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Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series talk

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Aviation museum president and CEO set for Keystone Series … Troy Thrash As president and CEO of the Kalamazoo-based aviation history museum, Thrash is in charge of running all …

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/02/13454

Western's College of Aviation donates vintage aircraft to Hooligans Flight Team

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… Western's College of Aviation donates vintage aircraft to Hooligans Flight Team … Dr. Raymond Thompson, interim dean of the College of Aviation; and Tom Hibiske, Hooligans pilot, stand in front … 2000s, and they have been in storage at the College of Aviation campus. The Hooligans Flight Team flies restored …

https://wmich.edu/news/2022/12/70026

WMU expanded aviation center to meet needs of growing industry

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… WMU expanded aviation center to meet needs of growing industry Submitted by Deanne Puca on The WMU College of Aviation's new instructional building will include … Michigan—Western Michigan University's new state-of-the-art Aviation Education Center will provide additional space for …

https://wmich.edu/news/2019/05/53381

West Michigan aviation power Duncan among honorees at WMU event

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… West Michigan aviation power Duncan among honorees at WMU event Submitted … on Duncan KALAMAZOO, Mich.—The longtime leader of Duncan Aviation will travel to Kalamazoo this week to accept an award honoring his company's long support of aviation education and its partnerships with Western …

https://wmich.edu/news/2017/11/43582

College of Aviation's 75th anniversary celebration peaks in October

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… College of Aviation's 75th anniversary celebration peaks in October … Michigan University aviators marked the 75th anniversary of aviation education at WMU. Nearly 400 people from around the nation--students, alumni, friends and aviation dignitaries--filled the college's aviation

https://wmich.edu/news/2014/10/19950

WMU purchase of Eaton hangar will fill aviation college footprint

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… WMU purchase of Eaton hangar will fill aviation college footprint Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on WMU's College of Aviation KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Acting during their April 22 … the addition of another hangar facility to the College of Aviation campus at Battle Creek's W.K. Kellogg Airport. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2015/04/23356

Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate partnership

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… Student aviation careers ready for takeoff with launch of Aviate … Tim, who also caught the bug. The siblings followed their aviation aspirations from their hometown of Commerce, … first officers. A new partnership between WMU's College of Aviation and United will put students on a faster track to …

https://wmich.edu/news/2020/02/58142

WMU Board of Trustees approves investment in new fleet for College of Aviation

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… of Trustees approves investment in new fleet for College of Aviation Submitted by Erin Flynn on Western's College of Aviation is ready to level up its training capabilities with … DETROIT—Western Michigan University's top-flight College of Aviation is getting new wings. On Thursday, March 23, the …

https://wmich.edu/news/2023/03/71172

From Success at Southwest to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway

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… to Directing Denver International Airport: Dave LaPorte’s Aviation Operations Pathway Submitted by Tom Thinnes on Dave … has two "darkest" on his resume.   Request College of Aviation Information The native Michigander was serving in a … on the Denver airport's senior leadership staff when the aviation industry was confronted by the Covid 19 pandemic.   …

https://wmich.edu/aviation/news/2025/03/laporte

WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety

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… WMU to use large grants to study improvements to aviation safety Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on … received three grants totaling $434,690 from the Federal Aviation Administration NextGen Weather Technology in the … to study weather information systems to improve general aviation safety and, ultimately, reduce accident risk. The …

https://wmich.edu/news/2016/01/29646