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Pioneering aviator and astronaut trainee Wally Funk dead at 87 | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM | Green Bay, WI
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (633+ words) July 9 (Reuters) – Wally Funk, the trailblazing aviator who became the oldest person to fly to space some 60 years after first undergoing astronaut training with 12 other American women at the dawn of the Space Age, has died in Texas at age…...
Vinci Airports expects slow traffic growth through year-end, remains bullish on Mexico
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (349+ words) MONTERREY, Mexico, July 9 (Reuters) – Vinci Airports, a subsidiary of France’s VINCI Group, expects air traffic growth to slow through the end of the year as higher jet fuel prices and geopolitical tensions weigh on the aviation sector, though it is…...
Asian airlines’ Europe windfall fades as Gulf rivals rebound
2+ week, 1+ day ago (637+ words) By Julie Zhu and Christine Chen HONG KONG/SYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) – Asian airlines that gained passengers and charged higher fares on European routes after the start of the Iran conflict are seeing those advantages erode as Gulf carriers restore flights…...
Volunteers kick off EAA AirVenture 2026 prep in Oshkosh
2+ week, 6+ day ago (441+ words) A view of the air traffic control tower and tent supplies for EAA AirVenture 2026. June 25, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — While it sits empty now, in less than a month Boeing Plaza on the EAA grounds will be transformed…...
Winnebago County signs 47-acre lease for hangars at Wittman Regional Airport
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (372+ words) Wittman Regional Airport PC: Fox 11 Online OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The plan for a hangar project at Wittman Regional Airport is moving forward. Winnebago County Executive Gordon Hintz signed a resolution authorizing a 47-acre lease with Volare Hangars Wednesday. “We’re happy....
Israel’s El Al Airlines signs internet deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (323+ words) JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) – El Al Israel Airlines has signed a deal with Elon Musk’s Starlink to make high-speed internet available across its fleet starting next year, the airline said on Monday. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. Israel’s…...
Wittman Regional Airport may lease 47 acres of land for hangar space
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (332+ words) Wittman Regional Airport PC: Fox 11 Online WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — As Wittman Regional Airport gears up for the busiest week in aviation during EAA AirVenture next month, a plan to build new hangars is in motion. Winnebago County Executive Gordon…...
New accelerated aviation program offered at NWTC in partnership with local flight school
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (351+ words) NWTC to offer aviation certificate in partnership with Aviate Flight School, June 10, 2026. PC: Fox 11 Online GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A first-of-its-kind program in Northeast Wisconsin is now being offered at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. “This program was developed from expert…...
Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap’s snap
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (650+ words) June 11 (Reuters) – Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several days in secreted enzymes. Scientists…...
NASA taps US astronauts, Italian for Artemis mission with SpaceX, Blue Origin mooncraft | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM | Green Bay, WI
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (884+ words) June 9 (Reuters) – NASA named three U.S. astronauts and an Italian astronaut on Tuesday to serve as the crew for its next Artemis mission, a spacecraft docking demonstration in Earth’s orbit next year that will test moon landers from Elon Musk’s…...