EAA Young Eagles chairman Jimmy Graham joined us in Oshkosh this past Saturday to provide flight experiences to 55 young women participating in the biannual Girls on the Fly program at the EAA Educati...

The annual EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet on December 12 will pay homage to the 100th Bomb Group and the Apple TV miniseries Masters of the Air that depicted that unit’s dangerous missions durin...

EAA submitted formal comments on the notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the recent FAA notice of proposed rulemaking, Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Beyond Visual Line of Sight...

Dates for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, have been confirmed through 2029.

The FAA has denied an extension to the comment period for its sweeping proposed rule on beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations. In a post to the rule’s docket on ...

As of midnight Wednesday, October 1, 2025, thousands of FAA employees are now on furlough as part of a broader federal government shutdown. The shutdown results from the failure of Congress to pass ei...

Applications are now open for the 2025-26 cycle of EAA Aviation Foundation scholarships. Students can apply online through the EAA website. The deadline to apply is December 19, with the scholarships ...

EAA is excited to announce that the 2026 Volunteers of the Year Award and Dorothy Hilbert Award nomination process is now open. If you know a volunteer who exhibits passion and spirit with their amazi...

EAA’s Young Eagles program, which over three decades has become the largest youth aviation education program ever created, is focusing its efforts on reaching 2.5 million Young Eagles flown by EAA Air...

Our community is nearing a significant date — October 22, 2025 — that kicks off a “New Era in Recreational Aviation.” On this date, the changes to the sport pilot regulations as part of the Modernizat...

In mid-August, the FAA released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on enabling autonomous unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). This proposal, Normalizing Un...

The FAA is currently investigating concerns surrounding damaged elevator control horns on Lancair Evolution aircraft. An Airworthiness Concern Sheet (ACS) has been issued by the FAA to inform pilots a...

EAA chapters wishing to reserve an Air Academy slot for 2026 may now do so.

The latest production push for the Young Eagles Online Registration tool was completed the second week of August.

Fall in Wisconsin is what I consider peak flying season. The days are still plenty long, the air is a bit smoother, and views from 2,000 feet become even more picturesque!

In a recent video, “MOSAIC and the Future of GA,” posted to their YouTube channel, Rian Johnson, chief technical officer at Van's Aircraft, discusses details of the FAA’s Modernization of Special Airw...

Swift Fuels continues the advancement of its 100R unleaded aviation gasoline. On September 4, 2025, they announced the successful outcome of the voting results for their ASTM International Production ...

The season of pumpkin spice (and pumpkin drops) is almost upon us, bringing about beautiful flying weather and an opportunity to review safety checklists and protocols before the holidays set in. Here...

An innovative eVTOL aircraft that made its first public flight at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023 is becoming part of the EAA Aviation Museum’s collection this week. The aircraft on display is Wisk’s Gen ...

As we reported last month, in mid-August the FAA released a blockbuster NPRM aimed at enabling autonomous unmanned aerial system operations beyond visual line of sight. EAA has extensively analyzed th...

Young people who are pursuing an interest in flight through the EAA Young Eagles program now have additional free support as they learn, thanks to the Young Eagles Connect portal that connects them wi...

The EAA Sport Aviation Halls of Fame continue to grow as five new inductees will be honored as part of the 2025 class. The five inductees each represent a different area of aviation — homebuilders, ul...

Statement by Jack J. Pelton, EAA’s CEO and chairman of the board, on the death of Gemini and Apollo astronaut and longtime EAA member Jim Lovell, EAA 320945, on August 8, 2025.

In a press conference held on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) focused on drone operations, ent...

The Young Eagles program has been completely volunteer supported for the past 33 years. Without the 50,000-plus dedicated individuals who volunteer on the ground and in the air, the program simply wou...

Following a record-breaking EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, EAA is adding a replica aircraft from the pioneer era and a reproduction of a World War II jet fighter to the museum as part of a temporary dis...

Mikael Via, CEO of Van’s Aircraft, declared himself very happy with the announcement of the MOSAIC (Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification) rule at AirVenture on Tuesday, which greatly e...

Medical certification – it’s the cause of too much stress for too many pilots, from confusion about standards and medications to long wait times and repeated requests for information. EAA is working h...

Building upon the foundation of the original sport pilot rule, MOSAIC greatly expands the range of aircraft that meet the LSA definition, and thus the range of aircraft available to sport pilots or th...

During the lead-up to and the development of the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, an effort was made by members of the flight training industry, including the National Flight Training Alliance (NFTA), to...

EAGLE, short for Eliminate Aviation Gasoline Lead Emissions, is a joint industry/government initiative bringing together general aviation — aircraft and engine manufacturers, fuel developers and produ...

An intrepid crew of EAA volunteers and staff members battled heat and wind on June 20-21 to complete a new outdoor display just south of the EAA Aviation Museum. The display highlights the homebuilt a...

NASA has issued a routine notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the continued operations of the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and related Voluntary Safety Reporting Sys...

The FAA recently updated the MedXPress application portal to add more instructions for users. These changes are part of the FAA and industry’s ongoing education efforts to ensure that applicants are b...

New Chapter Position: Youth Program Coordinator

On Wednesday, EAA submitted comments to an FAA proposal that would remove certain aircraft registration data from public display on the FAA website, search features, and published reports. This new po...

On May 30, the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda denied a motion by the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) concerning the sale of avgas in the state. The motion would have forced the ...

David Leiting, EAA Eagle Programs Manager, EAA Lifetime 579157

The Young Eagles Volunteer Banquet has become a staple of the Oshkosh experience for many Young Eagles volunteers.

EAA AeroEducate Aviation Handbook — New handout for Young Eagles and new Youth Program Coordinator role for your chapter.

The full transition to the new EAA Young Eagles Online Registration system continues, so I wanted to take a moment to update you on the new Young Eagles online registration system.

FAA Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-09-09 imposes a life limitation on all spot-welded V-Band couplings on turbocharged piston aircraft engines. The AD was prompted by multiple catastrophic failures...

EAA has delivered a Sonex Waiex-B aircraft, built in one week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2022, to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum for display at its Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Internat...

Kali Hague has been named to the EAA board of directors as a Class III director, serving a one-year, renewable term with EAA’s board. Hague is currently partner and chief operating officer at Jetlaw, ...

On Tuesday, EAA signed on to joint comments with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Vertical Aviation International (VAI) regarding the FAA proposal to eliminate all remote communic...

As mandated by Section 806 of the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act, the FAA has updated its guidance on authorizations to fly high-power piston warbirds to give certain experienced pilots an easier path t...

TEAA filed comments in response to a Department of Transportation (DOT) Request for Information (RFI) asking the public to identify “existing regulations, guidance, paperwork requirements, and other r...

EAA this week joined more than 50 other organizations as part of the Modern Skies Coalition, which is spotlighting the need across the U.S. to hire and retain additional air traffic controllers, upgra...

This week, EAA joined 55 other aviation stakeholders forming the Modern Skies Coalition to endorse the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s Air Traffic Control modernization provisio...

On Wednesday, April 23, the FAA’s acting administrator announced that the FAA will not be moving ahead with its previously announced policy of denying incomplete medical applications deferred by aviat...

On Tuesday and Wednesday, EAA welcomed FAA officials to the EAA Aviation Center, where our senior leaders and advocacy team spent two days discussing major issues relating to safety in recreational av...

The FAA and its contractor TetraTech are again sending activity surveys to a cross-section of GA pilots and owners. The first mail surveys will be sent to sampled aircraft owners this month following ...

With the legacy Young Eagles Day tool officially decommissioned, the Young Eagles office has been working feverishly on supporting and enhancing the new Young Eagles Online Registration system (EAACha...

As cliché as it may sound, I think I blinked the week of Thanksgiving, and I opened my eyes, and it was St. Patrick’s Day. This winter has absolutely flown by, especially here at EAA HQ, as we are con...

EAA is closely following an FAA proposal to eliminate all remote communications outlets (RCOs) in the United States outside of Alaska. The notice posted last week in the Federal Register seeks public ...

The FAA announced on Friday, March 28, that aircraft owners now have a new option for safeguarding their privacy by keeping their ownership and personal information from the public domain. Owners can ...

EAA joined the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and more than a dozen other pilot organizations, with the support of the FAA Safety Team, to launch the 2025 National Pause for General Avi...

This week the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) formally granted re-accreditation to the EAA Aviation Museum, recognizing the museum’s dedication to high standards and excellence within the museum co...

Late Monday, President Trump nominated Bryan Bedford, current CEO of Republic Airways, to become FAA administrator. Bedford has more than 30 years of experience in the airline industry, including the ...