APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County conducted a four-month nationwide search to replace its airport director, Marty Lenss, who left in May to become the director at Rochester International Airport in…
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Wisconsin Aviation President, Jeff Baum, To Be Inducted Into Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame
WATERTOWN, WIS. – Jeff Baum will be among several Wisconsin leaders to be inducted into the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at the EAA AirVenture…
Wausau Pilot Wins Charity Landing Contest
WAUSAU, WIS. – Wausau pilot Robert Mohr won the “Grimm Trophy” at Wausau Downtown Airport during a month-long landing contest to raise money and food for charity. Mohr, along with…
Wisconsin Leaders Celebrate General Aviation Manufacturing At Jobs Rally
APPLETON, WIS. – Governor Scott Walker, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri and Reid Ribble, and Outagamie County Executive Thomas Nelson joined the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA)…
Eagle Fuel Cells Named Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association named Eagle Fuel Cells of Eagle River, Wisconsin, “Wisconsin Aviation Business of the Year” for 2013. The award was presented to company…
“Tribute To A Mentor & Friend, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick
by Pete Schoeninger Two days after his funeral service, I learned that long-time fixed base operator, Harland “Sedge” Sedgwick, left this earth on January 8, 2013. In 1958, “Sedge” and…
First GE-Powered King Air To Be Based In Wisconsin
Regarded by many as the most popular business turboprop in the world, the Beechcraft King Air 90 series has gotten a new lease on life, flying faster and higher at…
Low-Cost, High-Quality Aircraft Paint Job?
Euroair Aviation’s Stefanek Family Demonstrates Commitments To Both While Pursuing Their American Dream by Ed Leineweber We all lament the high cost of aviation, but nobody does anything about it….
Wisconsin FBO Receives National Flying Farmers Award
CALGARY, ALBERTA – The International Flying Farmers Association named Jeff Baum, President of Wisconsin Aviation, Inc., the 2012 “Airport Operator of the Year” during the organization’s 67th Annual Convention, July…
“Taildragger Dollars” Available At Wausau Flying Service
WAUSAU, WIS. – The first eight pilots to earn their tailwheel endorsement at Wausau Flying Service will receive up to a $500 credit toward their training expenses, thanks to the…