The Duluth Aviation Institute’s vision is a community inspired and enriched by the art and science of aviation. Preserving our local aviation history, the Institute is building a replica of the world’s first airliner, The Lark of Duluth, originally owned by Duluthians Julius Barnes and W. D. Jones. Celebrating our city’s aviation centennial, the Institute is enhancing the Duluth School District science curriculum with Duluth’s legacy of inventors and entrepreneurs. The Path to Aviation program has been presented to 1500 sixth grade students in Duluth.
The Duluth Aviation Institute is pleased to announce The Lark of Duluth, the Benoist Flying Boat replica of the first airliner, is currently on exhibit inside the Duluth International...
The Duluth Aviation Institute's Lark of Duluth was five and a half years in the making, under the leadership of Duluth’s aviation craftsman, Mark Marino, with volunteer labor ...
