EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (July 8, 2020) — Recipients of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Ray Aviation Scholarships, which supply complete funding for flight training, will have a unique…
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New James H Connell Excellence In Aviation Scholarship Seeks Applicants
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue INDEPENDENCE, IOWA – Connell Aviation Group and the Connell family are memorializing the passing of their patriarch, James H. Connell, with the…
Local High School Girls Explore Aviation
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2020 issue The third annual “Girls In Aviation Day” (GIAD), held October 3, 2019 by Women in Aviation, International (WAI) Great Lakes Chapter, was…
Avfuel Awards Three Additional Scholarships To Aspiring Aviators
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Avfuel Corporation has selected Trent Long of Pasadena, Maryland; Andrew Traficante of Boynton Beach, Florida; and Ann…
Piper Aircraft Apprenticeship Program Offers Chance To Earn While Learning
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2019/January 2020 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft has announced that its first group of apprentices has begun their two-year program. The first…
2020 WAI Scholarships Ready For Applications
Start applying for available scholarships! Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue With new scholarships being posted weekly, Women Aviation International (WAI) is ready to accept applications for dozens…
Women Aviation International Announces New Mid-Year Scholarships Totaling $73,000
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue Through a donor who wishes to be anonymous, Women Aviation International (WAI) has awarded an additional $73,000 in 17 individual scholarships to…
Teenager Aspires To Become A Pilot, Mechanic & Engineer Thanks To EAA Chapter & Ray Aviation Scholarship
Published in Midwest Flyer – August/September 2019 issue Addison Geer, 16, of Hustisford, Wisconsin, is homeschool and just completed her sophomore year in high school. Last December, she was hired…
Ray Aviation Scholarships… Providing A Major Boost For Youth
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The first “Ray Aviation Scholarship” recipients have been announced. The program, which involves $1 million in scholarships each year, is managed by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA)…
Zero Gravity Corporation & Space Florida Develop Special Weightless Flight To Honor 50th Anniversary of Apollo Lunar Mission
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2019 issue ORLANDO, FLA. – To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, Zero Gravity Corporation…
SkyWest Airlines Teams Up With Academy College To Recruit New Pilots
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2019 BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The only four-year accredited aviation college in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area – Academy College – has…
Wisconsin Ultralight/Lightplane Advisory Council To Hold Safety Seminar
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Ultralight/Lightplane Advisory Council (WULAC) will hold its 26th annual safety seminar on Saturday March 16, 2019 from…
Plan To Be An ACE
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2018/January 2019 issue Students in the 10th through 12th grades have an opportunity to experience more aviation than they probably thought exists. They can…
Piper Aircraft Launches Apprenticeship Program For Local High School Graduates
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2018/January 2019 issue VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft, Inc. is launching an accredited apprenticeship program in cooperation with Indian River State College. The…
NBAA Aircraft Dispatcher Scholarship Recipient Attends Academy College
Published in Midwest Flyer – December 2018/January 2019 issue Since 2015, Academy College, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, has donated an Aircraft Dispatcher Course to the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA)…