ALEXANDRIA, VA. – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) annually recognizes individuals, offices, and organizations demonstrating excellence in their field and for customer service. This year’s recipients were honored during…
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DiMatteo Named VP of EAA AirVenture Features & Attractions
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Jim DiMatteo, a decorated U.S. Naval Aviator who has served in several aviation leadership positions, has joined EAA as Vice President of AirVenture Features and Attractions. DiMatteo…
NATA President To Leave Post!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The president of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), James K. Coyne, has submitted his resignation, effective January 1, 2013. Coyne has been president of the national…
Saving Lives… All In A Day’s Work!
Chicago’s lakefront was the start of it all. As a youngster, Joe Furman’s dad took him to see the Grumman Hellcats firing their 50 caliber machine guns into the lake…
Veteran Aviator Honored By FAA With Wright Award
by Ed Leineweber There’s an old saying in aviation that goes, “There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.” If “bold” is…
WWII Vet Savors Gift of Flight
by Brooke Miller Hall Before Jim Leonard could take the ride of his life, he needed to get in the plane. And that’s harder than it sounds. Jim is 90,…
Where The Cowboys Were Indians
by Jim Bildilli NASHVILLE, TENN. – At the National Association of State Aviation Officials’ (NASAO) 80th Anniversary Convention in Nashville, Tenn. in September 2011, there was a fascinating speaker by…
Canadian Fishing Fly-Out Group Holds Holidays Get-Together
MADISON, WIS. – Participants in the annual Canadian Fishing Fly-Out to Miminiska Lodge, Ontario, promoted by Midwest Flyer Magazine, got together for brunch at Pat O’Malley’s “Jet Room” airport restaurant…
Former EAA President Joins Corporate Board
CHICAGO, ILL. – Jet Support Services, Inc (JSSI) has named Tom Poberezny, former president of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), to its board of advisors. Louis C. Seno is chairman…
Father of Air National Guard Base In Duluth Dies At Age 91
DULUTH, MINN. – The man called the father of the Minnesota Air National Guard Base in Duluth, Minnesota, Retired Col. John Hed, died from congestive heart failure, January 16, 2012…
Knight Replaces Eickhoff On Sun ‘N Fun Board
LAKELAND, FLA. – The Sun ‘n Fun Board of Directors elected Bob Knight, president of Knight Industrial Equipment, Inc., Lakeland, Fla., as its chairman at their January 2012 board meeting….
Babbitt Resigns After DWI
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt resigned following his arrest December 3, 2011 near his home in Fairfax City, Va., on charges of drunken driving. Babbitt, 65, said that…
Former FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms Dies
WESTPORT, CONN. – Former FAA Administrator under the Reagan Administration, J. Lynn Helms, died December 11, 2011, at his home in Westport, Connecticut at age 86 from cardiopulmonary failure and…
Platz Named President Of Mead & Hunt… Sheth To Remain CEO
MADISON, WIS. – The architectural and engineering consulting firm of Mead & Hunt, Inc. has named Andy Platz president, succeeding Raj Sheth, who will remain chief executive officer. Sheth was…
Michigan Aviation Hall Of Fame To Induct Parish & Light
KALAMAZOO, MICH. – Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame inductees for 2012 will include Kalamazoo notables and aviation pioneers Preston S. “Pete” Parish and Dr. Richard Upjohn Light at ceremonies May…