Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue WEST CHICAGO, ILL. – The DuPage Airport Authority (DAA) has garnered national recognition for its 2018 budget. The Government Finance Officers Association…
Wisconsin Ultralight/Lightplane Advisory Council To Hold Safety Seminar
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Wisconsin Ultralight/Lightplane Advisory Council (WULAC) will hold its 26th annual safety seminar on Saturday March 16, 2019 from…
Boeing Expands Digital Services Reach In Business Aircraft Market
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue ENGLEWOOD, COLO. – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Jeppesen has announced it has reached a new five-year contract agreement to provide fractional business…
Continental Announces Partnership With Liaoning Cub Aircraft Corp To Power The Experimental Top Cub
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue MOBILE, ALA. – Continental Motors Group Ltd. (CMG), an AVIC® International Holding (HK) LTD company (HKEX: 232.HK), announced December 4, 2018 that…
WAI Announces 2019 Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue Women in Aviation International (WAI) has selected the 2019 inductees for its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored…
Yingling Aviation Continues Expansion, Adds Aircraft Paint Services
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue WICHITA, KAN. – Yingling Aviation has announced significant expansion to its current facilities at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. Construction on…
Corporate Jet Mounted At Airport Entrance Symbolizes Impact GA Has Had On Community
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue WATERTOWN, WIS. – Earth-bound travelers entering Watertown’s main southern entrance are now greeted by a beautiful Cessna Citation 500 mounted on top…
NWOC Announces Strategic Partnership With D-Day Squadron
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue OXFORD, CT. – The National Warbird Operator Conference (NWOC) has announced a strategic partnership with the D-Day Squadron, offering the group the…
Second Arsenal of Democracy To Take Flight In 2020
Published In Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue WASHINGTON, DC – The Arsenal of Democracy Executive Planning Committee has announced that it is planning a second Arsenal of Democracy Flyover…
The First HARAAH
“Historic Airfield Rally to the Antique Airfield Homecoming” by Paul Berge AAA National Director Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue The Antique Airplane Association (AAA), and the Air Power…
GA Pilot Fills Niche In Providing Aircraft Owners With Remote Cell Phone Systems
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue If you have a preheater in your aircraft, you probably have a need for some sort of remote cell phone system you…
Writer of Longest-Ever Running Aviation Column In A Mainstream Newspaper Dies At 94
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue Aviation columnist, Jack Elliott Schapiro, of Warren, N.J., passed away November 20, 2018 at the age of 94. Known professionally and in…
U-2 Spy Plane Memorial Honors Wisconsin Pilot
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue On January 31, 1980, U.S. Air Force pilot, Captain Edward I. Beaumont of Brantwood, Wisconsin, was on a training flight flying the…
The Wright Brothers Memorial Banquet & The Borman Collection
by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue The EAA Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wis., has opened “The Borman Collection: An EAA Member’s Space Odyssey,” an exhibit…
Strength In Numbers Still Effective Tool In Winning Battles!
by Kyle Lewis Regional Manager for Government Affairs & Airport Advocacy / Great Lakes / AOPA Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2019 issue The old saying “Strength in…