Flying Magazine

Flying is an aviation magazine that has been in circulation since 1927, originally titled Popular Aviation. It caters to pilots, aircraft owners, and professionals in the business and general aviation sectors across the globe. According to its publisher, Bonnier Corporation, it boasts the highest number of paid subscribers, newsstand sales, and international readership among U.S. aviation magazines. They proudly refer to it as "The World's Most Widely Read Aviation Magazine."

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Wing, DoorDash Expand Drone Delivery to Charlotte, Zeroing In On U.S. Market

1 day ago | flyingmag.com | Jack Daleo

Charlotte, North Carolina, is introducing app-based drone delivery of food, beverages, medicine, and other items weighing 5 pounds or less within 30 minutes. Food delivery platform DoorDash and partner Wing, the drone delivery arm of Google parent Alphabet, on Wednesday launched the city’s first such service, delivering to the doorstep of residents living within 4 miles of The Arboretum Shopping Center.
Should Maximum Age Requirement Even Exist for Airline Pilots?

2 days ago | flyingmag.com | Les Abend

Cockpit conversations at cruise altitude run the gamut from flying stories to career aspirations to family life. Very rarely do discussions with colleagues make mention of great-grandchildren. Considering the possibility that legislation may be reintroduced to lift the ceiling on mandatory airline pilot retirement age, that topic of cockpit conversation may not be uncommon. Why?
Qatar’s Gift Jet to Trump Raises ‘Espionage’ Concerns

2 days ago | flyingmag.com | Caleb Revill

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday that Qatar’s Boeing 747-8i aircraft gifted to President Donald Trump raises “significant espionage and surveillance problems.”In a video interview with CNBC, Cruz said he was “not a fan of Qatar” and its funding of adversarial factions in the Middle East. “I think that the plane poses significant espionage and surveillance problems, so we’ll see how this plays out, but I certainly have concerns,” Cruz said.
FAA Lifts Some Restrictions on Experimental Aircraft

2 days ago | flyingmag.com | Ryan Ewing

The FAA announced an immediate policy change that allows experienced pilots to operate multiple experimental aircraft with less documentation and procedures. Effective immediately, pilots who hold three Authorized Experimental Aircraft (AEA) authorizations in high-performance piston aircraft can operate additional experimental aircraft by completing only aircraft-specific ground and flight training, without the previously required practical test.
Hero Worship: Airline Pilots Will Always Be Worthy of Utmost Respect

3 days ago | flyingmag.com | Martha Lunken

OK, I’m a hero worshiper…always have been. From a tot wide-eyed as Peter Pan flew to the “first star on the right and straight out ’til morning,” to sitting in front of a tiny TV screen with Sky King flying his UC-78 Songbird, to seeing The Bridges at Toko-Ri at the local movie theater with those magnificent Grumman F9F Panthers and McDonnell F2H Banshees screaming through valleys.
Vertical Aerospace Unveils Hybrid-Electric Complement to eVTOL Air Taxi

3 days ago | flyingmag.com | Jack Daleo

Vertical Aerospace, which has been developing the VX4 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi since 2016, on Monday revealed it is expanding its portfolio. The U.K. manufacturer said it will retrofit one of its VX4 prototypes with a hybrid-electric propulsion system it claims will deliver 10 times the range, with flight testing anticipated to begin in mid-2026. The all-electric VX4 has a range of 100 sm (87 nm) and is geared primarily toward short-hop passenger flights.
Duffy Blames Biden, Buttigieg for ‘Bungled’ Newark Tech

3 days ago | flyingmag.com | Caleb Revill

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced that the FAA would be temporarily reducing flights at Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR) during a press conference on Monday afternoon. Hours before the conference, the FAA published a statement saying it would slow arrivals and departures at the airport due to runway construction, staffing, and technology issues at the Philadelphia TRACON radar—which briefly went offline Friday for the second time this month.
Boeing Could Speed Air Force One Delivery as Trump Weighs Qatari Gift

3 days ago | flyingmag.com | Jack Daleo

Boeing could modify the requirements for a pair of 747-8 jets it is transforming into presidential transport aircraft in order to deliver them before the end of President Donald Trump’s term, amid his public and private frustrations with the project.
‘No Explanation, No Reform:’ Army Receives ‘Failing’ Grade From Families of Flight 5342

3 days ago | flyingmag.com | Ryan Ewing

The advocacy group Families of Flight 5342 issued a scathing rebuke of the U.S. Army last week in its latest “Government Response Scorecard,” citing inadequate communication, lack of transparency, and absence of meaningful reform following the January 29 midair collision over Washington, D.C., that claimed 67 lives. The collision involved American Airlines Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ-700 regional jet, and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.
Installing Starlink in a Cirrus Aircraft: A Comprehensive Guide

4 days ago | flyingmag.com | Craig L. Fuller

High-speed internet connectivity has revolutionized how pilots access information and stay connected while flying. For Cirrus aircraft operators, Starlink satellite internet now offers an unprecedented opportunity to maintain reliable broadband connectivity during flight.