2020.