AOPA Launches Its First Aviation Career Expo in Phoenix This November
AOPA's first Aviation Career Expo runs November 13–14, 2025 in Phoenix, connecting job seekers with employers across the entire aviation industry.
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AOPA Members to Vote on Historic Bylaw Overhaul September Nineteenth
AOPA members will vote September 19, 2025 on the biggest governance overhaul since the group's 1939 founding. Here's what's at stake.
Arizona Senators Push Back on the FAA's Phoenix Flight Path Plan and What Airspace Redesign Means for GA
Arizona senators ask the FAA to fix its Phoenix flight-path redesign - here's what airspace changes mean for GA pilots everywhere.
Blue Skies and a Blue Stearman, the Boeing Trainer That Taught a Generation to Fly and Still Rules the Barnstorming Circuit
The Boeing Stearman Model 75 trained a generation of WWII pilots - and its tailwheel lessons still make modern pilots better today.
China's H-6 November Bomber and the JL-1 Air-Launched Ballistic Missile That Just Went Public
China released official footage of its H-6N bomber carrying the JL-1 air-launched ballistic missile - here's what it means for pilots.
Honeywell Aerospace Plunges Twenty-Four Percent in Its First Quarter Standing Alone
Honeywell Aerospace stock fell 24% in its first standalone quarter - here's what supply-chain trouble means for pilots and owners.
Joby Aviation Plants Its Texas Flag at Perot Field and What eVTOL Air Taxis Mean for the Dallas-Fort Worth Airspace
Joby Aviation leased a 45,000 sq ft base at Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport - here's what it means for DFW pilots.
Naples Puts Its Airport Authority on the November Ballot and Why Local Control of an Airport Matters to Every Pilot
Naples voters will elect all five Naples Airport Authority members this November - here's why local airport governance matters to every pilot.
The Deliberate Crash of an Oregon Cirrus and What the Investigation Really Tells Us About Pilot Mental Health
An Oregon pilot deliberately crashed a Cirrus SR22T after 5 hours aloft, reopening the urgent conversation about pilot mental health.
The FAA Updates Its Unleaded Avgas Transition Plan and What It Means for Your Airplane's Next Fill-Up
Radio Hangar explores The FAA Updates Its Unleaded Avgas Transition Plan and What It Means for Your Airplane's Next Fill-Up.
ATP Flight School Trims Its Airline Career Pilot Program by Twenty-Five Percent, and Why the Checkride Wait Was the Bottleneck All Along
ATP Flight School cut its Airline Career Pilot Program timeline by 25%, mostly by reducing checkride wait times, not training hours.
Centennial Airport's Eighty-Two Percent Hangar Rent Hike and the Lawsuit That Could Redraw What a Public Airport Can Charge to Park Your Airplane
Centennial Airport tenants sued over an 82% hangar rent hike, testing whether public airports can charge market rates under FAA grant assurances.
From Memory to Mastery, Why We Teach Pilots to Memorize When We Should Teach Them to Fly
AOPA and instructor Rich Stowell argue that rote memorization in flight training fuels both student dropout and fatal loss-of-control accidents.
Norse Puts Six Boeing 787s Up for Grabs as the Airline Sale Process Begins
Norse Atlantic has launched a formal sale process, putting six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in play as its IndiGo lease winds down.
One Simple Vision Fix and Passing the Eye Exam on Your Medical
How to pass the vision portion of your FAA medical: rest your eyes, wear corrective lenses, and know your options if you fall short.
Picture of the Day, an Open-Cockpit Morning Around Mount Hood and Why the Oldest Way to Fly Still Teaches the Most
A biplane over Mount Hood is a reminder that the simplest airplanes demand the most skill - and why hand-flying still matters.
The Bahamas Retroactive Aircraft Fees, Back-Bills to Twenty Twenty-One, and What Every Pilot Flying South Needs to Check Before Departure
The Bahamas is issuing retroactive aircraft fee bills dating to 2021 - here's what pilots flying south need to verify before departure.
The FAA Airworthiness Directive on Boeing 737 Passenger Seats, Why Loose Seat Tracks Made the List, and What a Cabin Installation Problem Says About the System That's Supposed to Catch It
The FAA is requiring mandatory inspections of passenger seat installations on certain Boeing 737s over how the seats are secured to the airframe.
The Fight for Burke Lakefront, Cleveland's Business and Aviation Community Rallies to Keep a Downtown Airport From Becoming a Development Site
Cleveland's business, aviation, and student community is rallying to keep Burke Lakefront Airport open against downtown redevelopment pressure.
The Marine One Loss of Separation Over the Potomac and What the FAA Review Really Means for the Rest of Us
The FAA is examining a loss of separation involving Marine One over the Potomac - here's what it actually means for pilots.