The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 inductees, celebrating a distinguished group of aviators and aerospace pioneers whose contributions have significantly shaped Minnesota’s rich aviation heritage. This…
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MDOT Announces Award Winners For Outstanding Achievements In Michigan Aviation
LANSING, MICH. – At the 2025 Michigan Airport Conference held in Lansing February 19-20, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the award winners for achievements in promoting and improving aviation…
EAA Inducts Six Members Into Its Halls of Fame
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – (October 17, 2024) – Six individuals who contributed greatly to recreational aviation were honored on October 16, 2024, as they were inducted into the…
The National Aviation Hall of Fame Announces The “Class of 2025”
DAYTON, OHIO (October 21, 2024) – The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is proud to announce the outstanding individuals selected for induction as the Class of 2025. These trailblazers…
2025 Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet
The 2025 Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet will be held April 12 at the Mystic Lake Center, Minnetonka Ballroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Inductees will include AOPA President Mark…
Minnesota Aviation Businesses of the Month
The board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) would like to recognize the following members: Academy College, Bloomington, Minnesota, Nancy Grazzini-Olson: 952-851-0066: www.academycollege.edu Air Trek North, South…
NASA Astronaut & Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman
Former NASA astronaut and Apollo 8 commander, Frank Borman, EAA Lifetime 300174, passed away on November 7, 2023, at the age of 95. In 1968, Borman commanded the first human…
EAA VP Sean Elliott Receives FAA ‘Friend of Safety’ Award
EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (November 12, 2024) — Sean Elliott, Vice President of Advocacy and Safety for the Experimental Aircraft Association, has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s “Friend…
Jeff Skiles Retires From American Airlines, But Continues His Career In General Aviation
Jeff Skiles of Oregon, Wisconsin, has retired from American Airlines. Skiles is most widely known as the First Officer on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 in which he and Capt. Chesley…
34th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Honored Some of Minnesota’s Finest!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2024 Digital Issue The 34th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame was held April 20, 2024, at the Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake,…
Schweiss Doors Founder, Mike Schweiss, To Be Inducted Into The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue FAIRFAX, MINN. – Michael L. (Mike) Schweiss, founder and owner of Schweiss Doors, will be inducted into the Minnesota Aviation Hall…
Wisconsin’s 67th Annual Aviation Conference… Everything An Airport Manager Needs To Know & More!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics panel discussion. Midwest Flyer Magazine Photo by Dave Weiman (From left to right):…
Tom Poberezny’s Sculpture Unveiled At EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2023
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Tom Poberezny, who served as EAA’s president for more than two decades, and who was instrumental in the…
Julie Clark Named 2023 Recipient of Katharine Wright Memorial Trophy
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) and the Ninety-Nines, International Organization of Women Pilots, have announced that renowned airshow performer and airline…
National Aviation Hall of Fame To Present Armstrong Award To ForeFlight Cofounder, Tyson Weihs
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue DAYTON, OHIO – The Board of Trustees of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) is pleased to announce that the…