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…
Washington Island Hosts 4th Annual Death’s Door Bar-B-Q
WASHINGTON ISLAND, WIS. – Who doesn’t like barbecue? Come to beautiful Washington Island on Saturday, August 29, 2015 for the fourth annual “Death’s Door Bar-B-Q” at the Washington Island Airport….
Emergency or Just A Nail Biter?
by Harold Green As aircraft performance and avionics technology forge ahead, we are confronted with training challenges to ensure that both new and experienced pilots can keep up with both…
2015 Starts Strong…
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska & Iowa by Yasmina Platt Manager, AOPA Central Southwest Region This year has started pretty strong for us in…
Airport Funding Front & Center At Statehouses Across The Region
News & Information You’ll Want To Know In Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota & South Dakota by Bryan Budds Manager, AOPA Great Lakes Region I think it’s…
Pilot & Former FAA Executive Named NTSB Chairman
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Christopher Hart, a pilot and former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) executive, as the 13th chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board…