LANSING, MICH. – When some aviation campuses are closing, others are realizing the need for expanding or creating new flight training programs. Such is the case at Eastern Michigan University…
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2012 International Aviation Art Contest
by Nicole Wiessinger The 2012 International Aviation Art Contest is underway! Wisconsin is holding the state-level competition prior to the national and international events. All children between the ages of…
Kit Up For Winter Flying
Winter flying can be visually spectacular with its brilliant blue skies dotted with puffy white clouds and sparkling, snow-covered fields as far as the eye can see! It can be…
Online Course For Winter Flying
Pilots need to have a solid grasp of weather concepts so they can make smart aeronautical decisions based upon what they see on weather charts and outside their windshield. The Weather…
Costello Will Not Seek Re-Election
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election to Congress in 2012 after 23 years of service. During his tenure,…
Michigan Engineer Recognized For Distinguished Service
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Mark Noel, P.E., manager of the Project Development Section for the Michigan Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, received the 2011 National Association of State Aviation Officials…
Missouri Aeronautics Director To Lead National Group
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Joe Pestka, Administrator of Aviation at the Missouri Department of Transportation, is the incoming chairman of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO). Pestka was elected…
Betty Skelton, First Lady of Aerobatics
WINTER PARK, FLA. – Aerobatics legend and International Aerobatics Club Hall of Fame inductee, Betty Skelton – the “First Lady of Aerobatics” – died at her home in Winter Park,…
Air Racing Pilot Awarded Blériot Medal
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, which establishes rules for the control and certification of world aeronautical and astronautical records, awarded the Louis Blériot Medal to air racing…
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Lacy & Collins
WICHITA, KAN. – Pilot and aviation businessman, Clay Lacy, will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame, November 5, 2011 at ceremonies to be held at the Kansas Aviation…