PBY-5A Catalina 'Miss Pick Up', the UK-based Catalina flying boat, returns to Duxford after an engine change in France, ready ...

A famous WWII flying boat is making a legitimate comeback for modern war. The legendary Catalina is suiting up again—really.

Catalina Island Airport is primarily used for general aviation aircraft, including single-engine airplanes. Because of its elevation of 1,602 feet, it is known as the Airport in the Sky.

Catalina Island Airport is primarily used for general aviation aircraft, including single-engine airplanes and is known as the Airport in the Sky because of its elevation of 1,602 feet.

Catalina Island’s airport is not equipped for night operations, but a plane took off after dark and crashed, killing everyone aboard.

The usefulness of the airplane is something still being explored today, as Florida-based Catalina Aircraft is now seeking to bring a Next-Generation Amphibious Aircraft” (NGAA) Catalina II to ...

The pilot of a small plane that crashed on Santa Catalina Island, killing five, experienced battery issues on his aircraft and was warned not to take off during darkness prior to the deadly ...

Chinese ambitions in the South and East China seas, as well as Taiwan, make development of craft like this ekranoplan and the ...

March 2025 visitor counts were 13.1% greater than in March 2024, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Tourism ...

Officials reported passengers were on board the twin-engine turboprop plane plane when it crashed near Catalina Island's airport.

Over 8,700 American aircraft were lost on combat missions in the Pacific. Perhaps no role more fully embodied the Catalina’s multi-tasking potential than air-sea rescue.