LAKELAND, FLA. – SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In, Inc., has consolidated all operations and staff – including the Florida Air Museum (FAM) – under the auspices of SUN ‘n FUN and…
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UCM Grad Goes With Aero Charter
ST. LOUIS – Aero Charter, the charter, fixed base operator and aircraft support service company based at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, Chesterfield, Mo. (KSUS), has hired Dustin Stephenson as…
Welcome Home Harry!
by Stan Ross Sometimes the thing we want most is out of our reach for what seems like an eternity. For thousands of American families, veterans lost in distant battles…
The First Lady of Cessna, Velma Wallace, Dies
WICHITA, KAN. – Philanthropist Velma Wallace, 95, wife of the late Dwayne L. Wallace who guided Cessna Aircraft Company for more than 40 years, died July 8, 2012. Wallace represented…
Leader In Piper Sales & Service, Howard Gregory, Dies
(June 7, 1918 – July 24, 2012) DES MOINES, IOWA – Howard Verne Gregory, 94, Chairman of Des Moines Flying Service, Inc., died July 24, 2012, at Wesley Acres retirement…
Erickson Promoted To Chief Pilot At MnDOT
Barry Erickson, a veteran of the Minnesota Department of Transportation with more than 25 years of state service, was recently promoted to Chief Pilot for the Office of Aeronautics. He…
Airport Manager Serves Dual Role For His Country, For His Community
PHILLIPS, WIS. – Chris Hallstrand, airport manager at Price County Airport in Phillips, Wisconsin, since 2003, wears many hats: husband, father, airport manager, crew chief onboard a C-130 Hercules with…
Duluth Airport Director Departs For Michigan Post
DULUTH, MINN. – Brian Ryks, 49, executive director of the Duluth Airport Authority for the past 10 years, is departing Duluth International Airport June 22, 2012 to become airport director…
Dale Klapmeier Recognized At AERO
DULUTH, MINN. – Cirrus Aircraft CEO Dale Klapmeier was awarded the German magazine Fliegermagazin’s prestigious “Industry Leader of the Year Award For 2012” at AERO, Europe’s largest general aviation trade show, held…
Shannon Clary
Equal Rights Officer Bureau of Aeronautics Wisconsin Department of Transportation Shannon Clary joined the Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) in the fall of 2011 as a senior equal rights officer. Shannon…
Timmerman Named CEO of Jet Air Group
GREEN BAY, WIS. – Jet Air Group, located at Austin-Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has announced the appointment of Al Timmerman as Chief Executive Officer. Timmerman was Chief…
Agnew Joins Mead & Hunt As IROPS Leader
MADISON, WIS. – Rose Agnew has joined Mead & Hunt Inc. as a national practice leader in “aviation operations planning.” She brings more than 25 years of experience in the…
Former Minnesota Aeronautics Director Ray Rought Retires From MNDOT
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Raymond J. Rought, who led the Minnesota Office of Aeronautics for more than two decades, retired from the Minnesota Department of Transportation on January 6, 2012….
Nofsinger Receives Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award
WATERTOWN, WIS. – Avery Nofsinger, a former employee of Wisconsin Aviation, Watertown, Wisconsin (1998-2009), has received the prestigious Charles Taylor “Master Mechanic” award. This award, presented by the Federal Aviation…
Fargo Jet Center President Named Chairman of NATA
ALEXANDRIA, VA. – James Sweeney, President of Fargo Jet Center in Fargo, N.D., is the incoming chairman of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), replacing Todd Duncan of Duncan Aviation…