Senator James Inhofe November 17, 1934 – July 9, 2024 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The aviation community mourns the death of general…
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The Go-To-Guy, Always On The Go!
Darrel Walter Gibson February 2, 1933 – May 24, 2024 Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue by Dave Weiman When Darrel Gibson’s son, Darrel Gibson, Jr., of…
Arsenal of Democracy Flyover Leaders Mourn The Loss of WWII Triple Ace Bud Anderson… Planned Memorial Day Flyover at Mount Rushmore Cancelled
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue WASHINGTON, DC – The organizers of the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover were saddened to learn that Brig. Gen. Clarence E. “Bud”…
AOPA’s Mike Ginter Appointed To Lead AOPA Air Safety Institute
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2024 Digital Issue FREDERICK, MD – Mike Ginter, a leading general aviation advocate and retired U.S. Navy pilot, has been appointed to a new…
Volunteer Pilots Are A Lifeline In Times of Need
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue An Illinois pilot’s idea 40 years ago has led to more than 8,900 flights to date to help people in need….
EAA Honors 2020 & 2021 Halls of Fame Inductees
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue OSHKOSH, WIS. – The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) honored 12 aviation notables for their contributions to recreational aviation by inducting them…
Avfuel Owner Honored At Living Legends
Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. – Craig Sincock, Avfuel Corporation’s owner, president, and CEO, received the 2022 “Kenn Ricci Lifetime Aviation Entrepreneur Award”…
He Flew For Elvis & Now They Fly With You!
by Dave Weiman Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue If you are fortunate to own a corporate jet, airliner, or warbird, chances are you realize the economics…
Insurance Professional, Jeff Rasmussen
August 28, 1970 – March 29, 2020 MADISON, WIS. – Aviation insurance agent, J. Jeffery Rasmussen, 49, of Merrimac, Wisconsin, passed away on March 29, 2020, following a short, but…
A Flight To End Polio
Photos republished with permission © 2020, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue If you ask Peter Teahen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, why he…
New Director At MidAmerica St. Louis Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue MASCOUTAH, ILL. – The St. Clair County Public Building Commission (PBC), which oversees the operations at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (KBLV) in…
Fond Farewell
From Kathy Vesely Assistant Director, MnDOT Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue In the year 2000, already 22 years into my MnDOT career, I applied for a…
New CEO At Women In Aviation International
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue Women in Aviation International (WAI) has a new chief executive officer. Allison McKay, formerly vice president of the Helicopter Association International Foundation,…
Meet Teresa Klein
Airport Land Program Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue In October 2019, Teresa Klein joined the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), Bureau of…
SEH Names Benita Crow To Lead Operations In Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota & Nebraska
Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2020 issue ST. PAUL, MINN. – Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®) has named Benita Crow to lead the firm’s operations in Minnesota, Iowa, North…