{"id":8783,"date":"2017-05-09T13:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T13:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=8783"},"modified":"2017-05-09T13:08:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T13:08:06","slug":"quest-aircraft-pratt-whitney-canada-to-sponsor-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2017-air-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/wisconsin\/quest-aircraft-pratt-whitney-canada-to-sponsor-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2017-air-shows\/%20","title":{"rendered":"QUEST AIRCRAFT, PRATT &amp; WHITNEY CANADA TO SPONSOR EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH 2017 AIR SHOWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8785\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/3B1A6516edit-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"3B1A6516edit\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3B1A6516edit-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3B1A6516edit.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Quest Aircraft and Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada have committed their support for the afternoon air shows at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, \u201cThe World\u2019s Greatest Aviation Celebration,\u201d which is July 24-30, 2017, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe air shows at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh are known as the place where an all-star roster of performers provide hours of entertainment each day,\u201d said Rick Larsen, EAA vice president of communities and member programs who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. \u201cOshkosh is also where there is a combination of people and aircraft that you\u2019ll no place else in the world. We thank both Quest Aircraft and Pratt and Whitney Canada for providing the support that makes these unforgettable performances possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the performances at Oshkosh are those from the world\u2019s finest aerobatic pilots, international aerobatic competition champions, warbird re-enactments, and fly-bys from innovative and one-of-a-kind aircraft. The daily afternoon air shows begin each day at approximately 2 p.m. CDT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPratt &amp; Whitney has been a name synonymous with both the heritage of flight and aviation innovation, which is also the appeal of Oshkosh,\u201d said Nicholas Kanellias, Vice President for General Aviation at Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada. \u201cWe\u2019re enthusiastic about being part of EAA AirVenture this year and especially the magnificent performances we see every afternoon during the air show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEAA AirVenture offers so much to aviation enthusiasts from around the world, especially in the form of their spectacular air show performances. Quest Aircraft is honored to be a part of making that happen this year,\u201d said Nick Newby, Quest Aircraft\u2019s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. \u201cOur sponsorship is driven by the passion and excitement behind these performances, a great match for the Kodiak, an aircraft with a passionate following of its own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Complete air show performance schedules are posted and updated as necessary at EAA.org\/airventure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quest Aircraft and Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada have committed their support for the afternoon air shows at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2017, \u201cThe World\u2019s Greatest Aviation Celebration,\u201d which is July 24-30, 2017, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh. \u201cThe air shows at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh are known as the place where an all-star roster of performers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[115,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","category-wisconsin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/3B1A6516edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8786,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8783\/revisions\/8786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}