Not many people know that two of aviation’s earliest pioneers came from right here in Central Louisiana. Charles Frederick Page of Pineville invented the airship in the early 1900s and Paul Leo Ortego ...

The U.S. Patent Office's blueprint for Charles Frederick Page's airship. Page applied for the patent in 1903 and received it in 1906. The patent was granted months before the Wright Brothers received ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - On Friday, September 19, Alexandria International Airport honored the legacies of two late Central Louisiana natives, Leo Ortego and Charles Page, who both developed ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Alexandria International Airport (AEX) held a ceremony today honoring the legacies of late Central Louisiana natives, Charles Frederick Page and Paul Leo Ortego, both of whom ...

Passengers traveling through Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans can learn more about Pineville’s airship inventor Charles Frederick Page in the “Pioneer Skies: Freedom to Flight” ...

The only known photo of Charles Frederick Page. Page invented an airship in Pineville and was granted a patent for his invention months before the Wright Brothers' patent for the Kitty Hawk was ...

Two early aviation pioneers from Central Louisiana are now honored at Alexandria International Airport. Charles Frederick Page of Pineville invented and patented an airship in the early 1900s. Paul ...