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Midwest SAF industry wants to become the world leader in production

A Delta Air Lines government affairs representative believes the Midwest, with its abundant feed stocks, could benefit from growing and leading the world in sustainable aviation fuel production.

Minnesota

Restored 1966 Cessna 150 housed at Alexandria Airport is used by the Vikingland Flying Club

Doug Garin of Alexandria found the plane in an abandoned hanger in Battle Lake.

Jan 5

Captain Bob Swearengin with the Civil Air Patrol steps out of a plane at the Duluth International Airport after searching for missing pilot Michael Bratlie in 2012. News Tribune file

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In 2012, an experienced pilot vanished over Minnesota's North Shore. What happened to Michael Bratlie?

Radar tracks put Michael Bratlie, an experienced military and commercial pilot, just past Two Harbors, Minnesota, in his two-engine plane. There the flight path apparently ended.

Dec 16, 2024

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Minnesota pilot鈥檚 legacy lives on 25 years after fatal test flight

Scott Anderson鈥檚 work has helped Cirrus Aircraft save lives and continues to inspire young people.

Jul 9, 2024

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Minnesota

Minnesota woman becomes her family's fourth-generation pilot

Addy Randt, 18, of Glenwood, Minnesota, hopes to join her mom, Captain Michal Randt of Delta Airlines, in the cockpit as a mother-daughter aviation duo.

Jan 4, 2023

By Thalen Zimmerman

A brick home with a large hole in the roof and wreckage in the yard

Minnesota

Plane in fatal Minnesota crash only airborne for few minutes before striking home

Flight tracking data indicates it crashed into the house shortly after taking off from Duluth International Airport late Saturday night.

Oct 6, 2022

By Joe Bowen

Part of an airplane after it crashed into a home

Minnesota

Pilot in Hermantown plane crash worked for South St. Paul flight school involved in Cottage Grove crash

The fixed-wing, single-engine plane left Duluth around 11:10 p.m. Saturday and reached an altitude of 2,300 feet before it crashed, according to Flightaware.com.

Oct 5, 2022

By Mary Divine / St. Paul Pioneer Press

Minnesota

3 killed in plane crash near Duluth airport

The plane took out much of the second floor of the home at 5154 Arrowhead Road.

Oct 2, 2022

By John Myers

Minnesota

Cirrus supports pilots flying animal-rescue missions

Volunteer pilots have banded together to transport dogs and other animals to save them from euthanization.

Sep 13, 2022

By Peter Passi

The Vault

In 2012, an experienced pilot vanished over Minnesota's North Shore. What happened to Michael Bratlie?

Radar tracks put Michael Bratlie, an experienced military and commercial pilot, just past Two Harbors, Minnesota, in his two-engine plane. There the flight path ended, drawing exhaustive searches of Lake Superior and the thick woods and rugged terrain on shore.

Aug 30, 2022

By Jimmy Lovrien

Minnesota

New attractions coming to Duluth Airshow

After a record-breaking year in 2021, the 13th annual event will be July 16-17 at the Duluth International Airport.

Jul 7, 2022

By Peyton Haug

Daniel Gant, founder of Ascend Dynamics, LLC, talks about his SkyPak, a propeller-driven jetpack prototype

Eyes on the skies: Wisconsin man unveils patent-pending jetpack design

The SkyPak could be used for many applications, from search and rescue to flying a worker up to change light bulbs or perform other maintenance on tall structures.

Apr 22, 2022

Minnesota

Charles A. Lindbergh: When Little Falls, Minnesota, flew into history

This year marks the 95th anniversary of Lindbergh's solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from New York City to Paris in 1927. The famed aviator dubbed 鈥淟ucky Lindy鈥� grew up on a Little Falls farm before becoming a worldwide celebrity.

Apr 11, 2022

By Frank Lee

Local

Bemidji's Bailey Harris, UND Flying Team place first at Region VI SAFECON

Bemidji's Bailey Harris and the University of North Dakota Flying Team recently took home first place at this year's Region VI Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference, or SAFECON, contest.

Nov 1, 2021

By Pioneer Staff Report

Lifestyle

Bemidji's John Heineman honored by FAA for 50 years as a pilot

Flying has been John Heineman's passion for 50 years until July of this year when he retired as a pilot with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Now that his flying days are over, and he will miss the views from above, Heineman plans to enjoy his time back on the ground, or on water.

Sep 11, 2021

By Dennis Doeden

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