DES MOINES, IOWA – As a little girl, Dee Price, Vice President of Sales Administration at Des Moines Flying Service (DMFS) and Hondajet Midwest at Des Moines International Airport, always…
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Costello Will Not Seek Re-Election
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) has announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election to Congress in 2012 after 23 years of service. During his tenure,…
Michigan Engineer Recognized For Distinguished Service
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Mark Noel, P.E., manager of the Project Development Section for the Michigan Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aeronautics, received the 2011 National Association of State Aviation Officials…
Missouri Aeronautics Director To Lead National Group
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Joe Pestka, Administrator of Aviation at the Missouri Department of Transportation, is the incoming chairman of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO). Pestka was elected…
Betty Skelton, First Lady of Aerobatics
WINTER PARK, FLA. – Aerobatics legend and International Aerobatics Club Hall of Fame inductee, Betty Skelton – the “First Lady of Aerobatics” – died at her home in Winter Park,…
Air Racing Pilot Awarded Blériot Medal
WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. – The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, which establishes rules for the control and certification of world aeronautical and astronautical records, awarded the Louis Blériot Medal to air racing…
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Lacy & Collins
WICHITA, KAN. – Pilot and aviation businessman, Clay Lacy, will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame, November 5, 2011 at ceremonies to be held at the Kansas Aviation…
Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Honorees
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame honored aviators Daniel Donovan, Bill Rewey, Dennis Sullivan, and, posthumously, Marc Mitscher and Steve Shalbreck, during ceremonies held October 29, 2011 at…
Flying Scotchman’s Karol Arneson
MINNEAPOLIS – Karol J. Arneson of Flying Scotchman, located at Minneapolis-Crystal Airport, passed away November 17, 2011 at Minnesota Masonic Homes North Ridge in New Hope, Minnesota. She was 87….
Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Lacy & Collins
WICHITA, KAN. – Pilot and aviation businessman, Clay Lacy, will be inducted into the Kansas Aviation Hall of Fame, November 5, 2011 at ceremonies to be held at the Kansas Aviation…