Tag Archives: Blackhawk Technical College

Blackhawk Airways Founder & Hall of Famer, Dick Wixom

Posted on November 28, 2021 by mwflyer

September 29, 1929 – October 17, 2021 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – December 2021/January 2022 Online Issue James Richard “Dick” Wixom, 92, died of heart failure on October 17, 2021, in the care of Agrace Hospice in Fitchburg, Wisconsin. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dec2021/Jan 2022, People, Sections, Sections | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The End of A Great Aviation Tech School Program

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mwflyer

A Guest Editorial by Jim Freeman JANESVILLE, WIS. – It was with great disappointment for all of us in the aviation community and our local community to watch the final destruction of the award-winning and viable Blackhawk Technical College (BTC) … Continue reading →

Posted in All Headlines, Education, Guest Editorial, Headlines, June/July 2014 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Grassroots Efforts To Save Aviation Program

Posted on July 26, 2012 by mwflyer

JANESVILLE, WIS. – The aircraft maintenance program at Blackhawk Technical College in Janesville, Wisconsin, has been temporarily (or permanently) suspended, after 72 years of service. Meanwhile, a committed group of aviation enthusiasts is working to convince the Blackhawk Technical College … Continue reading →

Posted in August/September 2012, Education, Sections | Tagged , , | Leave a comment