SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Qantas airlines’ first Boeing 747-400, celebrated for having flown the longest commercial flight in history from London to Sydney, made its shortest and final journey on March…
Doolittles Woodfire Grill… A Midwest Restaurant About Pilots, Owned By A Pilot
by Dave Weiman In recent years, I have dined at Doolittles Woodfire Grill in Alexandria, Minnesota – a restaurant that uses the excitement of aviation as its theme. I have…
Terrence G. Slaybaugh, Airport Director Milwaukee County’s General Mitchell International & Timmerman Airports
Terrence (Terry) G. Slaybaugh leads the Airport Division of the Milwaukee County Department of Public Works as Airport Director of General Mitchell International and Lawrence J. Timmerman Airports. Mitchell International,…
Crowell Named President & CEO Of National Championship Air Races
RENO, NEV. – The Reno Air Racing Association (RARA) has named former Coca-Cola executive, Michael Crowell, president and chief executive officer of the National Championship Air Races. The 52nd Annual…
Women In Aviation International Awards Scholarships Totaling $606,730 At Annual Conference
DALLAS, TEXAS – The 26th Annual Women in Aviation, International Conference (WAI) fulfilled its promise to connect, engage and inspire as 4,572 members, including 183 international attendees representing 16 countries,…
State Deputy Aviation Director To Fly In Air Race Classic
WICHITA, KAN. – The deputy aviation director with the Kansas Department of Transportation, Tiffany Brown, will fly in the 2015 Air Race Classic, June 22-25. The 2,199 nautical mile air…
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires NationAir Insurance
ITASCA, ILL. – Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced March 3, 2015, the acquisition of NationAir Aviation Insurance based in West Chicago, Illinois. NationAir’s aviation expertise and international reach is…
Iowa Aviation Conference Goes Supersonic
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – The Iowa Aviation Conference will be held April 21-22, 2015 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel. Topics will include the annual meeting of the…
Chicago Rockford International Airport To Host Illinois Aviation Conference
ROCKFORD, ILL. – A major player in northern Illinois air transportation, Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD), is one of the host airports for the annual Illinois Aviation Conference to be…
Illinois Aviation Conference To Be Held In Rockford
ROCKFORD, ILL. – The Illinois Aviation Conference (IAC) – a collaborative effort of the Illinois Aviation Trades Association (IATA), Illinois Public Airports Association (IPAA), and the Illinois Division of Aeronautics…
St. Cloud Regional Airport, Waiting In The Wings
Each year, the Minnesota Council of Airports and the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics sponsors the Minnesota Airports Conference in a different city in the state and the…
2015 Minnesota Airports Conference To Be Held In St. Cloud
The Minnesota Airports Conference will be held April 15–17, 2015 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Airports…
La Crosse Regional Airport To Host 60th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference
La Crosse, Wisconsin is the site for the 60th annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference, May 11-13, 2015 at the La Crosse Radisson Hotel, located along the mighty Mississippi River. Nestled in…
60th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference To Be Held In La Crosse
LA CROSSE, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Conference will celebrate its 60th anniversary at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., May 11-13, 2015, along the beautiful Mississippi River….
Swiss Explorers Launch Solar-Powered Aircraft For Flight Around The World
ABU DHABI – Aviation adventurers, Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, began their attempt to fly the solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), around the world, March 9, 2015, from Abu…