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 ...

Aviation and history enthusiasts can experience firsthand what luxury air travel was like in the 1920s as EAA’s Ford Tri-Motor begins the 2025 tour season in two weeks. The first stop is March 28-30 a...

On Friday, February 28, the FAA announced that it would be holding a “listening session” on a controversial new FAA medical policy, postponing its implementation with no new effective date. The policy...

Two iconic aircraft types from the golden age of aviation, Fairchild and Travel Air, will celebrate their centennial years during activities at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025. The 100th anniversary year ...

The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has a big goal in mind for an “Only at Oshkosh” moment in 2025: The arrival of its Messerschmitt Me 262 fighter jet reproduction at Wittman Re...

EAA joined with 33 aviation and aerospace associations in expressing support for a continued safe, resilient, and modernized air traffic control system (ATC) in the United States.

As EAA’s SportAir Workshops series celebrates its silver anniversary in 2025, the program continues to be a driving force in making homebuilt aircraft projects more achievable through expert-driven co...

The FAA released the final version of Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-02-11. The AD requires the owners of most Piper high-wing aircraft with rudder posts made of 1025 carbon steel to upgrade to a r...

Recent news reports and forum posts have brought to light potential concerns experienced by aircraft using G100UL avgas, an unleaded high-octane fuel supplied by General Aviation Modifications, Inc. (...

The FAA has established the Commercial Air Tour Aviation Rulemaking Committee (Commercial Air Tour ARC), tasked with reviewing and developing recommendations to increase the safety of such operations.

The FAA Aircraft Registration Branch has developed and is implementing the ability to electronically issue registration certificates for both aircraft and aircraft dealers. In lieu of physically maile...

The FAA Aircraft Registration Branch has developed and is implementing the ability to electronically issue registration certificates for both aircraft and aircraft dealers. In lieu of physically maile...

EAA is evaluating two just-announced changes to FAA medical policies intended to become effective January 1, 2025. The first would significantly alter the deferral process for medical certificates tha...

California’s San Carlos Flight Center (SCFC) announced in a news release last week that it is now utilizing Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded aviation gasoline in its fleet of Cessna 172 aircraft.

EAA, supporting the concerns raised by Piper Aircraft and many commenters, this week submitted comments asking the FAA to rescind two proposed airworthiness directives (AD) that would affect certain P...

This week saw the introduction of G100UL, GAMI’s (General Aviation Modifications, Inc.) unleaded avgas, at California’s Reid-Hillview Airport. The County of Santa Clara has signed a contract with Vito...

While the general aviation community awaits the release of the final MOSAIC rule in 2025, EAA is keeping everyone up to date on what it could mean on many levels of recreational aviation.

The FAA has informed industry organizations that it is issuing a stay of its recently issued Moss letter of interpretation, which concerns the industry practice of supervising maintenance trainees, sh...

September 30 marked the end of the FAA’s fiscal year and with it, the annual conclusion of the annual 12-month tracking of fatal accidents among experimental category aircraft.

The FAA has published a final rule removing the expiration date on flight instructor certificates and replacing it with recent experience requirements.

This week the FAA published a long-awaited rule that will make transition training and other specialized instruction easier in experimental, primary, and limited category aircraft.

EAA is evaluating two proposed airworthiness directives (ADs) published by the FAA, expanding the main wing spar inspections on Piper PA-28 and PA-32 single-engine aircraft. These proposals result fro...

EAA is excited to announce that the 2025 Volunteer of the Year Award and Dorothy Hilbert Award nomination process is now open.

A very active summer of Young Eagles flights has pushed the total number of young people flown past 2.4 million, the latest milestone in what has become the world’s largest youth aviation education pr...

Automated landing fees are beginning to crop up at general aviation airports in different parts of the country, setting a dangerous precedent for safety as well as privacy.

Sporty’s has recently made some major enhancements to the Young Eagles version of the course to provide an even more beneficial resource.

There is plenty going on with the Young Eagles program, especially as we transition from peak flying season in the south to peak flying season in the northern portion of the country.

In the spirit of full transparency, I wanted to provide an update regarding the Young Eagles Online Registration program (currently known as Young Eagles Day).

EAA is concerned about a significant change that appeared in new FAA guidance that sets operating limitations for Phase I flight testing in all experimental aircraft.

California’s Assembly and Senate closed out August by passing state bill CASB1193, which will prevent the sale, distribution, and availability of leaded avgas after January 1, 2031.

An EAA favorite and an aviation legend, Bruce Bohannon, EAA 169040, age 66, passed away peacefully in his home from a relatively short bout of cancer on July 24, 2024.

Longtime general aviation advocate and EAA member Sen. (Retired) James Inhofe (R-OK) passed away on Tuesday, July 9, at age 89. Sen. Inhofe retired from the U.S. Senate in 2022 after serving more than...

Last week the FAA released a substantial update to their Guide for Aviation Medical Examiners that includes major improvements for the agency’s protocols for mental health, coronary heart disease, and...

The U.S. Congress has passed the 2024 FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3935), providing a 5-year authorization for the agency’s programs, revenue collection, and setting many new mandates for national av...

Operating within the Young Eagles program guidelines is critical to the long-term viability of the program. The insurance extended to EAA to cover the Young Eagles program, including the additional $1...