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Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar A Success!
Photos by Brad Thornberg Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association Seminar A Success! Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue BRAINERD, MINN. – “The 2021 Minnesota Seaplane Pilots Association (MSPA) Safety Seminar, September 17-19, 2021, is in the … Continue reading
Overland Aviation Cuts Ribbon On New Terminal & Customs Facility
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue WILLISTON, N.D. – Flights from all corners of the globe can now fly in and fuel up at Overland Aviation as they opened a new terminal and U.S. Customs … Continue reading
St. Louis Downtown Airport Recognized As Illinois Reliever Airport of the Year
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue CAHOKIA HEIGHTS/SAUGET, ILL. – St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) was named the 2020 Reliever Airport of the Year by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Division of Aeronautics. The … Continue reading
Mead & Hunt Announces the Acquisition of Colorado-based Ambient Energy
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue The acquisition allows Mead & Hunt to expand its sustainability services while providing Ambient Energy a larger platform to make a greater environmental impact. Mead & Hunt, a national, … Continue reading
Avfuel Welcomes Two New Carver Aero FBOs To Branded Network
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue Carver Aero recently selected Avfuel as its branded fuel supply partner for its two new FBOs in Janesville, Wis. (KJVL), and Chicago/Aurora, Ill. (KARR). The agreement extends the … Continue reading
Blackhawk Airways Founder & Hall of Famer, Dick Wixom
September 29, 1929 – October 17, 2021 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue James Richard “Dick” Wixom, 92, died of heart failure on October 17, 2021, in the care of Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. … Continue reading
Son of U-2 Spy Plane Pilot Speaks At EAA Chapter Meeting
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue EAA Chapter 25 in Lakeville, Minnesota, sponsored a banquet October 3, 2021, featuring guest speaker, Gary Powers, Jr., son of Francis Gary Powers, Sr., who was shot down over … Continue reading
Shelly Simi To Receive 2021 Brewer Trophy For Aerospace Education
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) has announced that Shelly Simi has been selected the recipient of the 2021 Frank G. Brewer Trophy. The trophy was established … Continue reading
