AVIATION
UND director of aviation safety earns Hat in the Ring Society achievement award
Dana Siewert, director of aviation safety at the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, received the Achievement in Aviation Safety Award from the Hat in the Ring S...
Posted on 10/19/12 at 4:20 PM
Areavoices Digest #51 - Something for WWII buffs and more
I've always been intrigued by the World War II era, the photos, the music, and the people. Maybe that's why I'm so excited about the first of this week's recommended blogs. Check it out and the rest o...
Posted on 10/19/11 at 8:53 AM
Business ownership change to lead to job creation
West Fargos Mid-America Aviation has changed ownership and the companys former president and CEO says that means a major employment increase in the area. Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 4:58 PM
UND experiment to open up airspace to UAVs
The City Beat has finally gotten a handle on UND stories that don't involve the Fighting Sioux nickname or any administrative stuff, which is what I've been trying to do for the past several months. A...
Posted on 11/20/09 at 1:37 PM
Are Small Airports Just a Waste of Precious Economic Dollars?
USA Today stirred up a hornets nest on a piece they did in September in regards to the amount of money government spends to maintain small general aviation airports around the country. These ar...
Posted on 10/12/09 at 5:35 PM
FAA investigates crash landing at Owatonna airport 
OWATONNA, Minn. — Federal investigators will try to determine what caused a small plane to make a crash landing at the Owatonna airport.
By Associated Press , April 29, 2013
Man arrested for bomb threat at Grand Forks airport, suspect not linked to Fargo threat 
GRAND FORKS – Police here have arrested a man suspected of making a bomb threat against Grand Forks International Airport in September.
By Forum News Service , April 27, 2013
Fargo airport has its highest monthly airline boardings ever 
BISMARCK — Airline boardings at North Dakota's eight commercial and regional airports in March were up 10 percent over the year, to about 50,000 passengers.
By Associated Press , April 17, 2013
American Airlines fixes computers, delays go on
DALLAS — American Airlines grounded all flights across the United States for several hours Tuesday after a key computer system crashed, causing thousands of passengers to be stranded at airports and on planes.By Associated Press , April 16, 2013
With Blue Angels grounded, AirSho in limbo 
By Mike Nowatzki , April 09, 2013
American Eagle pilot charged in alcohol incident 
MINNEAPOLIS — An American Eagle pilot was charged Tuesday with three gross misdemeanors after authorities said he failed a blood-alcohol test as he was preparing to fly a plane from Minneapolis to New York City in January.
By Amy Forliti, Associated Press , April 09, 2013
Pilot who crashed in fog not instrument rated 
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth pilot Kevin Ferris, who died in a small-plane crash after flying into fog March 29, did not have the instrument rating recommended for the weather conditions forecast for his destination of Moorhead, according to a federal transportation report.
By Forum News Service , April 08, 2013
Minn. airport worker charged with stealing guns
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis airport employee is accused of stealing weapons and hundreds of other items from passengers’ checked luggage.By Associated Press , April 08, 2013
Fatal Missouri medical helicopter crash linked to texting while flying 
WASHINGTON — An emergency medical helicopter pilot flying over Missouri was sending and receiving text messages before crashing in 2011, the first time such distractions have been implicated in a fatal commercial aviation accident.
By Bloomberg News , April 08, 2013
FAA delays closing of airport control towers
WASHINGTON — The closings of control towers at 149 small airports, due to begin this weekend because of government-wide spending cuts, are being delayed until June 15, federal regulators announced Friday.By Associated Press , April 05, 2013
Airline introduces pay-by-weight pricing
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — A tiny Samoa airline is giving passengers a big reason to lose weight: tickets sold not by the seat, but by the kilogram. Samoa Air planned on Wednesday to start pricing its first international flights based on the weight of its passengers and their bags.By Associated Press , April 04, 2013
SD pilot lands safely near Jamestown after engine sputtered at 5,000 feet 
FAULKTON, S.D. — A South Dakota pilot who made an emergency landing in southeastern North Dakota says he didn't panic when his engine started to sputter at 5,000 feet.
By Associated Press , April 01, 2013
No serious injury reported in single-engine plane crash near Alexandria 
By Al Edenloff, Forum News Service , March 29, 2013
Duluth man killed in plane crash was flying to Moorhead to visit his parents
By Wendy Reuer , March 29, 2013
Plane makes emergency landing near Jamestown 
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - A Faulkton, S.D., man successfully landed an airplane in a snow-covered field Wednesday, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
By Forum News Service , March 26, 2013
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