Articles tagged:Willow Run Airport

Posted: Fri Jul 22 5:58 a.m. by Michelle Meunier Reporter

The Thunder Over Michigan air show returns this weekend to Willow Run Airport. Visitors will be able to watch the renowned U.S. Navy Blue Angels, as well as an air and ground reenactment of a World War II Pacific theater battle featuring a live flamethrower. “People don’t get a chance ...

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Posted: Sat Jul 16 12:53 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader's dream to fly with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will come true Wednesday when he rides with them out of Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti.

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Posted: Fri May 20 5 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

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Posted: Thu Aug 5 4:15 p.m. by Brian Vernellis
Aerobatic flight squad brings P-51 Mustangs to Thunder Over Michigan Air Show

It's been nearly 70 years since World War II pilots flew the plane, but Ed Shipley says ghosts still inhabit it. Each time he climbs into the cockpit of his P-51 Mustang the spirits of the pilots who flew the iconic World War II fighter plane revisit him. Shipley and ...

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Posted: Sun Jan 17 12:07 p.m. by Letters to the Editor

Wayne County and Washtenaw County are working together with local units of government to make good use of Willow Run Airport as part of the plan to create a dynamic engine of economic development in the area encompassed by Willow Run and Detroit Metropolitan airports. The concept is known as ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 17 6:55 a.m. by Paula Gardner News Director
Bob Guenzel: Washtenaw County executive says 'aerotropolis' plan should be accelerated

News that Willow Run Airport was losing money and possibly facing closure caught Washtenaw County Administrator Bob Guenzel by surprise this week. But he also said the information should be used to accelerate planning for the airport-area development district - the so-called aerotropolis that includes Willow Run and Detroit Metropolitan ...

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Posted: Tue Sep 15 7:59 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

Willow Run Airport in Wayne County's Van Buren Township faces severe financial problems that will mean significant budget cuts and could result in its shutdown, The Detroit News reports today. In the article, Thomas Naughton, chief financial officer of the Wayne County Airport Authority, said Willow Run "continues to be ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 7 7:05 p.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff

National Air Cargo, which flies out of Ypsilanti's Willow Run Airport, has announced it will extend its weekly flights into Afghanistan, UPI.com reported. The company's cargo flights support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. Its weekly flights out of Willow Run are now being extended to Kandahar Air Base via Bagram, ...

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