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

Catalina Aircraft stated in an email, however, that neither of these aircraft is, to their knowledge, in active production—nor were they certified to carry civilian passengers for hire.

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 ...

Flying a small plane into Catalina Island’s airport can be a bit like landing on an aircraft carrier. It has one narrow runway perched high on a mesa with steep cliffs at either end tumbling ...

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. It has a ...

The prototype aircraft, the XP3Y-1, flew for the first time in 1935. The PBY was used by 31 nations over its 46-year career until finally retiring with the Brazilian Air Force in 1982.

The old-school Catalina was among the first U.S. aircraft to be upgraded with airborne radar. Japan had neglected radar R&D, and Imperial Japanese Navy ships had to rely on sound-detection systems ...

All five people on board the aircraft, including the pilot, were killed, the FAA reported. The island, one of California’s Channel Islands, is about 21 miles southwest of Los Angeles. It has ...