Mobile Bay Flying Club Hosts Aviation Open House at New Airport Site
The Mobile Bay Flying Club held an open house at the new Mobile International Airport site, showcasing aircraft and introducing visitors to local pilots and flight instructors.
Gulf Shores Airport Breaks Ground on $15 Million Terminal Expansion Just a Year After Opening
Gulf Shores International Airport has broken ground on a $15 million terminal expansion, less than a year after its debut, as passenger traffic climbs to record levels.
Clarke County Native Flies Apache Helicopter Over America’s 250th Birthday Celebration
Thomasville native and Clarke Prep graduate Maj. Andrea Bagley Bynum piloted an Apache helicopter in the military flyover of the National Mall marking the nation's 250th birthday, watched from below…
Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger to Headline Hargrove Foundation Gala in Mobile
MOBILE, Ala. — The pilot behind aviation’s most famous emergency landing is coming to Mobile. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger will deliver the keynote address at the Hargrove Foundation’s eighth annual gala…
Avelo Airlines to Launch Nonstop Mobile-to-Orlando Flights From Mobile International Airport
MOBILE, Ala. — Avelo Airlines will begin nonstop service from Mobile International Airport (BFM) to Orlando International Airport (MCO), becoming the only airline offering nonstop flights from Mobile to Florida.…
Mobile City Council Poised to Approve $30 Million for Brookley Terminal Project
The Mobile City Council is set to vote on sending $30 million to the Mobile Airport Authority for a new commercial terminal at Brookley Aeroplex, with officials targeting a 2024…
United Airlines Orders 70 Airbus Jets, Significant Number to Be Built in Mobile
United Airlines has placed a major order for 70 Airbus A321neo aircraft, with a significant portion of the jets set to be assembled at Airbus’s manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama,…
First African American Blue Angels pilot reflects on making history 35 years later
Thirty-five years after becoming the first African American pilot in the Blue Angels, Donnie Cochran is looking back on what he calls one of the greatest stretches of his life.…
Recovered veteran continues leadership role at NAS Pensacola museum
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Retired Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad is leading the National Naval Aviation Museum foundation in Pensacola after recovering from a severe spinal injury he suffered in a fall…
Mobile’s Airbus Plant Delivers Its First U.S.-Assembled A220, Handing It to Delta Air Lines
Airbus has delivered the first A220 jet assembled in the United States, rolling the narrowbody out of the company’s Mobile final assembly line and handing it over to Delta Air…