On the Fly …

Missile took out dead spy satellite…One F-15 pilot dead after midair off Florida…An A380 had to be grounded on Tuesday due to a fuel pump problem…USAF officials say they need $20 billion per year to replace aging aircraft…The Geneseo Airshow in New York will celebrate the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk…EAA shows you an overview of Oshkosh in a new online 17-minute video…AOPA celebrates 50 years of publishing its own magazine, AOPA Pilot.

The U.S. Navy successfully shot down a malfunctioning school bus-sized spy satellite Wednesday. An anti-ballistic missile fired from a ship was used to hit the satellite, which officials say will begin to reenter the atmosphere almost immediately...

BBC News was reporting late Wednesday that one of two Air Force F-15 pilots plucked from the Gulf of Mexico off Florida after a midair collision has died. The surviving pilot was reported in good condition...

An A380 flying for Singapore Airlines had to be grounded on Tuesday due to a fuel pump problem; it's the first time one of the double-deckers has missed a flight for mechanical reasons...

U.S. Air Force officials say they need an extra $20 billion per year to replace aging aircraft...

This year's Geneseo Airshow in upstate New York, "The Greatest Show on Turf," will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk, with a Flying Tigers Reunion...

EAA shows you an overview of Oshkosh in a new online 17-minute video, narrated by Harrison Ford...

AOPA celebrates 50 years of publishing its own magazine, AOPA Pilot, with a special online edition.