Colgan Air Services

08/22/2025

During Bonanzas to Oshkosh, Mark F Devine Photography- a local photographer - shot aerial and event photography so we could capture the fun and madness of ! His highly skilled and professional work is displayed on his website and available for purchase. They're a must to check out!

Mark has an detailed explanation of all the behind-the-scenes planning that was required months in advance of the event. It's not as simple as it might look and requires A LOT of coordination with the FAA, La Crosse Regional Airport, control tower and event planners. We're grateful for Mark's diligence executing a safe and compliant photo shoot so we could capture all the excitement of B2OSH!

Bonanzas to Oshkosh

08/08/2025

Colgan Air is looking for another CFI to join our team! For more information, visit www.colgan-air.com/employment or apply via Indeed.

Being a flight instructor is not an easy job! However, I think our instructors would agree that is incredibly rewarding to watch students achieve their goals! We have a busy flight school so we can't wait to meet our next CFI 🛩☁️👨‍✈️👩‍✈️

07/24/2025

We couldn’t recommend a better organization to support!

Know a veteran you’d like to thank for their service? Give the gift of honor with a donation to Freedom Honor Flight and join us in flying our veterans to Washington D.C. to see the memorials that stand in their honor.
https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/1413009

07/19/2025

6 pm departure now!

Bonanzas to Oshkosh takeoff has been delayed! Their secondary window is a 6pm departure. 🤞

07/19/2025

All tucked in for bed! Planning for an 11:15 engine start and noon departure, weather permitting in LSE and OSH 🙏🤞

07/18/2025

Our amazing crew parked 50+ aircraft today! It truly takes a BIG team to accomplish this safely including our hardworking staff, the La Crosse Regional Airport staff, the Control Tower and the amazing volunteers. Many early attendees are enjoying a group meal at The Freighthouse Restaurant and then heading to Moon Tunes La Crosse! The community is also a huge part of this success! Thank you for being so welcoming to our guests 💚

Time to rest up so we can welcome the remainder of our guests tomorrow!

07/17/2025

If you hear a lot of airplanes flying over head between today and Saturday, don't be alarmed! It's all for fun ☺️We are thrilled to welcome Bonanzas to Oshkosh and their amazing pilots back to La Crosse for their formation flight into EAA - The Spirit of Aviation in Oshkosh! Many arrive a day early to enjoy the sights of La Crosse. Looking forward to a great 5th year of hosting these skilled aviators!

About 130 unique Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft will fly out of La Crosse this Saturday for their annual showcase of one of the world’s largest civilian formation flights.

06/24/2025

Not many jobs give you the chance to park a C-130! Check out our post on Indeed or at www.colgan-air.com/employment for an application. We're looking for reliable, hardworking and friendly Line Technicians/Aircraft Refuelers to join our team! If you love hands on work, being outside and the fun of aviation, this is the job for you!

06/13/2025

BIG congrats to Aaron and Bruce on completing their first solo! They actually did this a couple weeks ago, but we’re a little behind 😬

Bruce has worked so hard to get to this point and his perseverance is inspiring! We can’t wait to see him achieve the next step in his journey.

Aaron has been flying almost 5 days a week, something you don’t see often! That type of motivation and diligence is rare especially with families, careers and all the other distractions of life.

We love watching our flight students achieve their goals! Everyone’s path is a little different but it doesn’t matter how long it takes or the twists and turns along the way. ✈️☁️ Congrats to their instructor, Kyle, too!

06/06/2025

Need something fun to do tonight AND support a great cause?? Check out Rotary Club of La Crosse-East's Lobsterfest tonight at our Hangar #4!! Lobster ticket sales have ended, but there will be other items and beverages for purchase! Enjoy live music, a fun ambience and a great crowd, who are raising funds that support improvements at the beautiful and inclusive Chad Erickson Memorial Park 🥳🦞🧡🌳

05/28/2025

Our amazing flight instructors are on a roll! Last week, Cameron successfully completed his first solo flight. Over the long weekend, we had 3 more students solo for the first time!

To top it off, our student, Brian, passed his checkride and is officially a pilot! He runs a growing business with a young family so it’s always impressive to see these busy individuals achieve this accomplishment while juggling a million other things!

Congrats to all and especially our instructors who support our flight students every day and through every challenge they face in the process!

05/08/2025

Yesterday, we celebrated our smart, enthusiastic and hard-working apprentices with the School District of La Crosse Youth Apprenticeship Program! We got really lucky with these two!

Camille and Brett participated in the School District of La Crosse's relatively new Aviation classes, and of course they both fell in love with aviation, which brought them to us! We hope this sparks a lifelong interest and that perhaps they might pursue a career in the aviation industry. Camille heads off to college soon 😢 and Brett will hopefully rejoin our team after the summer.

Thank you for the positive attitude and enthusiasm you brought to our office, Camille, and we wish you all the best as you start your college career!