The AOPA Foundation awarded more than $2.2 million in scholarships in 2026—the largest amount in the foundation's history—with an average award of $6,500. Director of Public and Media Relations ...

Aspiring aviators and enthusiasts got to step into airplanes ranging from a single-seat Schempp-Hirth Arcus glider to a hulking de Havilland Canada DHC–2 Beaver on amphibious floats. Ashley Almquist, ...

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) on September 28 introduced the Modern Skies Act, which would provide $30 billion to fund the second, larger phase of the ongoing air traffic control modernization effort.

The Senate unanimously approved the John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act and the Aviation Medication Transparency Act on September 24, both of which would bring long overdue reforms to the FAA ...

William E. Dubois is a widely published aviation writer and columnist. He is an FAA Safety Team rep and a rare "double" Master Ground Instructor accredited by both NAFI and MICEP. An AOPA member since ...

AOPA urged the FAA to reconsider rescinding exemptions that have for decades allowed some Cessna Citations to be flown by a single pilot.