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Live Virtual Airshows to Broadcast New Aerobatic Performances

ORLANDO, Fla. — The cancellation of air shows across the United States due to COVID-19 concerns will receive temporary relief in April as three virtual aviation events are broadcast live to the…

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Blue Angels Perform Spring Training Flights to Maintain Airshow Readiness

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have spent this week in spring training mode as they continue to perform practice flights over their home at NAS Pensacola. Amid the cancellation…

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GEICO Skytypers Airshow Team Ready to Fly Memorial Day Weekend

ORLANDO, Fla. — Six World War II aircraft and the pilots who fly them are poised to take to the skies this season as the GEICO Skytypers Airshow Team honors the 75th…

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A Pilot Dispatch from the Front Lines Of The Corona Virus

In recent days, both Chicago’s Midway Airport and Las Vegas McCarran have had to shut their control towers down due to Corona Virus exposure. Both airports operated as uncontrolled fields…

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March ARB Airshow Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Concerns

AvGEEKERY.com — California’s March Air Reserve Base on Wednesday elected to cancel their upcoming air show featuring the Air Force Thunderbirds due to concerns over the COVID-19 virus. In a statement released by the…

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WATCH: When the Last Operational Tomcats Made History

These F-14 Tomcat ‘Sunset’ Cruise Videos Are Both Awesome and the Last of Their Kind On 10 March 2006, US Navy Fighter Squadron TWO ONE THREE (VF-213) Blacklions Lieutenants Ken…

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Marine Pilot Trades F-35B for Blue Angels F/A-18

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Blue Angels newest pilot did not grow up dreaming about aviation. In fact, the first time he ever flew in an aircraft was as a junior in high…

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WATCH: Flying From the ‘Shang’ With the Sixth Fleet

This HD Action Shot Aboard the Carrier Shangri-La Takes Us Back to a Colorful Time The Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) was launched on 24 February 1944 and commissioned…

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Air Force Selects First Female to Command, Pilot F-35A Demo Team

OGDEN, UTAH — The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command announced Saturday the selection of the first female to both command and pilot the F-35A Demonstration Team during the 2020-2021…

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U.S. Navy Rhino Demo Team Excited to Inspire in 2020

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The thrust and high speed maneuvers of the Navy’s Super Hornet jet will thunder over air show sites across the United States during the 2020 season.…

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WATCH: Classic Film of VIII Bomber Command at War

“Mission for Today” Details What It Took to Put a Bombing Mission on the Target The film Target For Today was shot during the preparation for, execution of, and post-mission…

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Five ‘Airlines Within An Airline’ That Just Didn’t Work

From time to time, traditional airlines attempt to compete with low-cost carriers by introducing a new product. This was particularly the case in the 1990s and early 2000s, when not…