CLIVE, IOWA – Kyle Van Kooten of Clive, Iowa is the latest weekly winner of Lightspeed Aviation’s $500 Burger Getaway sweepstakes. The Getaway consists of a series of weekly drawings…
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North Dakota Aeronautics Director Leaves State
BISMARCK, N.D. – Larry Taborsky, Director of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, left the position in early January 2014 to pursue other opportunities along the Gulf Coast of Florida, including…
Ulteig Welcomes Senior Aviation Engineer
FARGO, N.D. – The engineering firm Ulteig has announced that senior aviation engineer, Wayne Switzer, has been named to its civil services department effective December 30, 2013. Switzer will work…
Kansas Gets New State Aviation Director
TOPEKA, KAN. – Long-time pilot and Kansas Department of Transportation veteran Jesse R. Romo has been named Director of the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation. Romo is…
Welbourn Joins Travers Insurance
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Bill Welbourn has joined Travers & Associates as a consultant to the company’s commercial division. Welbourn has extensive underwriting and claims management experience in all lines…
Aircraft Engine Baffle Supplier, Airforms, Inc., Creates Marketing Position In Twin Cities
The supplier of replacement aircraft engine baffles, Airforms, Inc., has named Dave Utsch of Hasting, Minnesota to lead the company’s marketing and customer service efforts as the company’s new executive…
Rippke To Retire From Bolton & Menk
MANKATO, MINN. – Jon Rippke, P.E., Chairman of the Board of the engineering firm Bolton & Menk, Inc., headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota, retired at the end of 2013 after 40…
Plane Missing In Idaho With Ties To Midwest, Found
BOISE, IDAHO – The wreckage of a Beechcraft Bonanza flown by Dale Smith, 51, of San Jose, Calif., and carrying five people, including Jonathan Norton of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, was…
Milwaukee Pilot Inducted Into Flight Instructor Hall of Fame
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – The National Association of Flight Instructors honored Gregory G. Gorak of Gaits Aviation Seminars as its 25th inductee into the Flight Instructor Hall of Fame, November 2,…
EAA & AOPA Leaders Meet In Oshkosh
OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA Chairman Jack Pelton and AOPA President & CEO Mark Baker led discussions between their respective senior staffs on December 16, 2013 at the EAA Aviation Center…