London, United Kingdom — A trip to London need not be filled with the usual Royal tours, high tea and Big Ben. Thanks to Emirates, visitors to Emirates Air Line, the recently opened cable car from the Greenwich Peninsula to
History takes flight at this year’s Air Expo in Eden Prairie, MN
Eden Prairie, MN — If you have never heard stories from a World War II-era aviator before, this year’s Air Expo at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie may be the time to do so. More than 50 veterans
Budget cuts close naval aviation museum on Mondays
Pensacola, FL — The National Naval Aviation Museum will be closed on Mondays in order to absorb reductions resulting from the announced federal furlough. Museum operating hours are as follows beginning July 8th: Monday (Closed), Tue-Fri (9:00 AM to 5:00
Vietnam War Helicopter Pilot Leads July 13 Lecture at Seattle Museum of Flight
Combat helicopter expert, retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Dale Stovall, leads a July 13 program recalling the role of Sikorsky HH-53 “Jolly Green Giant” helicopters in rescue missions during the Vietnam War. Stovall will be speaking with Museum of Flight Docent
New WWII planes arriving at the Tillamook Air Museum
Tillamook, OR –The Tillamook Air Museum, in cooperation with owner and operator Jack Erickson, announced the acquisition of a WWII B-17G Bomber “Chuckie” and a German Focke-Wulf 190 to its growing collection of historic flying airplanes. The B-17 made its
PPG Donates $15,000 to Air Force Museum Foundation
DAYTON, OH — The PPG Industries Foundation has donated $15,000 to the Air Force Museum Foundation for construction of a fourth major building at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near
Alaska aviation centennial gets special gift from long-time bush pilot
Alaska’s Centennial of Flight celebration now includes a particularly special aircraft, a BT13B World War II training plane that was formally donated to the Commemorative Air Force Thursday by longtime Anchorage resident Howard “Mike” Hunt. The BT13B flew earlier this
Va. Beach aviation museum owner: We’re fine for now
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA — A gleaming silver and banana-yellow B-17, a vintage bomber from World War II, rolled past the window behind David Hunt. It’s up for sale. Seated at his desk inside the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo,
Piece of North Texas aviation history moved to museum at Meacham
FORT WORTH, TX — It has gone by names like “Dorito” and “UFO.” And for a long while, its future was in peril. But thanks to some North Texas aircraft fanatics and aviation old-timers, the mockup of the A-12A
Delta To Begin Renovations On Delta Flight Museum, Set To Open In 2014
ATLANTA, GA — Delta Air Lines will begin renovations funded by a $6.3 million grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation and will kick-off a corporate sponsorship campaign to refurbish Delta’s historic hangars on the company’s corporate campus. Upon completion
Grand Opening of Seattle Museum of Flight’s New 3D Movie Theater July 6
U.S. Air Force pilots host screenings of “Fighter Pilot 3D: Operation Red Flag” The Museum of Flight’s William M. Allen Theater re-opens July 6 after extensive renovations and technical upgrades. Celebrating the grand opening, the theater will be among the first in
National Air and Space Museum Announces Donation for Science Education Programming
The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum announced that it will receive a $6 million donation from the Thomas W. Haas Foundation to establish an endowment for its Public Observatory Program. It is the largest donation ever given to the
Newfoundland Aviation museum still relevant
Sandra Seaward wants it made known the North Atlantic Aviation Museum is still in the community and it’s still vitally important to the town of Gander (Newfoundland & Labrador). Located on the Trans Canada Highway in Gander, near the Tourism
Soyuz Capsule Joins Enterprise in Intrepid’s Space Shuttle Pavilion
New York, NY — Work continues on the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum’s Space Shuttle Pavilion, set to reopen on July 10, with the addition of the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft. On loan from Greg Olsen, who was on hand
Virginia Beach museum owner selling plane collection
The owner of one of the world’s largest collections of World War I- and World War II-era planes is selling off his aircraft and said he may have to close the Military Aviation Museum in Pungo. Gerald Yagen said