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EAA, AOPA, Piper Hosts Caring Students At AirVenture Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and Piper Aircraft hosted a special group of students and their teacher from Appleton, Wisconsin, during EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh 2014 A number of years ago, Woodland … Continue reading
Rare Warbird Makes Appearance At Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, July 28 – August 3, 2014, is where everyone wants to display their rare aircraft, as did Don and Ann Pellegreno of Rhome, Texas. Flying at a respectable 135-140 mph, the Pellegrenos arrived at … Continue reading
Honda Aircraft President Receives Award For Innovation In Aeronautics
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – The International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS) presented its 2014 Award for Innovation in Aeronautics to Honda Aircraft Company President and CEO Michimasa Fujino during the 29th ICAS Congress, September 10, 2014 in St. Petersburg, … Continue reading
Audrey Poberezny & Earl Lawrence Honored At AirVenture
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Audrey Poberezny, who cofounded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) with her husband, Paul Poberezny, in the basement of their home in 1953, and former EAA Vice President Earl Lawrence, were honored during the organization’s annual meeting, July … Continue reading
Posted in EAA & AirVenture, October/November 2014, Sections
Tagged Audrey Poberezny, EAA, Earl Lawrence, Jack Pelton
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City Takes Over FBO In Hopes of Increasing Traffic
RANTOUL, ILL. – Like many small towns that lose their fixed base operator, the City of Rantoul, Illinois, has decided to take over the fixed base operation. This decision came about as a result of Rusty’s Flying Service not wishing … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, October/November 2014, Sections
Tagged Illinois, Rantoul, Rune Duke
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Doing Business In Winona
WINONA, MINN. – The economy has taken its toll in recent years on the small southeastern community of Winona, Minnesota, but things are looking up. Three Hawker Beechcraft Premier Jets were in town for business reasons recently, and landed at … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, October/November 2014, Sections
Tagged George Bolon, Winona’s Max Conrad Field
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Cedar Rapids Names Interim Airport Director
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Don Swanson has been named Interim Airport Director at Eastern Iowa Airport to replace Tim Bradshaw, who accepted a position as the executive director of Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport in Roanoke, Virginia. A nationwide search is underway … Continue reading
Posted in Airports, October/November 2014, Sections
Tagged Don Swanson, Eastern Iowa Airport, Tim Bradshaw
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Mead & Hunt Builds $12 Million Office Building One Mile From Airport
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The national engineering and architectural firm, Mead & Hunt, has built a new $12 million office building just over one mile from Middleton Municipal Airport – Morey Field, where the company keeps its Cessna 340. The firm … Continue reading
Frank Butler Butler Aviation
CHICAGO, ILL. – Frank Butler, 85, the son of Paul Butler who founded Butler Aviation and the village of Oak Brook, Illinois, died August 22, 2014 at a rehabilitation facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. The family farm became the … Continue reading
Posted in October/November 2014, People, Sections
Tagged Butler Aviation, Frank Butler, Marjorie von Stresenreuter
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Date Set For Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame will hold its 29th annual induction banquet, Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Six aviators will be inducted including Brig. Gen. Peter Drahn (ret.), Vice … Continue reading
