Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue Michelin-sponsored aerobatic pilot, Mélanie Astles, has won the 2020 title of “France Unlimited Aerobatic Female Champion” at competition in…
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Wisconsin Airport Management Association Names Lisa Hilbert Maroney Executive Director
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue MADISON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Airport Management Association (WAMA) has named Lisa Hilbert Maroney of Madison, Wis., Executive Director,…
Aviation Indiana Names Zellers Person of the Year
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – Susan Zellers, P.E., AAE, ENV SP, a senior project manager at Hanson Professional Services Inc.’s Indianapolis…
EAA Mourns Death of Audrey Poberezny
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine (online) – December 2020/January 2021 issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN (November 1, 2020) – Statement from Jack J. Pelton, Experimental Aircraft Association CEO and…
Peace Pilot Completes Pole-to-Pole Circumnavigation During Pandemic
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue “Peace Pilot” Robert DeLaurentis returns home having set multiple aviation records and learning first-hand what it means to be a “Citizen of…
Bruce Landsberg Continues As NTSB Vice Chairman
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg has been designated by President Donald Trump to continue…
High School Student Gets Private Pilot Certificate Flying STEM Project Aircraft
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue WESTOSHA, WIS. – On July 11, 2020 – just 7 days after his 17th birthday –Travis Senft, a student at Central High…
National Aviation Hall of Fame President/CEO Amy Spowart Appointed To Newly-Formed Women In Aviation Advisory Board
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue DAYTON, OHIO – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao has appointed National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) President and CEO Amy Spowart…
EAA Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet Goes Virtual For 2020
Apollo 13 commander, James Lovell, is special guest for December 10th event Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) annual Wright…
First Pilot To Fly Without Arms Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act By Taking The U.S. Senator Who Sponsored The Bill, Flying!
Published in Midwest Flyer – October/November 2020 issue On July 24, 2020, Jessica Cox of Tucson, Arizona, the world’s first pilot born without arms, took former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin…