Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. – After being in storage for nearly a decade, the plaques describing the lives and achievements of the nearly…
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Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Six Aviators
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inducted six aviators at its 2018 ceremonies April 21, 2018 at the Hyatt…
MATA Holds Annual Meeting At South St. Paul Municipal Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) held its annual meeting May 7, 2018 in the terminal building…
121 Women Pilots & 56 Teams To Compete In 42nd Annual Air Race Classic
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue The field is set for the 42nd Annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the annual all-women cross-country airplane race. Fifty-six teams, consisting of…
ER, UND & SIUC Place First, Second & Third At NIFA SAFECON
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue TERRE HAUTE, IND. – The Embry-Riddle Prescott Flight Team took home top honors at the 12th Annual National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA)…
Southern Illinois University Upgrades Fleet
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue CARBONDALE, ILL. – The aviation management and flight program at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale on Southern Illinois Airport is upgrading its…
Twin & Turbine Appoints New Editor-in-Chief
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. – Twin & Turbine and VP Demand Creation Services has named Rebecca Groom Jacobs of Wichita, Kansas, Editor-in-Chief of…
Former Top Gun From Minnesota Perishes In Glider Accident
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue A glider accident on April 14, 2018, resulted in the death of former U.S. Navy Top Gun instructor, Tom Irlbeck, 74, of…
Pan Am Clipper Pilot Celebrated Life & Appreciated Friends Paul A. Johns
(In Memoriam: October 11, 1913 – March 28, 2018) Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue IOLA, WIS. – The Central County Flyers celebrated the 104th birthday of one…
Minnesota Pilots Association Holds Aviation Gathering
Published in Midwest Flyer – June/July 2018 issue BLAINE, MINN. – The 2018 Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering was held April 27-28 at Anoka County-Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minnesota. Speakers included…