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(SUMMARY) Friday, December 23, marks the 25th anniversary of the Voyager's landing at Edwards Air Force Base to complete the "last first in aviation" - the first nonstop flight around the world without refueling.

(SUMMARY) For the first time in more than two years, Private First Class Shawn Williams, of Wichita, Kansas, is home for the holidays as Cessna Aircraft Company's Citation Mustang American Patriot flew its third Veterans Airlift Command mission this week.

(SUMMARY) Mike Goulian received the air show industry's highest honor this month at the annual convention of the International Council of Air Shows. The Sword of Excellence is presented annually in recognition of contributions made to the air show industry.

(SUMMARY) In the mid-1990s NASA created a program to revive general aviation and transform piston airplanes into reliable transportation machines that could be safely operated by pilots without thousands of hours of experience.

(SUMMARY) Those of you who watch the History Channel's hit show Pawn Stars are in for a treat Monday, December 19, as EAA's B-17 will be featured on one of the show's segments. (No, we're not trying to sell or pawn the airplane!)

(SUMMARY) EAA's push for a rule correction for sport pilot Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs) has brought a successful outcome, as the FAA this week is publishing updated rules that will allow more DPEs to be available for sport pilot certification.

(SUMMARY) With several enormous projects looming, including this week's announced Stratolaunch carrier aircraft and the Virgin Galactic/SpaceShipTwo project, it's accurate to say that Scaled Composites of Mojave, California, is hiring.

(SUMMARY) Owners of 100- and 200-series Cessna single-engine piston aircraft owners built from 1946-1986 will soon receive educational training about new supplemental aircraft inspection procedures being added to Cessna service manuals, the company announced...

(SUMMARY) Fire swept through several T-hangars at the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport in Wiley Ford, West Virginia, late Wednesday night, destroying eight aircraft and damaging two others, along with motorcycles and other vehicles, according to a report in...

(SUMMARY) A public meeting on air show and air race safety has been scheduled for January 10, 2012, in Washington, D.C., by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P.

(SUMMARY) Earlier this year I was asked by EAA if I would like to attend and report on the National Hardware Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center to search out new tool ideas for the homebuilder. I blurted out my resounding yes before the question was...

(SUMMARY) Every well-trained crew, or any competent instructor, always makes it absolutely clear who has the controls.

(SUMMARY) One of the world's most unique examples of a humanitarian aircraft, the ORBIS DC-10 Flying Eye Hospital, will appear at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh for the 60th convention and fly-in slated for July 23-29, 2012, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.

(SUMMARY) EAA's Founders' Wing in Oshkosh hosted AMVETS Post 7's commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker led a group of dignitaries honoring those who served, including Appleton...