RANTOUL, ILL. – Like many small towns that lose their fixed base operator, the City of Rantoul, Illinois, has decided to take over the fixed base operation. This decision came…
Doing Business In Winona
WINONA, MINN. – The economy has taken its toll in recent years on the small southeastern community of Winona, Minnesota, but things are looking up. Three Hawker Beechcraft Premier Jets…
Cedar Rapids Names Interim Airport Director
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA – Don Swanson has been named Interim Airport Director at Eastern Iowa Airport to replace Tim Bradshaw, who accepted a position as the executive director of Roanoke–Blacksburg…
New FAA Hangar Policy Draft – Confusing!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two weeks after the FAA unveiled its draft policy for allowed uses in hangars at airports that receive federal grant funding, much confusion has emerged regarding the…
Mead & Hunt Builds $12 Million Office Building One Mile From Airport
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The national engineering and architectural firm, Mead & Hunt, has built a new $12 million office building just over one mile from Middleton Municipal Airport – Morey…
Frank Butler Butler Aviation
CHICAGO, ILL. – Frank Butler, 85, the son of Paul Butler who founded Butler Aviation and the village of Oak Brook, Illinois, died August 22, 2014 at a rehabilitation facility…
Date Set For Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame will hold its 29th annual induction banquet, Saturday, October 25, 2014, at the EAA AirVenture Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Six aviators…
Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts Three Doolittle Raiders
GREENFIELD, IOWA – The Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame inducted three members of the famed Doolittle Raiders at ceremonies held October 2, 2014. Inducted were Cpt. Charles Greening, Sgt. Bill…
Personnel Changes At AOPA
Frederick, Md. – Bruce Landsberg, President of the AOPA Foundation and Executive Director of the AOPA Air Safety Institute for the past 22 years, has moved into a new “Senior…
Woody Minar Earns Fifth Master Instructor Certification
The National Association of Flight Instructors (NAFI) has announced that Woody Minar of St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, has earned accreditation as a NAFI Master Flight Instructor. This is Minar’s fifth…
Jet Quest Names New President/CEO
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS – Jet Quest has named Robin Eissler President and CEO. Her father and co-founder, Don Richards, who has led the company for 15 years said, “I am proud…
Pilot Mall Founder, Neil Glazer
If the competition among pilot supply companies was not fierce enough, one general aviation pilot decided there was room for one more! Neil Glazer founded the Internet retail business “Pilot…
President of Wings of Hope To Retire
ST. LOUIS, MO. – Douglas Clements has announced that he is stepping down in 2015 as President of “Wings of Hope,” the international air relief organization. Clements joined Wings of…
Former FAA Regional Administrator Publishes Book On Playing Golf
Former Federal Aviation Administration Regional Administrator Christopher R. Blum’s first book “Playing All 50, Golf & More” is a metaphorical and metaphysical trek through the human experience and a man’s…
Randal Mack, Corporate Pilot/Professional Engineer
DANE, WIS. – Corporate pilot and airport engineer, Randal Mack, 45, passed away September 5, 2014, unexpectedly. He is the son of Roland (Rollie) and Joan (Meinholz) Mack of Waunakee,…