Coffee Break: Aviation
by Jill Riley and Nilufer Arsala
August 19, 2025

Sometimes a great song can make you feel like you’re flying. Luckily, Tuesday is the perfect day for that because it’s National Aviation Day!
The holiday is celebrated each year on Orville Wright’s birthday – he and his brother Wilbur were early flight pioneers and are credited with inventing the first successful airplane. Let’s mark the occasion by curating an elevated playlist.
So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands related to flying would you like to hear?
Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.
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Songs Played
Thundercat- Fly Like An Eagle (Steve Miller Band Cover)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Learning to Fly
The Byrds- Eight Miles High
The Replacements- Waitress in the Sky (Ed Stasium Mix)
Lenny Kravitz- Fly Away
Goldfrapp- Fly Me Away
The Fifth Dimension- Up, Up and Away
Frank Sinatra- Come Fly With Me
