Tag Archives: MATA

Alexandria, Minnesota Airport (KAXN) Redesignated A Regional Facility

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

by James M. (Jim) Conn AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has redesignated Alexandria Municipal Airport (KAXN) as a regional airport based on the … Continue reading →

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Meet Mark Schwichtenberg, Line Service Manager St. Cloud Aviation, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue One of the newest members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) Board of Directors is Mark Schwichtenberg, the Line Manager at St. Cloud Aviation in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Mark says … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Airports & FBOs Encourage Minnesota Transportation Conference Committee To Use General Funds & Not The Airport Fund For AWOS

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue ST. PAUL, MINN. – Members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) and Minnesota Council of Airports reached out to members of the Minnesota Transportation Conference Committee concerning certain aspects of … Continue reading →

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Up North At The Minnesota Airports Conference

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Article by Dave Weiman Photos by Peggy Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue The 2023 Minnesota Airports Conference was held April 26-28 at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria, Minnesota. The conference was sponsored … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Aviation Trades Group Awards Scholarships

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – Members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) awarded two $1,000.00 flight training scholarships at their annual meeting, April 27, 2023, during the Minnesota Airports Conference at the … Continue reading →

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A One-Way Flight From The Midwest To The West Coast

Posted on May 27, 2022 by mwflyer

by Kreg Anderson Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2022 Digital Issue This past winter, I ferried a Bellanca Super Viking to California for a client with my college friend, Nick Meyer. We actually recreated a favorite trip of his … Continue reading →

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Early Minnesota Aviatrix – Mary Jane Rice – Remembered!

Posted on October 16, 2019 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2019 Issue WILLMAR, MINN. – Mary Jane Rice, 99, of Willmar, Minnesota, passed away July 17, 2019. She was born to Agda and Guy Leasman in Hector, Minn., on August 29, 1919. She married … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Aviation Trades Association Creates Mentorship Program For Member Businesses

Posted on August 3, 2019 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) has a “mentorship program,” which is available exclusively to member businesses, whose owners or managers need some advice or guidance on various business matters from time … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Aviation Trades Association 2019 Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

Posted on October 28, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) is accepting applications for its 2019 scholarship in the amount of $2,000. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a flight training curriculum at a Minnesota flight … Continue reading →

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AOPA Holds Congressional Meet & Greet At Thunderbird Aviation

Posted on October 28, 2018 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – Longtime GA ally and supporter, Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.), a member of the House General Aviation Caucus, and cosponsor of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights 2, which included … Continue reading →

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