All Women Skydiving Team Returns as Headliner for the 36th Annual Open House & Air Show at Oakland County International Airport on Sunday, August 6 The Misty Blues, an all-women skydiving team, is returning to Oakland County International Airport (OCIA) to headline its 36th annual Open House & Air Show on Sunday, August 6 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Waterford. Event admission and parking are free. The air show runs from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to arrive … [Read more...]
Hundreds of Volunteer Pilots Deliver Gifts to Thousands of Children with VIDEO
December 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Operation Good Cheer takes to the skies to deliver about 20,000 Christmas gifts to more than 6,700 children and adults with special needs around Michigan this weekend. Donated gifts will arrive for sorting inside a Pentastar Aviation hangar at Oakland County International Airport (OCIA) between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 7. Volunteers will then load the gifts into about 260 airplanes for delivery to 29 airports around the state beginning at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, December … [Read more...]
Oakland County Hires First Woman to Manage International Airport
June 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Oakland County has hired the first woman to manage Oakland County International Airport, Michigan’s second busiest airport, Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced today. Cheryl L. Bush will replace Karl Randall who retired earlier this year. She begins her new position July 12. “Cheryl’s returning home to where she belongs,” Patterson said. “She spent most of her impressive aviation career as president of one of our airport businesses. She is well qualified to lead OCIA into … [Read more...]
Patterson Plans to Raise the Bar with Innovative Management in Oakland County with VIDEO
February 9, 2017 by Leave a Comment
County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says that Oakland County's best accomplishments are yet to come. During his annual State of the County address before an audience of more than 600 guests at the Auburn Hills Marriot Pontiac at Centerpoint, he spotlighted several high-tech connections moving into the county. Patterson was introduced my the Brooke Wilson Vitale, the owner of specialty bakeries in Royal Oak and Birmingham, who was selected by a public online vote as the winner of the … [Read more...]
Operation Good Cheer Needs Local Pilots
November 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Operation Good Cheer needs pilots to volunteer their time and aircraft to help deliver Christmas gifts to children in need all over Michigan the weekend of December 2-3. The pilots will fly from Oakland County International Airport (OCIA) to airports throughout the state. "More than 5,000 children and adults with special needs experience the magic of Christmas because of the generosity of the volunteers and donors of Operation Good Cheer," County Executive L. Brooks Patterson said. "But … [Read more...]
Business Aviation Expo Soars Higher
August 24, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Corporate executives can learn how to make their businesses soar at the Business Aviation Expo on Thursday, September 22 at Oakland County International Airport’s (OCIA) modern LEED Gold-certified airport terminal. At least 20 business aircraft will be on display and available for tours along with 19 aviation vendors to demonstrate the vast benefits of business aviation. OCIA, the Michigan Business Aviation Association (MBAA), and media partner Crain’s Detroit Business are hosting the … [Read more...]
Bigger Air Show at Airport Open House this Year
August 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Oakland County International Airport (OCIA) Open House & Air Show is expanding its air show from an hour to an hour-and-a-half to include more aerial acts this year. Cold War-era military trainer jets will take to the skies along with aerobatic planes. Also new this year, two to four passengers at a time will be able to take open cockpit airplane rides in a vintage aircraft from Waldo Wright’s Flying Service. The flights last 10 minutes and cost $75 per passenger. The open house will … [Read more...]
County Graphic Artist Honored by National Design Publication
June 15, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Oakland County’s lead graphic artist was recently honored with four 2016 American Inhouse Design Awards from Graphic Design USA, a New York City-based national design publication. Pam Tremble, a graphic artist for the office of County Executive L. Brooks Patterson and the Department of Economic Development & Community Affairs, won design awards for economic development’s 2014 annual report; management & budget’s 2014 financial summary report; a marketing brochure for an event at … [Read more...]
Take-off in a Ford Tri-Motor at OCIA
July 1, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In a recent press release it was announced that the public will have an exciting opportunity to ride in a historic Ford Tri-Motor airplane next week at Oakland County International Airport. Passenger flights will take place 2-5 p.m. Thursday, July 10 and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. July 11-13 at the airport’s main terminal. “The Ford Tri-Motor hearkens back to the Golden Age of Aviation, when Oakland County International Airport became the first airport in America to be certified by the federal … [Read more...]
What’s a “Lomcevak” and where can you find one?
August 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Come to Oakland County International Airport in Waterford on Sunday, August 25 to watch Jim ‘Fang’ Maroney perform a lomcevak in his DeHavilland Super Chipmunk aerobatic plane. He will be one of three aerobatic pilots thrilling the crowd at the annual Airport Open House and Airshow. General admission is free; parking is $5 per vehicle. “What’s a lomcevak?” said Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. “It’s a family of extreme aerobatic maneuvers where the aircraft, with almost no … [Read more...]
