BLAINE, MINN. – Kids, parents and aviation enthusiasts young and old are encouraged to attend “Blaine Aviation Days” at Anoka County-Blaine Airport, May 21 and 22, 2011. This is a…
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Midwest Pilots To Fly World War II Aircraft To Caribbean
MINOT, N.D. – Four pilots from North Dakota, including renowned air show performer, Warren Pietsch of Minot, N.D., will make a trip in late March 2011 in World War II…
Illinois CFI Wins King Schools’ 35th Anniversary Sweepstakes
LAKELAND, FLA. – John and Martha King of King Schools have announced that Rodney Mullinax of Texico, Illinois, is the winner of the King Schools 35th Anniversary Sweepstakes. Mullinax takes home…
GAMA Applauds DOT Voicing Concern On Potential Threat To GPS
WASHINGTON, DC, March 29, 2011 – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) welcomes active engagement from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) in…
Honda Motor Company Contributes To Relief Efforts In Japan
In an announcement made March 14, 2011, Honda Motor Company has made a significant contribution to the earthquake relief effort in Japan, and more specific to North America, American Honda…
Tragedy Strikes Franklin, Younkin Family Again; Aviation Community Rallies To Aid
Kyle Franklin and Amanda Younkin Franklin, a young husband and wife wingwalking team, were seriously injured following an accident at the Air Fiesta 2011 air show in Brownsville, Texas, on…
China Company To Acquire Cirrus Industries
DULUTH, MINN. – Cirrus Industries, Inc. (Cirrus) and China Aviation Industry General Aircraft Co., Ltd. (CAIGA) announced February 28, 2011, that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement pursuant…
State With Largest GA Fleet In Midwest Addresses Future Airport Funding Initiatives & Growing Number of Wind Turbines
by Dave Weiman LANSING, MICH. – A sell-out crowd at the Michigan Airport Conference, February 16-17, 2011 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in Lansing, Michigan, listened intensively as…
Chicago Executive Airport Says Goodbye To 60-Year-Old Hangars
WHEELING/PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. – After serving aviators at Chicago Executive Airport (formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport) in Wheeling/Prospect Heights, Illinois, for over 60 years, four 1940s-era hangar buildings were demolished, with…
E-Flight Electric Waiex Achieves First Flight
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Sonex Aircraft, LLC E-Flight Initiative proof-of-concept electric-powered Waiex aircraft achieved its first flight on December 3, 2010 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Piloted by Sonex…