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You Are Invited… Minnesota Aviation Day At The Capitol
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Date to be announced soon! The entire aviation community will come together at the Minnesota State Capitol to visit with their State Senators and Representatives to tell them how important aviation and their local airports are … Continue reading
NATA President To Give Keynote Address At Minnesota Technician & Trades Joint Conferences
BROOKLYN CENTER, MINN. – The President of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Jim Coyne, will give the keynote address at the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) and Minnesota Aviation Maintenance Technician joint conferences, Monday, March 19, 2011 at the … Continue reading
Personnel Profile: Judy Harding, Program & Policy Analyst, Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics
Judy Harding joined the WisDOT’s Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in 1997. In her position as a program and policy analyst, Judy is responsible for developing and maintaining the State Airport System Plan, policies related to aviation system planning, and developing … Continue reading
Lakeland College Establishes Aviation Program
SHEBOYGAN, WIS. – A recent study by the International Civil Aviation Organization reported that between 2010-2030 airlines around the world will need an average of 49,900 pilots per year, and current training is not keeping pace with that need. As … Continue reading
Ice Protection For The KODIAK
SALINA, KAN. – Quest Aircraft Company has received final approval from the FAA for the KODIAK’s Ice Protection System (IPS). The system has been installed on three KODIAKs so far, and is now fully operational. KODIAK’s TKS™ ice protection system … Continue reading
Great Lakes Regional Representative For AOPA Receives Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award
GALENA, ILL. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has presented AOPA Great Lakes Regional Representative Bill Blake with the “Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award” for completing 50 consecutive years of safe, accident-free flying. FAA Great Lakes Regional Administrator Barry Cooper … Continue reading
Green Receives Wright Brothers Award For Safe Flying
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The “Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award” for 50 years of safe flying was presented to Harold Green of Madison, Wisconsin on September 14, 2010, during a ground school Green was teaching at Morey Airplane Company in Middleton, … Continue reading