4,360 articles
Piper PA-34 Seneca
The Piper PA-34 Seneca, also known as the Piper Seneca, is an American twin-engine, six- or seven-seat light aircraft built by Piper since the early 1970s as a development of the Cherokee Six.
Piper PA-38 Tomahawk
The Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, also called the Piper Tomahawk, is a two-seat, single-engine, T-tailed trainer built by Piper Aircraft from 1978 to 1982, with more than 2,400 produced.
Piper PA-46
The Piper PA-46, known as the Piper Malibu and Malibu Meridian, is a family of six-seat single-engine cabin aircraft built in Vero Beach, Florida since 1984.
Piper PA-48 Enforcer
The Piper PA-48 Enforcer was an American turboprop close air support aircraft built by Piper Aircraft in the early 1980s as a heavily modernized derivative of the P-51 Mustang.
Pipistrel
Pipistrel is a Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer based in Ajdovščina, founded by Ivo Boscarol in 1989 as the first private aircraft producer in the Balkans, owned by Textron since 2022.
Pipistrel Sinus
The Pipistrel Sinus is a Slovenian two-seat, side-by-side motorglider produced by Pipistrel in Ajdovščina, first flown in 1996, with a 15-meter wingspan and a glide ratio up to 28:1.
Pipistrel Velis Electro
The Pipistrel Velis Electro is a two-seat electric training aircraft built in Slovenia, the first fully electric aircraft type certified worldwide, by EASA in June 2020.
PIREP
A PIREP, or pilot report, is a real-time report by an aircraft pilot of in-flight weather conditions such as turbulence and icing, radioed to a ground station in a coded format.
Pitcairn PCA-2
The Pitcairn PCA-2, or Pitcairn-Cierva PCA-2, was an American autogiro first flown in 1930 and the first rotary-wing aircraft certified for commercial use in the United States.
Pitts Special
The Pitts Special is a family of small aerobatic biplanes designed by Curtis Pitts, first flown in the mid-1940s and built by amateurs from plans since 1962.
Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is the commercial airport serving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, opened in 1952 as Greater Pittsburgh Airport and rebuilt around a midfield terminal in 1992.
PlaneSense
PlaneSense is a fractional aircraft ownership program based at Portsmouth International Airport in New Hampshire. Founded by George Antoniadis in 1995, it flies the Pilatus PC-12 and PC-24.
Play (airline)
Play, formally Fly Play ehf., was an Icelandic low-cost airline flying between Europe and North America via Keflavík, operating from 2021 until its collapse in 2025.
Point Merge System
The Point Merge System is an air traffic method for sequencing arriving aircraft, developed by EUROCONTROL in 2006, first used in Oslo in 2011 and now deployed at 61 airports.
Point of no return
The point of no return (PNR) in aviation is the last point along a route from which an aircraft can still turn back with required fuel reserves intact.
Polar route
A polar route, or transpolar route, is an air route crossing the polar regions, mainly Arctic flights between North America and Asia that save time and fuel.
Polikarpov I-16
The Polikarpov I-16 was a Soviet single-seat fighter designed by Nikolai Polikarpov and the first monoplane fighter with an enclosed cockpit and retractable gear, serving from 1935 to 1943.
Polikarpov Po-2 (По-2)
The Polikarpov Po-2 (По-2), designed by Nikolai Polikarpov, was a Soviet two-seat biplane trainer first flown in 1928 as the U-2, with over 33,000 built.
Polish, Czechoslovak and Romanian aviation regiments in the Cold War
The Polish, Czechoslovak and Romanian aviation regiments in the Cold War were national-manned Warsaw Pact tactical air formations, built on Soviet patterns and dissolved between 1989 and 1995.
Politechnika Warszawska PW-5
The Politechnika Warszawska PW-5, also known as the PZL PW-5, is a Polish single-seat composite glider that won the FAI competition to become the World Class glider in 1993.
Pompano Beach Airpark
Pompano Beach Airpark, also known as Pompano Beach Airport, is a city-owned general aviation airport in Pompano Beach, Florida. Built during World War II, it has three runways and no airline service.
Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines is a Canadian regional airline founded by Robert Deluce in 2006, based at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, known for complimentary drinks and no middle seats.
Portland International Airport
Portland International Airport (PDX) is the main commercial airport of Portland, Oregon, about 4 miles northeast of downtown and owned and operated by the Port of Portland.
Portland International Airport carpet
The Portland International Airport carpet, known as the PDX carpet, is a teal geometric carpet designed by SRG Partnership and installed in 1987, which became a social media phenomenon and was reinstalled in the 2024 terminal.
Portland International Jetport
Portland International Jetport, also known as Portland Jetport, is a public airport west of Portland, Maine, owned by the city and serving a record 2.6 million passengers in 2025.
Porto Airport
Porto Airport, formally Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, is Portugal's second-busiest airport, serving Porto and northern Portugal from 11 km northwest of the city center; it handled a record 16.9 million passengers in 2025.
Post–World War II air-to-air combat losses
Post–World War II air-to-air combat losses are aircraft destroyed in fights between opposing aircraft since 1945, spanning Korea, Vietnam, the Indo-Pakistani wars, the Falklands, the Gulf, and Ukraine.
Powered hang glider
A powered hang glider is a hang glider fitted with an engine, either as a motorized harness or a wheeled trike, classified as a hang glider.
Powered paragliding
Powered paragliding, also called paramotoring, is ultralight aviation in which a pilot flies a paraglider wing with a backpack motor, taking off from level ground.
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney, also known as Pratt and Whitney, is an American aircraft engine maker founded in 1925, known for the R-2800 piston engine and the Geared Turbofan.