Articles & Stories

Hope floats with Samaritan seaplanes
By Mark Huber
Aviation International News
June 2024

Boeing makes $4M in grants to local nonprofits: Here’s who’s getting the funding.
By James Drew
St. Louis Business Journal
Nov. 18, 2023

Celebrating Sixty Years of Service
By Kate Uptergrove
West Newsmagazine
October 4, 2023

Aviation nonprofit names new leader
By Diana Barr
St. Louis Business Journal
Sept. 28, 2023

Boeing makes $4M in grants to local nonprofits: Here’s who’s getting the funding.
By James Drew
St. Louis Business Journal
Nov. 18, 2023

Celebrating Sixty Years of Service
By Kate Uptergrove
West Newsmagazine
October 4, 2023

Aviation nonprofit names new leader
By Diana Barr
St. Louis Business Journal
Sept. 28, 2023

Aircraft Donations Keep Wings of Hope Flying!
By Carol Enright
COPA Pilot
September 2023

Soar into STEM program brings buzz to Washington
By Antjea Wolff
eMissourian
September 20, 2023

Students to ‘Soar into STEM’: Aviation program to be held in Washington
By Antjea Wolff
eMissourian
September 6, 2023

Celebrating 60 Years of …
Cessna Owner Association
July 4, 2023

Wings of Hope marks 60 years of life-saving aviation
AOPA
June 9, 2023

Wings of Hope: Aviators Helping the World
By Lance Phillips
Twin & Turbine
May 2023

Wings of Hope Honored by National Aviation Hall of Fame
KMOX St. Louis, MO
September 15, 2022

Get a taste of hope from Wings of Hope Fundraiser
KTVI St. Louis, MO
September 15, 2022

Wings of Hope wins Spirit of Flight award
General Aviation News
September 9, 2022

Reserve philanthropist develops e-course to help others fly
dvids
August 17, 2022

Ecuador: An Amazonian Adventure With The Oris Wings of Hope Limited Edition
By Cole Pennington
Hodinkee
August 1, 2022

Oris Honors Pioneering Humanitarian Organization Wings of Hope With Two New Limited Editions
By Mike Espindle
Watchonista
July 27, 2022

New developments boom in Chesterfield
By Zara Barker
Fox 2 News
May 12, 2022

Health Care in the Air
By Brandon LaChance
The Paper
December 22, 2021

Wings of Hope’s Taste of Hope
By Christina Kling-Garrett
Ladue News
October 11, 2021

Life-saving plane arrives in St. Louis, as training begins for medical missions
KMOV St. Louis, MO
September 20, 2021

Aviation non-profit flies brain tumor survivor to Mayo Clinic
By Julie Brown Patton
Webster-Kirkwood Times
July 19, 2021

Amphibious floatplane heads to Nicaragua
West Newsmagazine
July 07, 2021

Watch Now: MiracleAir and Wings of Hope prepare airplane for humanitarian work in Nicaragua
By Michael J. Collins
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 17, 2021

Flying High, Saving Lives
By Brittany Nay
Ladue News
June 11, 2021

Business Aircraft and WoH: A Tradition of Service, For COVID-19 and Beyond
No Plane No Gain
Feb. 3, 2021

Wings of Hope plane becomes unexpected birthday gift
West Newsmagazine
Dec. 14, 2020

Photos: Family of pilots win airplane through WoH raffle
By Jerry Naunheim Jr.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dec. 9, 2020

A ticket to fly
By Paula Gibbs
Butler Eagle
July 1, 2020

Living Generously – Mike Calcagno
Wild Horse Creek Living
March 2020

Lottery winners dreams take flight
By Heatherann Wagner
KIDK Idaho Falls, ID
Feb. 24, 2020

Local man’s dream of flying …
By Mike Price
East Idaho News
Feb. 24, 2020

Local man takes flight after being grounded for more than 40 years
By Kade Garner
NBC Pocatello, ID
Feb. 21, 2020

Idaho Falls man wins airplane in national raffle
By Sally Krutzig
Post Register
Feb. 21, 2020

Wings of Hope receives $125,000 for STEM programs
West Newsmagazine
Dec. 4, 2019

Editor’s Corner: The word around town
By Diane Anderson
Ladue News
Nov. 29, 2019

The Volunteer Work That Makes St. Louis Better
By Leah Thorsen
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Nov. 28, 2019

Soar into STEM gets $125,000 grant
General Aviation News
Nov. 20, 2019

Editor’s Corner: The word around town
Ladue News
Nov. 15, 2019

Wings of Hope Awarded $1 Million Grant
By Julie Boatman
Flying Magazine
November 13, 2019

Wings of Hope receives $1 million gift
West Newsmagazine
Nov. 13, 2019

Wings of Hope receives $1 million gift
By Jessica Meszaros
West Newsmagazine
November 11, 2019

$1M gift boosts St. Louis nonprofit’s endowment
By Diana Barr
St. Louis Business Journal
Nov. 8, 2019

Taste of Hope for Wings of Hope
FOX St. Louis (KTVI)
October 3, 2019

Wings of Hope: Bret Heinrich Interview
By George Sells
KMOX 1120 AM
July 17, 2019

Soar Into STEM
By Brooke Bennett
AviNation
July 2019

Spread Your Wings
By Melanie Tucker
Knoxville Daily Times
June 8, 2019

Charitable Flying
By Daniel Kukla
MMOPA
June 2019

Wings of Hope – Chaning and Saving Lives Through the Power of Aviation
Then 145 Magazine
April 2019

Wings of Hope launches “Soar into STEM” program for local students
FOX St. Louis (KTVI)
March 7, 2019

Soar into STEM
By Dale Smith
Avionics News
January 2019

Ste. Genevieve man gets special delivery
By Geoff Tibbs
Republic Monitor
December 11, 2018

Protecting public health in rural America
By Teryl Eisinger
Albuquerque Journal
November 23, 2018

Wings of Hope’s Taste of Hope
Ladue News
November 2, 2018

Volunteer pilot reunited with little girl he helped save
By Mike Bush
NBC St. Louis (KSDK)
October 7, 2018

Wings of Hope launches aviation program for students
General Aviation News
Sept. 13, 2018

Wings of Hope goes “Island Hopping”
FOX St. Louis (KTVI)
September 13, 2018

Wings of Hope Takes Flight from Chesterfield
By Julie Brown Patton
Chesterfield Lifestyle
July 2018

Wings of Hope
SOAR
Spring 2018

Kenosha man donates private plane to charity
By Tatiana Cash
KTMJ-TV Milwaukee – April 5, 2018

Hope Is Where the Heart Is Gala
By David Anderson
Ladue News
March 30, 2018

Photo Album
Town & Style
March 14, 2018

A Community Conversation with Bret Heinrich
By Jessica Meszaros
West Newsmagazine
March 14, 2018

Wings of Hope: 15 Years Flying U.S. Medical Missions
By Carol Enright
Chesterfield Out & About
Jan.-Mar. 2018

Touchdowns and take-offs on a Saturday afternoon
By TJ Stewart
AirMed & Rescue
Dec. ’17-Jan ’18

Beavercreek man wins plane in charity raffle
By Richard Wilson
Dayton Daily News
January 1, 2018

Lancaster ISD STEM Students Build Airplane For Wings Of Hope Missions
By Jo Ann Holt
Focus Daily News
November 8, 2017

Wings of Hope collaboration helps students soar toward STEM, aviation careers
By Jessica Meszaros
West Newsmagazine
November 3, 2017

Parkway Central sends 7,678 pounds of supplies to Puerto Rico
By Jessica Meszaros
West Newsmagazine
November 2, 2017

East Tennessee man donates airplane to ‘Wings of Hope’
NBC Knoxville (WBIR)
October 29, 2017

Lancaster ISD students use STEM skills to build airplane for medical missions
By Demond Fernandez
ABC Dallas (WFAA)
October 20, 2017

Taste of Hope this weekend in Chesterfield
FOX St. Louis (KTVI)
October 13, 2017

Haitian girl lives full life with help from Oscoda woman, others
By: Karen Rouse
Oscoda Press
October 11, 2017

Fabick Cat donates $600,000 to six St. Louis charities in celebration of 100th anniversary
By Chris Hill
Equipment World
August 14, 2017

Ladies Luncheon
By David Anderson
Ladue News
August 11, 2017

Soaring to new heights
By Ed Nadolski
myracinecounty.com
August 7, 2017

Wings of Hope gives BERT a new air ambulance
The San Pedro Sun
August 4, 2017

Fabick Cat centennial supports Wings of Hope, other charitable organizations
By Jim Erickson
West Newsmagazine
July 31, 2017

Wings of Hope names CEO
By Diana Barr
St. Louis Business Journal
July 21, 2017

Wings of Hope – Delivering hope and help around the world
By Christine Knauer
Avionics News
July 2017

Mission of Love: Local pilot donates plane to ‘Wings’
By Kevin Barlow
The Pantagraph
June 28, 2017

Twin Cities Man Donates Airplane to Charity
By Lindsey Harrison
cproud.com
June 27, 2017

Here’s how much Give STL Day raised this year
By Diana Barr
St. Louis Business Journal
May 12, 2017

Wings of Hope Contributes Missionary Airplane for STEM Project
By Carmelo Turdo
The Aero Experience
April 27, 2017

WoH Provides Aviation Relief Services In the Midwest and Around the World
By Carmelo Turdo
The Aero Experience
April 11, 2017

Humanitarian Aviation In the Spotlight at Parks College Atlas Week Event
By Carmelo Turdo
The Aero Experience
April 7, 2017

The Day I Froze
By TJ Stewart
AirMed & Rescue
April/May 2017

Hope is Where the Heart is Gala
By David Anderson
Ladue News
March 17, 2017

Arley man wins plane from national charity
By Ed Howell
Daily Mountain Eagle
February 18, 2017

Houston, We Have a Problem
By Jud Wickwire
AWA Airways
4th Quarter, 2016

Wings of Hope Receives Grant
General Aviation News
November 9, 2016

Family Travels to St. Louis For Medical Treatment …
By Katie Kormann
FOX St. Louis (KTVI)
July 23, 2016

Field notes from Nicaragua
By TJ Stewart
AirMed & Rescue
July 2016

‘Wings of Hope’ raffle helps children in need
By Shawnte Passmore
CBS Omaha (KMTV)
June 24, 2016

Wings of Hope gives flight to new medivac service in Tanzania
By Jennifer Brinker
St. Louis Review
May 5, 2016

Mike McCombs: Jack of All Trades
By Carol Enright
Lake St. Louis Neighbors
May 2016

Wings of Hope gives critical patients a lift
By Katie Kormann
FOX St. Louis (KTVI)
April 12, 2016

Wings of Hope Night for Miracles
By David Anderson
Ladue News
March 11, 2016

Wings of Hope Represents the Best of Midwest Aviation
By Carmelo Turdo
The Aero Experience
March 4, 2016

Missionary Pilot Teams With Midwest Aviation Community for New Project
By Carmelo Turdo
The Aero Experience
March 3, 2016

Wings of Hope: Saving Lives Near and Far
By Carol Enright
Lake St. Louis Neighbors
Feb. 2016

Wings of Hope’s Night for Miracles Dinner and Auction (photos)
Ladue News
Feb. 16, 2016

Record breaking pilot Barrington Irving Joins Wings of Hope Honorary Council
The St. Louis American
Feb. 3, 2016

2015 ISTAT Foundation Humanitarian Program
By Julian Balaam
Jetrader
Winter 2015

Spotlight: Young West County woman winging it for good
By Joe Holleman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 26, 2015

Pilot answers prayers with Wings of Hope
By Rebecca Ferman
St. Louis Jewish Light
July 22, 2015

At just 24, Wings of Hope pilot delivers much needed medical care to African tribes
By Shawndrea Thomas
Fox 2 News
July 18, 2015

Charity Awards Finalist: Wings of Hope
By Robyn Dexter
Ladue News
June 6, 2015

Wings of Hope names new president
By Diana Barr
St. Louis Business Journal
Jan. 13, 2015

First Look: 206 has nine lives
By Carol Enright
AOPA Pilot
November 2014

Delivering Wings of Hope to Tanzania
By Karen Cernich
eMissourian
July 16, 2014

Flying Matters: Wings of Hope Uses Planes to Give Others a Better Way of Life
By Carol Enright
Flying Magazine
July 9, 2014

Wildwood pilot flies storied plane to Tanzania
By Carol Enright
West Newsmagazine
June 4, 2014

Pilot with a Purpose
By Betsy Taylor
Maryville Magazine
Spring 2012

Wings of Hope Celebrates 50 Years Spreading Peace Worldwide
By Christine Knauer
Avionics News
December 2011

Wings of Hope Notified of 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination
By Linda Pylant
Aviation Business Journal
2nd Quarter, 2011

Wings of Hope
By Melissa Kinsey
Midwest Flyer
Aug./Sept. 2010

Wings of Hope
Flying Adventures
March/April 2009

Connecting Worlds in the Ecuadorian Rainforest
By Lane Wallace
Flying Magazine
Sept. 2007

Generosity
By Bronson Enriquez
Need
Issue 2, 2007

Charity Starts at Home
By Jim Nicholson
St. Louis Commerce Magazine
June 2007

Flights of Hope
By Anne Cassidy
Family Circle
September 19, 2004

Help Arrives of Wings of Hope
By Florence Shinkle
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Oct. 4, 1981

Wings of Mercy, Wings of Hope
By George Haddaway
Air World
Vol. 32, No. 1 – 1979

Flying Help to Remote Areas on Wings of Hope
By Mary Kimbrough
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Jan. 23, 1977

Africa
By Michael Stimac
Flying Magazine
September 1966

Changing and Saving Lives Through the Power of Aviation