Tag Archives: AOPA Summit

2013 Legislative Session Review & Events

by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region Now that all legislative sessions in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Iowa have adjourned, we can summarize them. Your association, AOPA, has been actively engaged in working 21 bills in those four states … Continue reading

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Tightening The Belt News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa

by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region It has certainly been a busy year so far for the AOPA Central Southwest Region, where we are working on 34 active state bills. Let me just highlight two here. Nebraska’s LB140, … Continue reading

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Flying Right-Side Up In Hollywood

by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. – We have come to expect some of the flair of Hollywood whenever the AOPA Summit is held in California, and this year was no different in Palm Springs, October 11-13, 2012. Big name … Continue reading

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Harrison Ford Star Power At Work At AOPA Summit, At Work In Congress

by Dave Weiman PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. (October 12, 2012) – GA pilot/actor Harrison Ford isn’t just a poster boy for General Aviation… Rather, he understands the true plight of GA and has rolled up his sleeves and volunteered to help … Continue reading

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News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa

by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region Even as the last piece of state legislation for 2012 in the Central Region was signed in July, AOPA started working on next year’s initiatives. I will have more details to share … Continue reading

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News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa

by Yasmina Platt, Manager AOPA Central Southwest Region Have you been flying much this summer? I have and I even flew around Sydney, Australia one day – a dream come true! What a hoot that was! I hope you submitted … Continue reading

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Aviation Conferences In The Midwest

by Bill Blake AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative Recently, the aviation fall conference season ended. For me, that included attending the annual conferences of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), Michigan Association of Airport Executives (MAAE), Illinois Public … Continue reading

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Wouters Replaced Klapmeier, Klapmeier Replaces Wouters… Future of Cirrus Jet Now In Hands of Chinese

by Dave Weiman HARTFORD, CONN. – In an announcement made September 19, 2011 in Duluth, Minn., Cirrus Aircraft cofounder, Dale Klapmeier, was named Chief Executive Officer (CEO), replacing Brent Wouters, who replaced Klapmeier’s brother, Alan Klapmeier. Wouters served as Executive … Continue reading

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AOPA Expands Commitment To State-Level Advocacy

by Dave Weiman HARTFORD, CONN. – At a packed room of Airport Support Network (ASN) volunteers at the AOPA Summit in Hartford, Ct., September 23, 2011, AOPA President Craig Fuller announced that the association is creating a new regional manager … Continue reading

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