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Showcase Your Treasures & Honor The Tuskegee Airmen!

Posted on March 13, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue RED WING, MINN. – The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Red Tail Squadron, America’s tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, has announced that their Virtual Museum has gained significant traction since its launch in … Continue reading →

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Paul Cornu’s “Flying Bicycle” – 110th Anniversary of the First Helicopter Flight

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue On November 13, 1907, French engineer and bicycle maker, Paul Cornu, made history by becoming the first man to fly a rotary-wing aircraft. The primitive helicopter – a twin-rotorcraft powered by a … Continue reading →

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Find Your Strength…

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

by Marta Micinski Dolan Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 My flying adventure began on a random morning two years ago when, at the end of my rope and desperate for entertainment for my two small children, I took … Continue reading →

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Ohio Community Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony To Celebrate New Hangars

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue SPRINGFIELD, OHIO – The City of Springfield, Ohio, in conjunction with Clark State Community College, held a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony recently to celebrate the addition of 10 new hangars to … Continue reading →

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Michigan Native Named Honorary Golden Knight

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Renowned airshow announcer, Danny Clisham of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been named an honorary member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Clisham joins an elite group of … Continue reading →

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Governor-In-Waiting Promises Support For Aviation Industry In Kansas… Urges Tenacity To Sustain State’s Aerospace Leadership Role

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

by Nate Franson Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 Tenacity was the theme of Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer’s address to the Wichita Aero Club on November 7, 2017 in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Colyer, 57, a Hays, Kansas native, … Continue reading →

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Quad City International Airport Director To Retire

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

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 the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), a current member … Continue reading →

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Most-Complained About Illinois Airport Opens Free Access, Free Tie-Downs For Transients & Lower Avgas Prices For All

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

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 in the Chicago area community of Waukegan, Illinois, local leaders … Continue reading →

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Metropolitan Airports Commission Names New Chief Operating Officer

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN.  – Long-time Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) employee, Roy Fuhrmann, has been selected as the organization’s new chief operating officer, overseeing everything from airport planning and facility improvements, to the … Continue reading →

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Premier Jet Appoints New Operations Manager

Posted on March 12, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Premier Jet Center at Minneapolis Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has appointed Michael Lawrence to the position of Operations Manager. Lawrence started in the aviation … Continue reading →

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