WILTON, CT. – The “Breitling Jet Team” has announced its tour dates for 2015. The team is the first and largest of its kind, comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros…
Jeppesen CEO Joins EAA Board of Directors
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Mark Van Tine, Chief Executive Officer of Jeppesen and Vice President of digital aviation for The Boeing Company, has joined the top leadership of the Experimental Aircraft…
Top GA Airport Advocate Goes Solo!
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The nation’s top general aviation (GA) airport advocate is now available for hire by airport stake holders. Bill Dunn, airport advocacy vice president for the Aircraft Owners…
Caroline A. Morey
July 19, 1938 – December 6, 2014 MIDDLETON, WIS. – Caroline A. “Nana” Morey, 76, passed away on December 6, 2014 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg, Wis. She was born…
Indiana Farmer Celebrates 102nd Birthday By Flying Over His Farmstead
TAB, IND. – What nicer way for a farmer to celebrate his 102nd birthday than to fly over his farm? Such was the case for Gene Leak of Tab, Indiana,…
Darrell Collins Gets Standing Ovation At EAA Wright Brothers Banquet
OSHKOSH, WIS. – Aviation historian, Darrell Collins, had the audience at EAA’s annual Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet in Oshkosh, Wis., December 12, 2014, mesmerized as he described the flight controls…
Leadership of Antique Airplane Association Remains All In The Family
In July of 1953, the oldest antique airplane was 50 and not flying much. Jets were beginning to squeeze props from the sky, and airplanes from the 1920s and ’30s…
Embry-Riddle Names 2015 Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarship Recipients
ENTERPRISE, FLA. – The Citation Jet Pilots Association (CJP) recently joined with the Bob Hoover Legacy Foundation in contributing $50,000 each towards four Bob Hoover Presidential Scholarships to students attending…
Honda Aircraft President & CEO Honored At 12th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation”
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. – Michimasa Fujino, founding president and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company, received the “Aviation Industry Leader of the Year Award” at “Living Legends of Aviation,” January 16,…
Quad City Airport Director Honored With National Distinguished Service Award
MOLINE, ILL. – Bruce E. Carter, A.A.E., Director of Aviation at Quad City International Airport, has been selected as the recipient of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Distinguished…