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While nothing about aviation can really be called ‘cheap,’ there are a few projects you can do to extend the life of your airplane, protect its value, and improve …

Personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, reposition a salvaged nose section from an F-35 airframe using a new Mobil Maintenance System in October 2023. (U.S Air Force courtesy …

Private industry diving and salvage experts working alongside U.S. Navy Sailors and Marines coordinate the placement of inflatable salvage roller bags as they position the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon …

An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). …

Does Santa’s sleigh run on horsepower or reindeer power? The point is moot this week, as the jolly old soul opts for an updated mode of transportation. Santa Claus …

By Julie Boatman The FAA Reauthorization Bill made it this far through a polarized U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year. Now it faces an equally charged path through …

Name a 60-year-old airplane that has trained more than 50,000 pilots, is the ride of choice for NASA astronauts, and looks just as elegant as any of the latest …

The Su-25 decoy about to be hit by a Russian Lancet. Here comes the documented use of an aircraft decoy by the Ukrainian military. On Nov. 30, 2023, an …

It’s not just me. Many of the pilot population in my circle confess to having the same difficulty: understanding what the heck ATC is saying, and what they want …

A screenshot of the underwater survey video released by the U.S. Navy. Thanks to the Navy Divers, we can have an underwater look at the P-8A in Kaneohe Bay, …

The FAA delivered an early holiday present to the general aviation industry on Wednesday, by clearing the LyondellBasell Industries/VP Racing unleaded UL100E avgas developed for piston airplanes and helicopters …

Hartzell Engine Tech, a prominent name in aviation, has successfully acquired Kelly Aero LLC, renowned for manufacturing aftermarket aircraft magnetos, replacement parts, and ignition harnesses for both general aviation …

A Sukhoi Su-35 in flight in 2017 (Image credit: Aleksandr Markin/Wiki) The deal with Russia would include the delivery of Su-35 fighters, Mi-28 attack helicopters and Yak-130 jet trainers. …

Earthstar Aircraft’s Thunder Gull, a  remarkable small, single-seater—until the company’s Odyssey model came out—was ahead of its time. Over a successful run dating back to the 1990s, the Thunder …

U.S. Navy emergency ship salvage material (ESSM), provided through Naval Sea Systems Command Supervisor of Salvage and Diving, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, is staged in preparation for salvage …