MANKATO, MINN. – Jon Rippke, P.E., Chairman of the Board of the engineering firm Bolton & Menk, Inc., headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota, will be retiring at the end of 2013…
Shell Removes Lead From Light Aircraft Fuel
(December 3, 2013) – Shell today became the first major oil company to develop a lead-free replacement for Aviation Gasoline (Avgas 100 and 100LL), which will now begin a strict…
Wag-Aero Announces Arrival of 2013 Fall Catalog & New Website
LYONS, WIS. – Wag-Aero’s new fall catalog features a Wag-Aero Sport Trainer built in 2008. The photo was taken and is owned by Thomas Schrader of Anchorage, Alaska. New items…
NationAir Aviation Insurance Creates Aviation Products Liability Division
WEST CHICAGO, ILL. – NationAir Aviation Insurance has announced that it has created a new Aviation Products Liability Division to expand its presence in the aviation insurance marketplace. “As an…
2013 Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WIS. – More than 100 people, representing approximately 40 airports around Wisconsin, gathered in Wisconsin Rapids in late-September for the annual Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar hosted…
State Aeronautics Offices Remained Strong, Despite Shutdown By Federal Government
by Dave Weiman SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – State aeronautics directors and members of their executive staffs gather each year to discuss issues of common concern, including the pending shutdown of…
A Pilot’s Winter Checklist
Most pilots who have flown for a year or more have likely experienced flying in cold weather. Many may actually prefer to fly in the winter months because there are…
Minnesota Names New Aeronautics Assistant Office Director
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Minnesota Office of Aeronautics Director Cassandra Isackson has named Kathy Vesely from her staff Assistant Office Director effective November 6, 2013. In addition to having a…
Winterscape
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota Office of Aeronautics As we approach the periods of winter where wind-blown snow modifies the landscape almost daily, we must also think about the other…
Engineer’s Workshop To Be Held February 2014
The 2014 Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics Engineer’s Workshop will be held Tuesday, February 12 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison. This daylong workshop brings airport engineering consultants together with…