MSP is the first U.S. airport to win Cirium’s global airport award since 2011 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minneapolis-St. Paul International…
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There Was No Rush In Getting His Captain Stripes For This Rush City Flight Instructor
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue RUSH CITY, MINN. – There is something to say about learning to fly in a small, rural community…
“If I can’t walk, I can still fly!”
A story about the willpower and determination of Peyton Wolter by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue For those of us who have…
MAC CEO Brian Ryks Earns Airport Industry Leadership Award
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The Excellence in Visionary Leadership Award is the highest honor given to an active airport CEO/Director. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL – Airports Council…
Oshkosh Resident Fred Stadler Becomes First Pilot To Fly 10,000 Kids In EAA Young Eagles Program
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Fred Stadler, a longtime EAA volunteer both year-round and at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, has become the first pilot…
GAMA Statement On Nomination of Mike Whitaker As FAA Administrator
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue WASHINGTON D.C. – General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President and CEO, Pete Bunce, released the following statement regarding U.S. President Joe…
AOPA’s Richard McSpadden Lived In The Present, But Cherished The Past
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue “Where our minds linger is a choice, and I choose the present.” Richard McSpadden Who would have ever…
The Borman Collection At EAA
“Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.” Frank Borman by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wis.,…
EAA Statement On The Death of Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin — (November 9, 2023) — Statement by Jack J. Pelton, CEO and Chairman of the Board…
Airshow Performer Robert Sidney Hosking
March 27, 1932 — September 3, 2023 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue BOUNTIFUL, UTAH – Robert Sidney Hosking – the talented helicopter pilot of “Otto The…
Tom Haines Honored At NBAA For Lifetime Achievement In Journalism
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue LAS VEGAS – National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) President and CEO Ed Bolen presented longtime AOPA media leader, Tom Haines, with…
Aviation Photojournalist Don Winkler Remembered
March 30, 1931 – October 20, 2023 by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Father, husband, friend, pilot and aviation photojournalist, Donald (Don) P. Winkler,…
Reuniting With Old Friends At EAA
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – Whether it is at Camp Scholler, in the exhibit buildings or on the grounds, it…
Meet Mark Schwichtenberg, Line Service Manager St. Cloud Aviation, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue One of the newest members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) Board of Directors is Mark Schwichtenberg, the Line Manager…
Experimental Aircraft Association Mourns Loss of Tom Poberezny
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2022 Digital Issue EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (July 25, 2022) – Tom Poberezny, 75, the retired president and chairman of the Experimental Aircraft…