''Flying'', sometimes styled ''FLYING'', is an

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magazine published since 1927 and called ''Popular Aviation'' prior to 1942, as well as ''Aeronautics'' for a brief period. It is read by pilots, aircraft owners, aviation enthusiasts and aviation-oriented executives in business, commercial and general aviation markets worldwide. It has the largest paid subscription, newsstand, and international circulation of any U.S.-based aviation magazine, according to its former publisher the Bonnier Corporation, and is promoted as "the world's most widely read aviation magazine". It is owned by digital media entrepreneur Craig Fuller.

History

The magazine first began publishing in 1927 as ''Popular Aviation'' soon after Charles Lindbergh's historic transatlantic flight. It was given the name ''Aeronautics'' briefly from 1929–1930 and was changed back to ''Popular Aviation'' until 1942, when it became ''Flying''. In June 2009, ''Flying'' owner, Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., sold the publication to the Bonnier Corporation, the U.S. division of the

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-based Bonnier Group, along with four other magazines: ''Popular Photography, Boating, Sound and Vision'', and ''American Photo''. In July 2021, digital media entrepreneur and pilot Craig Fuller acquired ''Flying'' from the Bonnier Corporation and named the new parent company "Flying Media Group", with plans to expand its digital media platform, including online and mobile applications with a bigger focus on aviation photography, podcasts and

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. The print magazine went quarterly at the start of 2022, starting with Volume 149, issue 1, styled as "Q1 2022".

Demographics

In January 2010, the publication's demographics were: * Male/female: 94%/6% * Average age: 49.5 * Average HHI: $185,900 * Average net worth: $2,251,000

Contributors

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* Gordon Baxter * Richard L. Collins * Peter Garrison * Len Morgan * Ernest K. Gann * William Langewiesche * Gill Robb Wilson * Paul Bowen

References

External links

Official site

''Flying'' magazine on Google Books
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