''The Aviators'' is a weekly Canadian television docuseries about aviation. Hosted by Anthony Nalli, the program is a behind-the-scenes look at airplanes and the people who fly or work with them.
The series came from a column of aviation stories Nalli was writing, called “Close Calls.” The series premiered on the
Global Television Network
The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television network after ...
Saturday, September 4, 2010. It could also be seen on
CHEK-TV
CHEK-DT (channel 6) is an independent television station in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, serving Vancouver Island and Greater Vancouver. The station is owned by the CHEK Media Group, a consortium made up of station employees and local inv ...
in Canada and has been distributed to all 356
Public Broadcasting Stations in the United States for broadcast in numerous markets starting in September 2010. The series was broadcast overseas on Discovery Channel Asia starting in spring 2010. The series became available on Hulu in February 2011. It began airing its ninth season in May 2021.
In its third season,
Mötley Crüe
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lead singer
Vince Neil
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was featured trying to earn his pilot's license.
References
Article in AOPA Pilot MagazineArticle in Park Rapids EnterpriseArticle in General Aviation News
External links
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2010 American television series debuts
2010 Canadian television series debuts
2010s American documentary television series
2010s Canadian documentary television series
2020s American documentary television series
2020s Canadian documentary television series
Documentary television series about aviation
English-language television shows