The 69th Wisconsin Aviation Conference (WAC) was held October 20-22 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, along the beautiful Mississippi River. The conference is sponsored by the…
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Mead & Hunt Names Troy Pankratz Chief Operating Officer & President
MADISON, WIS. – Mead & Hunt named Troy Pankratz, PE, Chief Operating Officer and President, effective November 1, 2025. Troy, who brings more than a decade of leadership experience to…
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Amy Squitieri Takes the Helm as Mead & Hunt CEO
MADISON, WIS. – Mead & Hunt named Amy Squitieri Chief Executive Officer effective November 1, 2025. Prior to this appointment, she served as the firm’s Chief Operating Officer, bringing more…
Navigating Political Skies: Advancing Airport Development through Influence
By Tom Schauer, Senior Aviation Advisor, Mead & Hunt Improvement projects at airports share some common characteristics with navigating aircraft—the outlook may be uncertain, visibility can be poor, or the…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: NATA Statement On ASTM Approval of Swift Fuels’ 100R Unleaded Avgas Production Specification
Washington, DC, September 4, 2025 – NATA (the National Air Transportation Association) congratulates Swift Fuels on its announcement of approval of an ASTM International production specification for Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: KCAC Aviation Expands With New Hangar
Olathe, Kansas – August 27, 2025 – KCAC Aviation has built a new 30,000-square-foot maintenance hangar at Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC). This new facility doubles KCAC’s service capacity, allowing…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Metropolitan Airports Commission Chair Rick King Announces Departure
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN – The Chair of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), Rick King, has announced his decision to retire from the commission that oversees the operation of the Minneapolis-St….
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Grantsburg, Wisconsin Airport Trial Update
SIREN, WIS. – As announced in the June 2025 issue of Midwest Flyer Monthly, (https://midwestflyer.com/grantsburg-airports-future-still-in-limbo/), the trial scheduled for May 5, 2025, at the Burnett County Courthouse in Siren, Wis., to determine…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Aviation and Hollywood: The sister inventions that carried us into the modern age
The Brodhead, Wisconsin airport (C37), may not be in any way connected to Hollywood, California, but the whole reason I’m here at the Kelch Aviation Museum, working with airplanes and…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Morey Airplane Company Celebrates 100th Anniversary
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The oldest fixed base operator and flight school in Wisconsin still in business today, Morey Airplane Company, located at Middleton Municipal Airport – Morey Field in Middleton,…
SPECIAL EVENTS: Piper Awarded Its Largest Domestic Trainer Order In Company History From UND
Oshkosh, WI – Piper Aircraft, Inc. announced during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, a historic new fleet agreement for up to 188 aircraft, valued at approximately $155M, with the University of…
SPEICAL EVENTS: RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Celebrates A Century of Flight
Pioneer of radial engine design continues to build on its legacy of aircraft propulsion innovation EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (July 22, 2025) – Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business,…
SPECIAL EVENTS: Future Aviation Leaders Soar at NBAA-BACE
Las Vegas, Nev. – Students from Alpha Eta Rho (AHP), the nation’s oldest active collegiate aviation fraternity, landed in Las Vegas for an unforgettable experience at the 2025 National Business…
SPECIAL EVENTS: NBAA: The Inspiring Seat You Aspire To Sit In
By Aletha Lenz In aviation, every seat tells a story. Whether it’s the pilot’s seat up front or the cabin seat in a multi-million-dollar business jet, each represents ambition, discipline, and…
SPECIAL EVENTS: 2025 NBAA-BACE Wows Attendees & Exhibitors
Las Vegas, Nev. – The National Business Aviation Association Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) supercharged an industry driven by strong growth and a blazing pace of innovation. From a…