Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Participants from 11 states spent a week learning about different aspects of aviation and related careers and experienced the thrill of…
Category: Illinois Aviation Industry News
Illinois Aviation Newsletter Goes Digital
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Every quarter, the Illinois Division of Aeronautics has printed and mailed over 8,000 copies of its newsletter to professional aviation supporters across the state. Division officials feel…
Southern Illinois University Upgrades Fleet
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – The aviation management and flight program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale on Southern Illinois Airport is upgrading its…
AOPA Withdraws FAA Complaint Against Waukegan Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue FREDERICK, MD – In August 2017, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) filed three Part 13 complaints with the Federal Aviation…
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Receives National Partnership Award
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue WASHINGTON, DC – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) in Springfield, Illinois, as the recipient of…
Quad City International Airport Director To Retire
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 MOLINE, ILL. – Bruce Carter, aviation director for Quad City International Airport, will retire effective July 1, 2018. Carter is past chair of…
Most-Complained About Illinois Airport Opens Free Access, Free Tie-Downs For Transients & Lower Avgas Prices For All
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue WAUKEGAN, ILL. (December 21, 2017) – Following AOPA’s complaint to the FAA over fixed-base operator (FBO) pricing practices at Waukegan National Airport…