Michael O. Lavitt

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin |Michael O. Lavitt

Michael O. Lavitt, Director of Editorial Content Production for Aviation Week, has extensive experience in both traditional print and new media. He began his career as a reporter with daily newspapers, worked on developing online services in Chicago and New York in the mid-1980s and then joined Aviation Week & Space Technology as a news editor.

2 months ago | aviationweek.com | Michael O. Lavitt

Michael O. Lavitt, Director of Editorial Content Production for Aviation Week, has extensive experience in both traditional print and new media. He began his career as a reporter with daily newspapers, worked on developing online services in Chicago and New York in the mid-1980s and then joined Aviation Week & Space Technology as a news editor.

2 months ago | aviationweek.com | Michael O. Lavitt

Three warbirds return to their temporary base at Sun ‘n Fun at dusk. A pilot’s cap with goggles and headset rests on the edge of the cockpit of a World War II-vintage fighter. Exhaust from a Lockheed Martin F-35 turning in toward the crowd distorts the golden-hued cloud behind it. The U.S. Navy’s Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules nicknamed “Fat Albert” transports support crew and equipment for the Blue Angels.

Jul 25, 2024 | aviationweek.com | Molly McMillin |Michael O. Lavitt |Bill Carey |Jeremy Kariuki

Join in as Aviation Week's Molly McMillin, Bill Carey, Jeremy Kariuki and Mike Lavitt discuss their highlights from EAA AirVenture 2024, recorded in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Don't miss a single episode. Subscribe to Aviation Week's BCA Podcast in Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get podcasts. Discover all of our podcasts on our Apple Podcasts channel or at aviationweek.com/podcasts.

May 3, 2024 | aviationweek.com | Bill Carey |Michael O. Lavitt

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) says the first FAA-approved 100-octane unleaded aviation gasoline is unavailable at the pump because its proprietary formulation is not based on an industry consensus specification, but the first shipment from a 1-million-gal. supply refined by Vitol Corp. was expected from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, late in April after it passed laboratory testing.