by Dave Weiman Pilots looking for a northern Wisconsin destination should consider flying to the Door County Peninsula. There’s the turquoise blue waters of Lake Michigan to the east of…
Airport Management Acts Fast To Save Loon Despite Seminar Lessons
EAGLE RIVER, WIS. – One day in May 2013, Eagle River Union Airport manager, Rob Hom, was attending a seminar at the Wisconsin Aviation Conference in Middleton, Wis., to learn…
EAA Welcomes Back CAF’s Ghost Squadron B-29 & B-24
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Two of World War II’s most iconic aircraft, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the Consolidated B-24 Liberator, will be back at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in 2013 as…
Mead & Hunt Hires Pollutant Discharge System Expert
MADISON, WIS. – Dr. Dean Mericas has joined Mead & Hunt’s aviation team. Mericas brings national technical leadership in environmental complaince at airports. With nearly 35 years working in the…
Construction of Kestrel Aircraft Plant Delayed
SUPERIOR, WIS. – Construction of the Kestrel Aircraft manufacturing plant at Richard I. Bong Airport in Superior, Wisconsin, has been delayed due to a delay in receiving financial incentives promised…
Fargo Jet Center Honored
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Jet Center (FJC) has received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Certificate of Excellence Diamond Award and 21 of its technicians have received Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT)…
Business Aviation Veterans Acquire Kansas Aircraft Corporation
NEW CENTURY, KAN. – Business aviation veterans Tim and Dianne White have acquired Kansas Aircraft Corporation, an aviation sales and consulting firm headquartered at the New Century Air Center (IXD)…
Midwest Flyer Magazine Contributing Editors Participate In FAAST Team Seminar
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Midwest Flyer Magazine contributing editors, Ed Leineweber and Michael Kaufman were among presenters at the FAAST Team pilot safety seminar held at the FAA Aviation Center, April…
EAA Chapter 640 Donates $10,000 For New Scholarship
OSHKOSH, WIS. – EAA Chapter 640 of Wausau, Wis., has donated $10,000 to the Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame to establish a new scholarship fund for aviation/aerospace students from Wisconsin….
Act Now! Less Than 24 Hours to Support Senate Letter to FAA
June 3, 2013 – For the past two weeks, EAA been telling you that there may be a point where you can add your voice to those opposing FAA’s effort…
Midwest Students Compete & Win In International Art Contest
WASHINGTON, D.C – The NASAO Center for Aviation Research & Education has announced that two U.S. students are among the nine winners of the 2013 International Art Contest for young…
Michigan & Illinois Students Awarded National Scholarships
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has awarded scholarships to two students in the Midwest who have excelled in or are pursuing aviation studies. Nicholas Funkhouser of…
Ruth Dodge-Ducharme Named Wisconsin Flying Farmers VIP Of The Year
BARABOO, WIS. – The Wisconsin Flying Farmers has named Ruth Dodge-Ducharme of Darien, Wisconsin, “VIP of the Year” for 55 years of dedicated service to the organization. The award was…
Geneva Oleson – First Woman Inducted Into North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame
BISMARCK, ND – Geneva Schow Oleson of Stanton, N.D., became the first woman to be inducted into the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame at ceremonies held in March 2013….
Minnesota Inducts Industry’s Best At 24th Annual Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – Inducted April 20, 2013 at the Ramada Mall of America Hotel in Bloomington, Minn., was Darwin “Dale” Johnson of Crookston, Raymond Johnson of Marshall, John H. Kahler…