Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2018 issue The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) has announced that the aircraft that led a formation of more than 800 C-47s to Normandy, France…
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Air Power Museum Acquires Historic de Havilland Super Chipmunk
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue BLAKESBURG, IOWA – The Air Power Museum (APM), located at Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa, has acquired a rare and historic de…
Demand For Piper Aircraft Results In Largest Employment Growth Since 2009
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft Inc. achieved double-digit growth in new aircraft revenue and deliveries for 2017, as demand for trainer…
Fly, Buy & Ship…
by Sharon Thiry Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2018 issue A story about a couple from the Netherlands, who learned to fly in the United States, bought an airplane,…
HondaJet Shines At Oshkosh 2017
Honda Aircraft Company displayed it Honda HA-420 HondaJet at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017. Representing the company was (L/R) John Lowe of HondaJet Midwest, Des Moines, Iowa, and Douglas Danuser, Vice…
Wipaire Helps Fulfill Aircraft Needs of Mission Aviation Fellowship International
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 OSHKOSH, WIS. – Wipaire, Inc. of South St. Paul, Minnesota, is helping to support “Mission Aviation Fellowship International” by contributing a single-point fuel…
Apollo 11 Command Module Makes Another Journey
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. – After spending 46 years parked at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the Apollo 11 command module “Columbia” traveled…
Daher Brings Morane-Saulnier Type L Parasol Aeroplane To EAA AirVenture Oshkosh
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – A flightworthy replica of the World War I-era Morane-Saulnier Type L “Parasol” aeroplane – an ancestor to Daher’s TBM…
One Man’s Affection For Stinsons
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 I have known Tom Janssen of Appleton, Wisconsin, for at least 10 years, when I met him at Beaver Aviation…
Piper’s Deliveries & Revenue Continue Upward Trend In Q2 2017
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2017 VERO BEACH, FLA. (July 24, 2017) – Piper Aircraft Inc. has announced its aircraft sales and delivery results for the second quarter of…