features

Skies visited the home of the mighty Carbon Cub in Yakima, Washington, where CubCrafters’ innovative aircraft line is taking off-airport flying to the next level.

Canadian company Aero Mag has set an international standard in aircraft deicing services, with a major focus on innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.

After a five-year absence, a growing RCAF team is once again flying the NATO E-3A Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) aircraft.

Amidst the chaos of travel restrictions and border closures, Airbus’s A220 has stood out. Here’s a look at where the A220 program stands in terms of new orders, operational insights, production rates, and its departure from Bombardier.

At the start of the year, the Royal Canadian Air Force said goodbye to the venerable CC-115 Buffalo fixed-wing search-and-rescue aircraft, after 55 years of service. We talk to the crew of the final operational flight; it was a day they’ll never forget.

Reflecting on “firsts” in aviation, an experienced pilot shares his recent achievement of piloting an airplane across the Atlantic Ocean for the first time — what he describes as a “memory of a lifetime.”

Testing new military aircraft types and systems is not for the faint of heart, but if you can pass test pilot school, it is a rewarding career.

A look inside the day-to-day operations of Alaska-based Rust’s Flying Service and sister company, K2 Aviation, which offer air taxi and flight-seeing expeditions for those seeking the ultimate outdoor adventure.

It’s been nearly eight years since the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which begged the question of how a commercial airliner could vanish without a trace. SKYTRAC is ensuring that aircraft in distress don’t go unnoticed with its novel Autonomous Distress Tracking system.

Skies recently did a Q&A with Beaubien, who, in addition to being a Lockheed U-2 pilot, is an aerial adventurist, Reno Air Race pilot, airshow formation team pilot, avid skydiver, and paramotor pilot.