Publications Covering the Flight Schools Industry

Air Facts Journal Digital (online journal)

Reader‑written GA safety and training stories for pilots and CFIs; the site says its unique visitors are in the “hundreds of thousands,” making it a useful channel for prospective and current student pilots.

https://airfactsjournal.com Circulation: 200,000

Airport Magazine Print + Digital magazine

AAAE’s official title read in 900+ airports; useful when flight schools engage airport managers or tenant committees. Current circulation: 21,000 digital plus 6,500 print (as of Jan 1, 2025).

https://aaae.org/about/airport-magazine/advertise Circulation: 27,500

AOPA Aviation eBrief Email newsletter (daily)

A daily brief of regulatory, technology, safety and training news read by aviation buyers and policy influencers; 104,000 opt‑in subscribers.

https://www.aopa.org/advertising/digital/aviation-ebrief Circulation: 104,000

AOPA Flight School Business Email newsletter (biweekly)

AOPA’s B2B newsletter focused on flight‑school operations, marketing, fleet and training trends; reaches about 6,000 flight‑training professionals every other week.

https://www.aopa.org/advertising/digital/flight-school-business Circulation: 6,000

AOPA Flight Training Print + Digital magazine

AOPA’s magazine focused on learning to fly and instructing; 200,000 copies are distributed annually to flight schools, with recent growth in reach.

https://www.aopa.org/advertising/print/flight-training Circulation: 200,000

AOPA Pilot Print + Digital magazine

The association’s flagship GA title used by many schools for awareness and advocacy; AOPA reports 478,000 reached monthly.

https://www.aopa.org/advertising/print/aopa-pilot Circulation: 478,000

AVweb Digital (site + video + newsletters)

Daily GA news with strong training/safety coverage; 1.3+ million monthly pageviews and 125,000+ opt‑in email subscribers.

https://avweb.com Circulation: 1,300,000

Aviation International News (AINonline) Print + Digital magazine

Business aviation’s long‑running news brand that also covers training/safety developments affecting turbine flight departments and training providers; 33,500 qualified monthly subscribers.

https://www.ainonline.com Circulation: 33,500

Aviation Week & Space Technology Print + Digital magazine + site

Aviation Week’s flagship title frequently covers pilot training, simulators and standards; total average qualified circulation about 76,838, with robust web reach.

https://aviationweek.com Circulation: 76,838

EAA Sport Aviation Print + Digital magazine

EAA’s monthly member magazine reaches a large grassroots pilot base (many active in training and instruction) — more than 200,000 members worldwide.

https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-magazines-and-publications/eaa-sport-aviation-magazine Circulation: 200,000

Flight International Print + Digital magazine

FlightGlobal’s heritage magazine with quarterly deep‑dives including safety & training features; total qualified readers currently 25,345 (AAM audited, June 2024).

https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international Circulation: 25,345

FlightGlobal Newsletters Email newsletters (suite)

FlightGlobal’s newsletters (airlines, aerospace, defense, sustainability, events) circulate to 369,000+ recipients monthly — useful for flight‑training market intelligence.

https://www.flightglobal.com/media-centre/our-brands/newsletters Circulation: 369,000

Flying Magazine Print + Digital magazine

Iconic U.S. GA brand covering aircraft, training and safety; audited print circulation was 200,737 (Dec 2012). Today it’s part of Firecrown and has renewed FBO distribution via MediaJet.

https://www.flyingmag.com Circulation: 200,737

General Aviation News Digital (site + daily email)

Grass‑roots GA news with strong training content; its free daily “Pulse of Aviation” email touts 110,000 readers each month.

https://generalaviationnews.com Circulation: 110,000

Skies Magazine Digital magazine + site + newsletters

Canada/NA‑focused fixed‑wing title with frequent training features; averages about 96,900 views per digital issue and a 334,400 monthly online reach.

https://skiesmag.com Circulation: 96,900

VAI Daily (Vertical Aviation International) Email newsletter (daily)

Vertical Aviation International’s curated daily brief (formerly ROTOR Daily) to the vertical‑flight community — over 40,000 subscribers globally; relevant for helicopter/VTOL training ops.

https://verticalavi.org Circulation: 40,000

Vertical Magazine Digital magazine + site + newsletters

Rotorcraft industry’s leading brand with training, safety, and MRO coverage; averages about 179,352 views per digital issue and 654,848 monthly online reach.

https://verticalmag.com Circulation: 179,352

Vertical Valor Digital magazine + weekly email

Focused on military and parapublic helicopter ops (LE, EMS, SAR, firefighting) with training content; ~93,200 views per issue and 51,200 Valor Weekly subscribers.

https://mediakit.mhmpub.com/vertical-valor/ Circulation: 93,200

Vertiflite Print + Digital magazine

Vertical Flight Society’s technical magazine covering helicopters and eVTOL; nearly 6,000 print circulation with ~10,000 online/pass‑along readers — a niche channel for advanced training.

https://vtol.org/publications/vertiflite-magazine Circulation: 6,000

FltPlan.com (Garmin) Digital aviation platform with media

Widely used flight‑planning ecosystem with news and training‑adjacent content; 168,000+ active users and ~1.5M monthly pageviews — a channel reaching many working pilots and schools.

https://www.fltplan.com Circulation: 168,000