The Minnesota Airports Conference will be held April 15–17, 2015 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Airports…
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La Crosse Regional Airport To Host 60th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference
La Crosse, Wisconsin is the site for the 60th annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference, May 11-13, 2015 at the La Crosse Radisson Hotel, located along the mighty Mississippi River. Nestled in…
60th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference To Be Held In La Crosse
LA CROSSE, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Conference will celebrate its 60th anniversary at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., May 11-13, 2015, along the beautiful Mississippi River….
Washington Island Hosts 4th Annual Death’s Door Bar-B-Q
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WIS. – Who doesn’t like barbecue? Come to beautiful Washington Island on Saturday, August 29, 2015 for the fourth annual “Death’s Door Bar-B-Q” at the Washington Island Airport….
Darrell Collins Gets Standing Ovation At EAA Wright Brothers Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Aviation historian, Darrell Collins, had the audience at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet in Oshkosh, Wis., December 12, 2014, mesmerized as he described the flight controls…
Honda Aircraft President & CEO Honored At 12th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation”
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. – Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, received the “Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award” at “Living Legends of Aviation,” January 16,…
Wipaire Establishes Ben Wiplinger Memorial Seaplane Rating Scholarship
SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – In celebration of 55 years of continuous aircraft float production, Wipaire, Inc. has announced the “Ben Wiplinger Memorial Seaplane Rating Scholarship” to be awarded in…
Diffley, Gilruth, Goodrich, Judd, Rishovd & Voth To Be Inducted Into Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The 26th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The following people…
Iowa’s Second Generation of Aviators Honored For Lifelong Dedication
GREENFIELD, IOWA – As a way to celebrate its 25th year in existence, the Iowa Aviation Museum in Greenfield recently hosted its annual “Wings” fly-in breakfast with a special ceremony….
Three Raiders Inducted Into Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame
GREENFIELD, IOWA – The Iowa Aviation Museum has inducted three soldiers from Iowa who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo on April 18, 1942, into the Iowa Aviation Hall…
WAI Announces Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees For 2015
Three women who changed aviation history won’t be forgotten now that they are part of the International Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at…
Five Aviators Inducted Into EAA Halls of Fame
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The greatest honor in sport aviation is being inducted into one of five Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Halls of Fame. This year’s ceremonies took place November 17,…
The “Oscar Night of Aviation” Inducts Midwest Aviators
DAYTON, OHIO – The National Aviation Hall of Fame 52nd Annual Enshrinement Ceremony was held October 4, 2014 in Dayton, Ohio, and featured air racer Sylvester “Steve” J. Wittman of…
2014 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; Doolittle Raiders Honored
Iowa Aviation Museum to hold Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honoring three Iowa participants in the Doolittle Raid in World War II GREENFIELD, IOWA (November 3, 2014) – On November 15,…
Col. C.E. “Bud” Anderson, World War II Triple Ace & Other Distinguished Veterans, To Speak at Air Force Museum
Dayton, OH – October 16, 2014: History will come alive as military heroes from D-Day through Vietnam are celebrated on the Air Force Museum Theatre’s giant screen with five films…