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MSP Earns Repeat Title As Best Airport In North America ACI ASQ Award is Sixth in Seven Years for Best Airport Experience

Posted on March 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2023 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has been named the “Best Airport in North America” for the second straight year through the Airports Council International (ACI) global Airport Service … Continue reading →

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2022 Girls In Aviation Day Ignites Passion For Flight & More

Posted on January 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue CAHOKIA HEIGHTS & SAUGET, ILL. – More than 100 young women from a dozen bi-state area high schools and Girl Scout Troop 2184 learned about a variety of careers in aviation … Continue reading →

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How Is Your Instrument Scan?

Posted on January 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Michael J. “Mick” Kaufman © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue We have become so dependent on autopilots in the aircraft we fly, it has become apparent that we have lost … Continue reading →

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Fly Wisconsin Airport Passport Program

Posted on January 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue In 2017, the Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WISDOT) teamed up to launch the “Fly Wisconsin Airport Passport Program.” The program rewards pilots and passengers for … Continue reading →

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MSP Selects Artist For Next Major Public Art Project

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Artist Kipp Kobayashi Will Create Work For Two-Story Concourse Rotunda Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Minneapolis-St. Paul, MINN. – Internationally renowned artist Kipp Kobayashi has been selected to design and install a centerpiece artwork within the … Continue reading →

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What is the value of your plane? Is it insured for that amount?

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

by Bob Worthington www.BobWorthingtonWriter.com © Copyright 2023. All rights reserved! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Over the past year or two, the market for used aircraft has exploded. Values have soared. A few weeks ago, I … Continue reading →

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Meet Max Platts Aeronautical and Technical Services Section Chief

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Max Platts joined the Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) as Aeronautical and Technical Services (ATS) Section Chief in October 2022, following Scott Brummond’s retirement in July after 25 years with the … Continue reading →

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Register For The WisDOT Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue For the first time since 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) will hold a two-day Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar designed to help anyone responsible for … Continue reading →

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Flying the Line

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dean Zakos © Dean Zakos. 2023 All Rights Reserved. Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue I was startled awake. The buzzing alarm clock did its job exceedingly well. It was a raw, windy day in March … Continue reading →

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2022 Girls In Aviation Day Ignites Passion For Flight & More

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue CAHOKIA HEIGHTS & SAUGET, ILL. – More than 100 young women from a dozen bi-state area high schools and Girl Scout Troop 2184 learned about a variety of careers in aviation … Continue reading →

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