Hear Tales from Boeing Test Pilot Capt. Emily Bliss Feb. 5 at Activity Center

Boeing Test Pilot Capt. Emily Bliss will share her real-world aviation experiences at the Des Moines Activity Center starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in a presentation hosted by retired Flight Test... [Read more]

Aviation High School Receives $7 Million In Grants Toward New Facility

Architect's rendering of the proposed new Aviation High School campus. Des Moines Aviation High School received $7 million in grant money this week, to be used toward construction of a new facility... [Read more]

Des Moines Man Convicted Of Making Threats Against Boeing, Oil Companies

The Seattle Times is reporting that Gino Turrella, a Des Moines man, has been convicted of 19 felony counts for threats he made against Boeing, Shell Oil and Chevron Oil. Turrella was convicted Friday... [Read more]

Four Aviation High Students Graduate From Washington Aerospace Scholars Program

Four students from Des Moines’ Aviation High School graduated from the 2009 Washington Aerospace Scholars Summer Residency program this summer, and we here at The Waterland Blog would like to give... [Read more]

Aviation High School Students Hitch Ride On Delivery Flight Of Brand New 737

On Monday (June 15th), students from Des Moines’ Aviation High School’s senior class, along with members of the school’s Airline Career Experience (ACE) Club hitched a ride on the delivery... [Read more]

Boeing Orchestra Of Flight Seeking Musicians

Aside from making airplanes and being blasted by Sir Richard Branson, Boeing has a collection of talented musicians who make up the Boeing Orchestra of Flight. They’re seeking more musicians, and... [Read more]