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,…
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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…
Diffley, Gilruth, Goodrich, Judd, Rishovd & Voth To Be Inducted Into Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame
BLOOMINGTON, MINN. – The 26th Annual Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame will be held Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Ramada Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. The following people…
Three Raiders Inducted Into Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame
GREENFIELD, IOWA – The Iowa Aviation Museum has inducted three soldiers from Iowa who participated in the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo on April 18, 1942, into the Iowa Aviation Hall…
Five Aviators Inducted Into EAA Halls of Fame
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The greatest honor in sport aviation is being inducted into one of five Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Halls of Fame. This year’s ceremonies took place November 17,…
Paulisms by Paul Poberezny
(September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) Paul H. Poberezny founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953 and spent a significant part of his life promoting aviation and fighting…
Ulteig Celebrates 70th Anniversary
FARGO, N.D. – 2014 marks Ulteig’s 70th anniversary, making the engineering firm one of the oldest in the Upper Midwest. Founded in 1944 as an electrical engineering firm, Ulteig has…
Paulisms by Paul Poberezny
(September 14, 1921 – August 22, 2013) Paul H. Poberezny founded the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in 1953 and spent a significant part of his life promoting aviation and fighting…
NASAO Announced Greg Principato as President and CEO
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) has announced that Greg Principato has been named President and CEO of the 83-year-old organization based in Washington D.C….
AOPA Announces 2014 Flight Training Awards & Scholarships
FREDERICK, MD – The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has awarded its third annual Flight Training Excellence Awards to top flight schools and flight instructors ranked by more than…