Photo above -Â SIU Carbondale Flying Saluki co-captain Dayne Snodgrass holds the nation’s top pilot award alongside trophies the team earned this past week in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association championships. The second place overall national finish marks the 15th straight year that SIU Aviation’s flight team has finished in the top five. (Photo by […]
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SIU Aviation’s Lorelei and José Ruiz Have Legacy of Students Soaring to New Heights
Student success has always been the focus for Southern Illinois University Carbondale Aviation’s Lorelei and José Ruiz. Each worked more than 30 years for the nationally recognized program, and they account for hundreds of aviation professionals in varying careers within the industry. “Looking back, I have been so blessed in the opportunities that were presented […]
SIU Aviation Students Receive Scholarships from The Boeing Company
Photo above – SIU Aviation students celebrate receiving scholarships as part of a grant program funded by The Boeing Company. From left are Doug Carr, Faith Ortega, SIU Aviation students Sami Liller, Melissa Pfaff, Fawne Maguire and Grace Gray, Harry Barrett Jr. and Dristin Rose. (Photo by Russell Bailey) Fifteen students in Southern Illinois University […]
IDOT Announces Airport of the Year Awards
Reflecting the importance and vitality of the state’s aviation system, six airports have received Airport of the Year awards from the Illinois Department of Transportation. The awards were presented today during the Illinois Public Airports Association Fall Conference in Galena. “Illinois serves as the nexus of North America’s transportation network, with aviation playing a key […]
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Chicago Campus Celebrates Inaugural Graduating Class
Aviation Institute of Maintenance (AIM) hosted the graduation of its first class of students at its South Ashland Avenue campus. Twenty-four graduates were honored during the ceremony, marking an important milestone in their aviation journey. Over 21 months, these students completed AIM’s training program, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to begin a career […]
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport® for $6M Solar Array Project
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield Illinois held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the operational start-up of their $6 million installation of solar arrays at the Airport. Six arrays spanning across three sites provide electrical power that offsets over 90% of the electrical cost of three Airport and three tenant accounts. Tom Cleveland, president […]
SIU Aviation to Receive Seven New Cessna 172s
SIU Aviation will be receiving seven new state-of-the-art Cessna 172s into its flight training program later this week at Southern Illinois Airport. Several SIU aviation program officials, including director José R. Ruiz and chief flight instructor Steven Goetz, along with several flight instructors, will be on-hand. “I am very excited at the prospect of acquiring […]
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Auctioning Off 10,000-Gallon Jet Refueler to the Public
MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois, is currently auctioning off a 10,000-gallon jet refueler. This auction is open to the public at municibid.com and ends on Monday, May 8th. Illinois residents are able to bid in this government auction online, 24/7, on Municibid. The jet refueler would be perfect for aviation enthusiasts, another airport, […]
United Airlines and Archer Announce First Commercial Electric Air Taxi Route in Chicago
Archer Aviation Inc. and United Airlines announced plans to launch the first air taxi route in Chicago, between O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Vertiport Chicago. Vertiport Chicago, North America’s largest vertical aircraft take-off and landing facility, is located in the Illinois Medical District near the Chicago Loop. This site was selected as the takeoff and […]
Bill Eves Appointed Airport Engineering Bureau Chief for State
Clayton Stambaugh, Illinois Division of Aeronautics Deputy Director, announced recently that effective March 1st, 2023, Mr. Bill Eves was appointed as the Bureau Chief of Airport Engineering in the Office of Intermodal Project Implementation/Division of Aeronautics at the Illinois Department of Transportation. Eves most recently served as the Engineer of Airport Construction and Materials in […]
