OSHKOSH, WIS. – One of the most harrowing and triumphant adventures in space exploration history will be commemorated at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2015, as members of the Apollo 13 crew…
Category: February/March 2015
Sun ‘n Fun 2015 To Feature Two Jet Teams… One Military, The Other Civilian!
LAKELAND, FLA. – Any Midwest pilots considering flying to Florida for the 41st Annual Sun ‘n Fun International Fly-In & Expo, April 21-26, 2015 in Lakeland, Fla., won’t be disappointed…
Breitling Jet Team Announces Show Dates For First U.S. Tour
WILTON, CT. – The “Breitling Jet Team” has announced its tour dates for 2015. The team is the first and largest of its kind, comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros…
Jeppesen CEO Joins EAA Board of Directors
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Mark Van Tine, Chief Executive Officer of Jeppesen and Vice President of digital aviation for The Boeing Company, has joined the top leadership of the Experimental Aircraft…
Top GA Airport Advocate Goes Solo!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s top general aviation (GA) airport advocate is now available for hire by airport stake holders. Bill Dunn, airport advocacy vice president for the Aircraft Owners…
Caroline A. Morey
July 19, 1938 – December 6, 2014 MIDDLETON, WIS. – Caroline A. “Nana” Morey, 76, passed away on December 6, 2014 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis. She was born…
Indiana Farmer Celebrates 102nd Birthday By Flying Over His Farmstead
TAB, IND. – What nicer way for a farmer to celebrate his 102nd birthday than to fly over his farm? Such was the case for Gene Leak of Tab, Indiana,…
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…
Leadership of Antique Airplane Association Remains All In The Family
In July of 1953, the oldest antique airplane was 50 and not flying much. Jets were beginning to squeeze props from the sky, and airplanes from the 1920s and ’30s…
Embry-Riddle Names 2015 Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarship Recipients
ENTERPRISE, FLA. – The Citation Jet Pilots Association (CJP) recently joined with the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation in contributing $50,000 each towards four Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships to students attending…
Quad City Airport Director Honored With National Distinguished Service Award
MOLINE, ILL. – Bruce E. Carter, A.A.E., Director of Aviation at Quad City International Airport, has been selected as the recipient of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Distinguished…
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…