Congratulations to NATHAN WURST of Chaska, Minnesota, who was selected to receive the 2019 MATA Scholarship!

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Nathan is working on his private pilot certificate at Thunderbird Aviation at Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and has been accepted at the University of North Dakota John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences beginning this fall. To help pay for his education, Nathan started working as a line service technician at Thunderbird Aviation in the fall of 2018 while a senior in high school. Nathan stated: “I believe in hard work and focus in order to succeed as a pilot. I see the aviation community as bonded over its love of flight… It is a community that I am proud to be a part of for the rest of my life.”

12/1/2018

MATA strives to be the voice of the Minnesota Aviation Industry. Through our Board of Directors, conferences, and legal and lobbying services, we aim to assist our members in building ethical, strong, and competitive aviation businesses. Through scholarships we help to create tomorrow’s aviation professionals. Above all, we earnestly desire to see general aviation’s continued growth - locally, statewide, and nationally.

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In an effort to encourage an interest in flying and support the Minnesota aviation community, MATA will be awarding a $2,000 scholarship

February 22, 2018

MATA is proud to announce a new Mentorship Program available exclusively to its members who may need or want some advice or guidance with respect to their operation. 

MATA Mentors will consult with the member to provide basic information and answers to questions, and will also refer the member, as needed, to resources who can further assist the member in addressing the particular question or issue.

Members may contact the Mentorship Program Chairman, Bill Mavencamp from St. Cloud Aviation, for their initial request and he will direct them to the appropriate person who can help.  Areas currently available for mentorship include:

Risk Management

Flight Training

FBO/Airport issues

Legal issues

To take advantage of MATA’s mentorship program, or if any MATA members would like to volunteer to be a mentor to other MATA members, please contact billmavencamp@mac.com for more information.

March 1, 2018

On Wednesday, April 25th, 2018 the aviation community will come together at the MN State Capitol to visit with their state senators and representatives to tell them how important aviation and their local airports are to their local constituents and to their local communities.

Anyone actively involved in aviation in Minnesota is encouraged to participate!
 
For additional information pelase contact Tim Cossalter at timcossalter@outlook.com (651) 269-1221

MATA strives to be the voice of the Minnesota Aviation Industry. Through our Board of Directors, conferences, and legal and lobbying services, we aim to assist our members in building ethical, strong, and competitive aviation businesses. Through scholarships we help to create tomorrow’s aviation professionals. Above all, we earnestly desire to see general aviation’s continued growth - locally, statewide, and nationally.

04/06/2016

The president of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA), Greg Reigel, along with Joe Hedrick from the Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) and Gordon Hoff, Executive Director of the Minnesota Business Aviation Association (MBAA), recently met with Senator Klobuchar and Representatives Nolan, Ellison and Peterson, as well as staff members from the offices of the remaining Minnesota Congressional delegates.