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AAR Hiring Mechanics For Duluth Facility
DULUTH, MINN. – The global aerospace and defense company, AAR, is hiring mechanics for its Duluth, Minnesota aircraft maintenance, overhaul and repair station. The company has 70 openings paying up to $25 an hour (www.aarcorp.com).
FedEx Express Donates Boeing 727 To SUN ‘n FUN As Interactive Aviation Classroom
LAKELAND, FLA. – On Friday, February 1, 2013, a Boeing 727-200F aircraft operated by FedEx Express will complete its final flight as it lands at Lakeland Linder Airport, where it will be used at the Florida Air Museum Center for Innovation and … Continue reading
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Tagged FedEx Express, Florida Air Museum Center, Lakeland Linder Airport, Sun n Fun
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No Second Term For LaHood
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2013) – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood of Illinois announced today that he will not serve a second term. He cited the passing of the FAA Reauthorization Act, and work on the Next Generation Air Traffic Control … Continue reading
Minnesota CFI of Year Named
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (January 18, 2013) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) has named Paul Van Brunt of Prior Lake, Minnesota, the 2013 Minnesota Flight Instructor of the Year. Van Brunt is a major in … Continue reading
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Tagged CAP Cadets, FAA Safety Team, Minnesota Flight Instructor of the Year, Paul Van Brunt
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Huerta Confirmed As FAA Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 2, 2013) – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael P. Huerta the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a five-year term. He succeeds Randy Babbitt, who resigned in December 2011, following an alleged DUI incident, … Continue reading
Wildcat In Kenosha
KENOSHA, WIS. — On December 7, 2012, A&T Recovery brought a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat up from the bottom of Lake Michigan, 45 miles from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois. The aircraft crashed in December 1944 while being flown off an aircraft carrier … Continue reading
Wipaire, Inc. Announces Southeastern Service Center
South Saint Paul, Minnesota, December 12, 2012 – Wipaire, Inc. has established a southeastern service center at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida. The facility will offer onsite aircraft and float maintenance, avionics repair and installations, aircraft interior refurbishments … Continue reading
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Tagged Aircraft floats, Aircraft Interior, Avionics Repair, Float Installations, Rod Edlund, Wipaire
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LEAF Offers Discounts On ROTAX® Service, Repairs & Overhauls
LYONS, WIS. – As the holiday season approaches, Leading Edge Air Foils (LEAF) is offering a 10 percent discount on ROTAX® service, repairs and overhauls through January 18th, 2013. Gift certificates are also available in any amount greater than $10.00. For more information, call 1-800-532-3462 … Continue reading
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Tagged Leading Edge Air Foils, LEAF, Rotax
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Accident Claims Life of Bemidji Aviation President
BEMIDJI, MINN. – The president of Bemidji Aviation Services, Inc., Larry Diffley, 74, died after the Beech Baron he was flying crashed while on an aerial survey near Manhattan, Illinois, south of Joliet. Mark Shough, vice president of Bemidji Aviation Services, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bemidji Aviation Services Inc, Larry Diffley, Mark Shough
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New Minnesota Aeronautics Director To Be Named
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Aeronautics Director Chris Roy has returned to the highways side of state transportation as the Director for the Office of Project Management and Technical Support effective December 4, 2012. At press time, a replacement for … Continue reading
