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Discover Aviation Days!
May 31st & June 1st, 2014 BLAINE, MINN. – The annual “Discover Aviation Days” will again celebrate the history and future of flight starting off with a “pancake breakfast and lunch” both days; vintage and modern military aircraft, and general aviation aircraft … Continue reading
Posted in Events, News
Tagged airplane, Aviation Career, Blaine, Discover Aviation Days, Golden Wings Air Museum, helicopter, Minnesota
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West Star Aviation Opens New Maintenance Facility In Illinois
EAST ALTON, ILL. – West Star Aviation is nearing completion of their new 47,000 square foot maintenance facility at their East Alton, Illinois (ALN) location. In addition to the new maintenance facility, the multi-million dollar expansion includes a 14,000 square … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, News, Products & Services
Tagged avionics, East Alton, maintenance facility, Rodger Renaud, West Star Aviation
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AOPA Regional Fly-Ins Off To A Good Start
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – More than 2,500 people participated in the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) regional fly-in, April 26, in San Marcos, Texas. This was the first of seven fly-ins AOPA will host in 2014, including its homecoming … Continue reading
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill That Expands Liability Protection For Private Airport Owners
MADISON, WIS. – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 321, April 16, 2014, to expand the existing Recreational Use Statute (RUS 895.52) to include liability protection for non-commercial aviation at private airports. Previous to this amendment, landowners were protected … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, AOPA, EAA & AirVenture, Government/Legislation, News
Tagged AOPA, Bryan Budds, Chuck Aldrian, Dave Weiman, Don Kiel, EAA, Governor Scott Walker, Jay Baeten, Jonathan Harger, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Paul Tittl, Recreational Use Statute (RUS 895.52), Senate Bill 321, Senator Joe Leibham
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Jim “Fang” Maroney – A Life Filled With Flight
by Dave Weiman MADISONVILLE, TENN. – Popular air show performer, chief airline pilot, and former Top Gun, Jim “Fang” Maroney, 59, of Milwaukee, Wis., was killed March 23, 2014, while flying cross-country from Watertown, Wisconsin to an air show in … Continue reading
Wisconsin Governor Signs Bill To Exempt Aircraft Maintenance From State Sales Tax
APPLETON, WIS. (April 3, 2014) – After a year of lobbying by a coalition of state and national aviation organizations and businesses, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Senate Bill 348 into law April 3, 2014, exempting aircraft parts, maintenance and … Continue reading
Posted in News, Products & Services
Tagged Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Experimental Aircraft Association, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, Governor Scott Walker, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Wisconsin Airport Management Association, Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association, Wisconsin Senate Bill 348
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AOPA & NATA Presidents Address Aviation Business Leaders At Minnesota Aviation Trades Conference
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Mark Baker, President of the Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA), and Tom Hendricks, President of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), were featured speakers at the Minnesota Aviation Trades Conference, March 21, 2014 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The … Continue reading
