AVIATION
UND Student Amy Warbalow, UND instructor Katrina Kugler make picture-perfect departure for four day transcontinental race
Team takes along a special passenger, a gift from the North Dakota School for the Blind by Juan Miguel Pedraza, University and Public Affairs writer/editor University of North Dakota aviationstude...
Posted on 6/12/13 at 4:43 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
Pilot injured in crop duster crash near Minot
MINOT, N.D. — A crop-spraying pilot suffered what the North Dakota Highway Patrol says are minor injuries when his plane crashed about three miles west of Minot Air Force Base.By Associated Press , June 17, 2013
Two people killed in Wis. plane crash
LA POINTE, Wis. - Two people are confirmed dead after a plane crashed Saturday evening near the Madeline Island airport.By Forum News Service , June 15, 2013
TSA drops plan to allow knives, bats, golf clubs on planes
WASHINGTON — The head of the Transportation Security Administration says he's dropping a proposal that would have let airline passengers carry small knives, souvenir bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes.By Associated Press , June 05, 2013
Industry experts set to appear at Grand Forks drone summit 
GRAND FORKS — Drones are on display in northeastern North Dakota.
By Associated Press , May 30, 2013
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
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