WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, DAYTON, OHIO – In celebration of the re-opening of the giant 400-seat theater, the U.S. Air Force Museum will hold the “Reel Stuff Film Festival,” April 11-14,…
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Doolittle Raiders To Meet One Last Time
Eglin AFB, Fla. — The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will hold their final public reunion, April 16-21, 2013, at the military base in which they trained. The squadron of daring pilots…
O-Ring Problem Solved!
HIGHLAND, ILL. – “The temptation is always there to re-use things like O-rings, and the result is too-often a leaky seal,” says Wicks Aircraft Supply president Scott Wick. Now aircraft…
AAR Hiring Mechanics For Duluth Facility
DULUTH, MINN. – The global aerospace and defense company, AAR, is hiring mechanics for its Duluth, Minnesota aircraft maintenance, overhaul and repair station. The company has 70 openings paying up to $25…
FedEx Express Donates Boeing 727 To SUN ‘n FUN As Interactive Aviation Classroom
LAKELAND, FLA. – On Friday, February 1, 2013, a Boeing 727-200F aircraft operated by FedEx Express will complete its final flight as it lands at Lakeland Linder Airport, where it…
No Second Term For LaHood
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 29, 2013) – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood of Illinois announced today that he will not serve a second term. He cited the passing of the FAA Reauthorization…
Minnesota CFI of Year Named
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (January 18, 2013) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) has named Paul Van Brunt of Prior Lake, Minnesota, the 2013 Minnesota Flight…
Huerta Confirmed As FAA Administrator
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 2, 2013) – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael P. Huerta the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a five-year term. He succeeds Randy Babbitt,…
Wildcat In Kenosha
KENOSHA, WIS. — On December 7, 2012, A&T Recovery brought a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat up from the bottom of Lake Michigan, 45 miles from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois. The aircraft crashed…
Wipaire, Inc. Announces Southeastern Service Center
South Saint Paul, Minnesota, December 12, 2012 – Wipaire, Inc. has established a southeastern service center at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Leesburg, Florida. The facility will offer onsite aircraft…