Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 MAPLE GROVE, MINN. – The Minnesota Pilots Association has reelected current board members, Steve Thibault and Patrick Halligan, and elected new board…
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Piper Certifies & Delivers First Pilot 100i Trainer Aircraft
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft announced December 15, 2020 that it has received type certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Statewide Automated Weather Observation Systems: Weather Services Available To Pilots & Non-Pilots Alike
by Michael Hartell Navigation Systems Supervisor MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 I started learning how to fly back in 1981–82. One of the…
What’s a hangar for, anyway?
by Tim Jarvis MnDOT – Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 When asked recently to write about hangar usage, I immediately thought back to my manager days…
Piper Aircraft Opens Application Period For 2021 Apprenticeship Program
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft has opened the application period for its 2021 Apprenticeship Program. The 2021 group, which will begin…
Piper Aircraft Launches Brand Ambassador Program With UND Aerospace
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 VERO BEACH, FLA. – Piper Aircraft and the University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace announced November 9, 2020, the launch of a…
Fargo Air Museum Gives Area Youth An Introduction To Aviation
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Air Museum (FAM) is partnering with local aviation businesses to offer “Introduction to Aviation” camps for area…
Iowa Creating A Business Aviation Association
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 Iowa businesses that own or operate aircraft are in the process of starting a new trade group, modeled after the National Business…
How Close Is Too Close?
by Levi Eastlick WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 At a time when shaking hands or seeing a stranger’s smile might be as rare…
Missouri Native & NATA Past President, Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 The long-time president of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Lawrence L. “Larry” Burian of Williamsburg, Va., passed away on December 23,…
GAMA Applauds Creation of Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has expressed its strong support for the newly established “Kansas Supersonic Transportation Corridor”…
Amazing Flyer & Aircraft Restorer William M. “Bill” Amundson
December 24, 1928 – December 21, 2020 Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 On December 21, 2020, one of the nation’s premier vintage aircraft restorers, William M. “Bill”…
Avfuel & Neste Create Strategic Partnership For Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 ANN ARBOR, MICH. – Effective January 11, 2021, Avfuel Corporation and Neste have formed a strategic partnership to create an efficient, continuous…
Avflight Breaks Ground On Ypsilanti Hangar & Office Complex
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 YPSILANTI, MICH. – Avflight Corporation has announced that ground has officially been broken for its hangar and office complex at Willow Run…
OMNNI Associates Completes Transition To Westwood
Published online Midwest Flyer Magazine – February/March 2021 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood) acquired OMNNI Associates (OMNNI) in June of 2019 and has since been operating as…