ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Minnesota aviation community hosted its second annual “Aviation Day At The Capitol” event, January 30, 2013 at the State Capitol in St. Paul. Pilots, airport…
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Local School District Names Pattonair Indianapolis Premier Partner
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The Wayne Township School District program “Help One Student To Succeed” (HOSTS) has recognized Pattonair, a leading global aerospace and defense supply chain service provider, as a…
Atlantic Fever – Lindbergh, His Competitors & The Race To Cross The Atlantic
Author: Joe Jackson Published: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2012 A Book Review – by Allen Penticoff Be transported back in time to 1927. World War I has been over for…
Charlie’s Restaurant
BOLINGBROOK, ILL. – Pilots looking for an airport restaurant in northern Illinois should check out “Charlie’s Restaurant” at Clow International Airport (1C5), Bolingbrook, Illinois. Charlie’s is open from 7:00 am…
Doolittle Raiders Hope To Meet One More Time!
EGLIN AFB, FLA. – The remaining members of the famed Doolittle Raiders will hold their final public reunion, April 16-21, 2013, at Eglin Field, Florida, where they trained for their…
Brodhead Hosts Chili Fly-In
Mike Weeden of Brodhead, Wisconsin, on the roll at the “Ground Hog Chili Fly-In” in Brodhead, Wisconsin, February 2, 2013. Weeden is flying Bill Liimatainen’s 1946 Aeronca 7AC Champ, powered…
Twin Pines Resort Hosts Fly-In On Mille Lacs Lake
GARRISON, MINN. – If you have always wanted to land on a lake, but don’t own a floatplane, all you need is a resort to plow out a two-mile stretch…
New Category II Approach For Dane County Regional Airport
MADISON, WIS. – A new Category II instrument landing system (ILS) is the cornerstone of a $9.6 million multi-year project to reduce minimums at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison,…
Aviation Day In North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Aviation Council (NDAC), consisting of eight aviation organizations, held an “Aviation Day At The Capitol” in Bismarck, February 8, 2013. The council wanted to…
Lenss Named Airport Director At Rochester
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County Regional Airport Director, Martin Lenss, has accepted a position at Rochester International Airport in Minnesota. He will step down from his current position at Outagamie…
Minnesota Airports Conference To Be Held In Lake Country
ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – When you think of the state of Minnesota, you think of the land of 10,000 lakes. So it is only befitting to hold the “Minnesota Airports Conference”…
Alexandria, Minnesota Airports Conference Host Airport
ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – The rural farming and recreational community of Alexandria, Minnesota in west central Minnesota, is hosting the 2013 “Minnesota Airports Conference,” April 17-19 at the Arrowhead Conference Center….
2013 Iowa Aviation Conference Welcomes Pilots!
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – Pilots are invited to attend a free FAA Pilot Safety Seminar as part of the 2013 Iowa Aviation Conference from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,…
Priester Aviation Names Andy Priester President & CEO
WHEELING, ILL. – Andrew (Andy) Priester has been named president and chief executive officer of Priester Aviation, LLC, the third generation of the family-owned and operated company headquatered at Chicago…
Quad Cities International Airport… A Quick Look Back In History
In 1910, a Rock River valley pasture known as “Franing Field” near Moline, Illinois, was selected for the first coast-to-coast flight by U.S. Army aircraft. Three men leased 30 acres…