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10,000 Airplanes, 1,000 Processes, One Goal:The Power of Collaboration January 2019 By Brian Wierzbinski Executive Vice President/CFO, Experimental Aircraft Association As we enter 2019, many of us see a big, open frontier, ready to be developed with the results and events we want to accomplish during the coming year. At same time, we see a […]

December 20, 2018 - EAA is marking the 50th consecutive year of its annual EAA AirVenture Oshkosh fly-in convention in Oshkosh in 2019 with a full schedule of activities for arriving aviators and residents of EAA’s hometown. The EAA fly-in convention was first held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1953. In 1959, the event moved to Rockford, […]

Williamsport, PA - 23 July 2018 - Lycoming Engines, an operating division of Avco Corporation, announces its 2018 EAA AirVenture activities that will take place July 23-29 in Oshkosh, WI. With its portfolio of over 700 certificated piston aviation engines, Lycoming has been powering aircraft worldwide since 1929. Attendees of this show can visit Lycoming […]

Piqua, Ohio, July 10, 2018 - Propellers will be everywhere at EAA AirVenture 2018, to be held July 23-29. With more than 500,000 Hartzell props manufactured and flown over the past one hundred years, it is a sure bet that attendees of Oshkosh's famous fly-in will see and experience the company's leading aerodynamic and technological […]

Shaw Aerox® Aviation Oxygen Systems will provide a Portable Oxygen System Promotion during EAA Air Venture 2018  Bonita Springs, FL. & Oshkosh, WI, June 14, 2018 Shaw Aerox® Aviation Oxygen Systems will be offering a promotion of 20% off list price for all Aerox portable oxygen systems and components purchased during the EAA Air Venture […]

  Piqua, Ohio, July 10, 2017 - In the past year, Hartzell Propeller has expanded its global reach across the spectrum of general aviation's propeller equipped aircraft. Through a multiyear, multimillion dollar investment in advanced aerodynamics and manufacturing techniques using state-of-the-art composite and aerospace grade materials, the company today reigns as the industry leader as […]

Oshkosh, WI July 21, 2016 - When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for some aircraft to evolve from the design and certifications which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and superior performance to which the laws of nature and of Nature's […]

  Bruce's Custom Covers offers EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show special!  Click on the coupon to view our over 12,000 products available to cover and protect your aircraft. For more information, please visit our website at www.aircraftcovers.com. Like us on Facebook  and follow us on Twitter.    

Williamsport, PA - 12 July 2016 - Lycoming Engines, an operating division of Avco Corporation, announces its 2016 EAA AirVenture activities that will take place July 25-31 in Oshkosh, WI. Attendees of this show can visit Lycoming at booth 277-282 throughout the week. Lycoming Factory Tour – Since not all Oshkosh attendees can visit Lycoming’s […]

“Stallion 51, the nation’s premiere experts in historical aircraft and aviation, has formed up with SUN ‘n FUN and Experience Kissimmee to offer the Ultimate Aviation Vacation. One lucky winner and their family will get the chance of a lifetime to come to SNF 2017 for an incredible prize package and to experience the fun […]

Hartzell Propeller Co-Sponsors Pilot Proficiency and Airshow Performers at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh Piqua, Ohio, June 27, 2016 - If you are one of the half a million visitors to EAA AirVenture 2016 or are piloting one of the 10,000 aircraft at the "world's greatest aviation gathering," in Oshkosh, Wisc., then the chances are pretty […]

  A.E.R.O., Inc. is excited to be attending another EAA AirVenture® in Oshkosh, Wisconsin from July 20th – July 26th.  Come see A.E.R.O., Inc. in booths 3062 and 3063, and meet their friendly staff or reconnect with some familiar faces! Stop by and see the A.E.R.O., Inc. team in their booths and receive a promo […]

Oshkosh, Wisc. , July 17, 2015 – Hartzell Propeller’s presence at EAA AirVenture 2015 here includes a full slate of aviation celebrity autograph sessions and social get-together at Hartzell’s Exhibition Booth 296-297, near Twin Oaks Food Court.   On tap for autograph sessions are Redline Airshows, Sean Tucker and Michael Goulian. Hartzell Propeller is also scheduling two […]

Houston, July 16 2015 Shell Aviation will offer a number of exciting activities at this year’s Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) AirVenture at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, WI between July 20 and 26. The event will be marked by technical forums, product demonstrations, Q&A sessions and chances to enter to win exciting prizes, including a […]

Aircraft Spruce & Specialty will begin distributing printed copies and CD versions of their new 2014-2015 catalog at EAA’s AirVenture 2014. Few people today begin a homebuilt or restoration project without an Aircraft Spruce catalog and most people who own a certified aircraft find it invaluable for routine maintenance, upgrades, and pilot supplies. There are […]

Piqua, Ohio, July 21, 2014 – Hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts attending EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 who cast their vision skyward will be able to see a number of aerial performances associated with Hartzell Propeller, Inc. Paul McCowan’s Parachute Team will jump from the skies on the first day of the show on Monday, […]

Frederick, MD July 17, 2014 - Avemco Insurance Company will present educational sessions, open to all pilots and aircraft owners before and during EAA’s AirVenture 2014. Mike Adams, Avemco’s Vice President of Underwriting, will present “Claim Proof Yourself (as best you can)”, geared specifically towards Cessna & Piper aircraft at the Cessna Pilot Organization and […]

SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, AUGUST 8, 2012 – Bruce’s Custom Covers announced today the winner of its custom-fitted aircraft cover awarded to Gateway To Oshkosh Fly-in participant Brad Harman of Texas. Bruce’s Custom Covers is the recognized innovation and quality leader in protective covers for airplanes, jets, helicopters, gliders, off-link jet engines and more. Gateway To Oshkosh […]

From the moment you mount the crew ladder of the only flying B-29 Superfortress, you begin to appreciate the men in their 20s who more than six decades ago took these revolutionary bombers into battle over Japan. That's the passion the Commemorative Air Force wants you to feel as FIFI motors over Wisconsin during AirVenture […]

OLATHE, Kan./July 16, 2012/Business Wire — Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced the GWX 70, a new solid-state weather radar that affordably brings advanced Doppler-enabled features to general aviation aircraft. The GWX 70 combines exceptional range and adjustable scanning profiles with precision target definition for […]