APPLETON, WIS. – If you are one of the growing number of pilots who fly to Outagamie County Regional Airport in Appleton, Wisconsin, for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, you – and…
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Thunderbird Aviation Removes Original Terminal Building To Make Room For Expanded Ramp
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – In 2012 – 50 years since the company was founded in 1962 – Thunderbird Aviation invested $2 million in building a new 8,000 square foot facility…
The Continually Growing Buffer Paradox
by Daniel McDowell One of the more significant problems in aviation today is that of incompatible development around airports. Three primary issues stand out when there is development around airports,…
Washington Island Lions Fish Boil Fly-In
by Jim LaMalfa Approximately, 120 airplanes flew to Washington Island off the Door County Peninsula for the annual Lion’s Club Fish Boil Fly-In on Saturday, July 19. The weather was…
Building A Backyard Airstrip
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics How many landing facilities would you guess there are in Wisconsin? If you guessed “a lot,” you would be right! In all, Wisconsin…
City Takes Over FBO In Hopes of Increasing Traffic
RANTOUL, ILL. – Like many small towns that lose their fixed base operator, the City of Rantoul, Illinois, has decided to take over the fixed base operation. This decision came…
Doing Business In Winona
WINONA, MINN. – The economy has taken its toll in recent years on the small southeastern community of Winona, Minnesota, but things are looking up. Three Hawker Beechcraft Premier Jets…
Cedar Rapids Names Interim Airport Director
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Don Swanson has been named Interim Airport Director at Eastern Iowa Airport to replace Tim Bradshaw, who accepted a position as the executive director of Roanoke–Blacksburg…
New FAA Hangar Policy Draft – Confusing!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two weeks after the FAA unveiled its draft policy for allowed uses in hangars at airports that receive federal grant funding, much confusion has emerged regarding the…
Discover Aviation Days – Education & PR At Their Finest!
by Dave Weiman BLAINE, MINN. – There is so much happening at Anoka-County Blaine Airport/Jane’s Field (KANE) nowadays with over 400 based aircraft, more than a dozen air charter and…