What is The Aviators?
The Aviators is a new weekly magazine-style TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, the coolest technology and the best fly-in destinations.
We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots.
The Aviators is all-things-aviation: “For everyone who has ever gazed skywards.”
Is the show on the Internet only?
While episodes of The Aviators will indeed be in our Gallery, The Aviators is a broadcast television series and will have a broad audience. In the United States, The Aviators will be distributed to all 356 Public Broadcasting Stations starting Sept. 8, 2010.
The series will also air across Canada on the Global Television Network on Saturday mornings starting Sept. 4 and on CHEK-TV on Wednesday and Saturday evenings beginning Sept. 22.
European and Asian broadcasters expressed interest in the show when it was presented at the MIPTV festival in Cannes, France last spring and deals are being negotiated with additional American broadcasters.
Will I get The Aviators in my area?
The best way to be kept apprised of broadcaster updates leading up to the premiere is to subscribe to The Aviators Update List. We send out a short monthly newsletter with updates on the show including broadcaster announcements. Another reason to subscribe to the list is to participate in our new contest where we are awarding up to two pairs of $249 Scheyden sunglasses every month.
What can I do to get involved?
Word of mouth is a powerful tool. Tell your friends, place posters on bulletin boards at your flying club or airport, share information about the show in newsletters, etc., The Internet is also a powerful tool. Submit story ideas, join our Fans of The Aviators Facebook group, discuss The Aviators in the many aviation chat rooms and forums, and subscribe to the Update List.