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May 27, 2025

Airborne 05.27.25: Ercoupe Convention, FAA v Mental Health, GAMA 1st Quarter 25

 Also: Warbirds In Review Schedule, Yak-55M Gets Tossed, DOGE-NTSB Budget Cuts, Joint Base Andrews

 

 

The Ercoupe Owners Club announced its 2025 National Convention will be held from Tuesday, July 15 to Saturday, July 19, at the Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) in Wisconsin. This year’s event will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the ‘Coupe’s Type Certificate. After the convention, the group will depart for the EAA AirVenture fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh. Federal Air Surgeon Susan Northrup, MD, PHD, discussed on the FAA’s YouTube channel “Pilot Minute” what came out of the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on mental health. Their work was informed through feedback gathered from

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SpaceX Starship Preps For May 27 Launch

Test Flight 9 Launch Window Opens at 6:30 p.m. CDT

SpaceX will host a live webcast of the flight test will begin at T-30 minutes on the SpaceX website, on X, or on the X TV App. SpaceX notes that as is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and may well change so keep track of updates on the SpaceX X account.

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GAMA First Quarter 2025 Aircraft Shipments Billings

Both Indicators Improved Over 2024

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association issued the First Quarter 2025 General Aviation Aircraft Shipping and Billing Report, covering results worldwide, and the result for the first three months of 2025, when compared to the same period last year, show increased shipments across all sectors as well as in the overall value of billings.

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Air Belgium Goes Bankrupt With $9 Mil in Unresolved Refunds

European Airline Officially Shuts Down, Liquidates All Assets

Air Belgium was recently declared bankrupt by the Walloon Brabant court, ending an eight-year run of losses and uncertainty. The airline is now liquidating its assets, with little to no hope of refunding its more than $9 million in unresolved customer charges. The carrier was founded in May of 2016 with plans to connect Belgium to long-haul destinations in Asia and the Caribbean. It launched scheduled passenger services in 2018 and, five years later, transitioned to charter and cargo operations.

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Ercoupe Owners Convention Hits Wausau In July

Celebrating 85th Anniversary Of Type Certificate

The Ercoupe Owners Club announced its 2025 National Convention will be held from Tuesday, July 15 to Saturday, July 19, at the Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW) in Wisconsin. This year’s event will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the ‘Coupe’s Type Certificate.

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Boeing Dodges Felony Charges in Non-Prosecution Deal

US Department of Justice Settles With Planemaker Over Two Fatal Crashes

The US Department of Justice has reached a non-prosecution agreement with Boeing that keeps felony charges off the planemaker’s name. The deal is tied to the two fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people, drawing immediate criticism from many of the victims' families.

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ANA Passenger Attempts to Open Emergency Exit Mid-Flight

Boeing 787-9 Forced to Divert to Seattle Due to an Unruly Passenger

An All Nippon Airways flight from Tokyo to Houston was diverted to Seattle early on May 24 after a passenger allegedly attempted to open an emergency exit door midflight. The flight, ANA 114, departed Tokyo Haneda Airport at 10:33 AM local time and was en route to George Bush Intercontinental Airport when the incident occurred.

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Aero-TV: Turbine-Powered Velocity Twin Makes it to SUN ‘n FUN

High-Performance Aircraft Flies With Twin PBS TP100 Turboprops

Velocity Aircraft’s twin-engine speed machine, the V-Twin, is being taken to new heights with the integration of PBS Aerospace TP100 turboprop engines. It took its first flight on March 25 before making it down to Lakeland, Florida, for the annual SUN ‘n FUN aerospace expo. The original V-Twin prototype has been flying since March 2012. It is already considered a high-performance aircraft, typically using two 160 horsepower Lycoming IO-320s. With this selection of piston engines, the aircraft can cruise at up to 250 knots and fly for a maximum of 1900 nautical miles at a

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Inexperienced Pilot Flips Yak-55M After Ill-Advised Landing Attempt

First Flight in a High-Performance Taildragger Ends Inverted

The NTSB recently released its final report on the August 10, 2024, accident involving a Yakovlev Yak-55M that ended up inverted on a runway in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. As it turned out, the minorly injured pilot was not a pilot at all. The man had just purchased the aerobatic Russian taildragger.

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Airborne 05.19.25: Kolb v Tornados, Philippine Mars, Blackhawk Antler Theft

Also: Tentative AirVenture Airshow Lineup, Supersonic Flight Regs, Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide, Boeing Deal

The sport aircraft business can be a tough one... especially when Mother Nature decides you need special attention -- and not in a good way. The folks at London-Corbin Airport's Kolb Aircraft reached out to ANN early yesterday to let us know that they were all safe and accounted for but that their manufacturing facility was pretty much wiped out. The final World War II flying boat has completed its tedious trek across Arizona, arriving in Tucson in preparation for its permanent home in the Pima Air and Space Museum. This aircraft, the Philippine

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NATA Names New Board Members, Chair, Vice Chair

Selections Announced After Annual Meeting

The National Air Transportation Association announced the selection of its new leadership team and the election of two new members for its Board of Directors after its Annual Meeting, held along with the Association’s Day on the Hill in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2025.

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Airborne 05.19.25: Kolb v Tornados, Philippine Mars, Blackhawk Antler Theft

Also: Tentative AirVenture Airshow Lineup, Supersonic Flight Regs, Private Pilot Oral Exam Guide, Boeing Deal

The sport aircraft business can be a tough one... especially when Mother Nature decides you need special attention -- and not in a good way. The folks at London-Corbin Airport's Kolb Aircraft reached out to ANN early yesterday to let us know that they were all safe and accounted for but that their manufacturing facility was pretty much wiped out. The final World War II flying boat has completed its tedious trek across Arizona, arriving in Tucson in preparation for its permanent home in the Pima Air and Space Museum. This aircraft, the Phil

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NTSB Prelim: Cessna T207

Accident Pilot State(d), Over The Radio, “I’m Going Around, There’s Something On The Runway,” Just Before The Accident

On April 28, 2025, about 1355 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna T207 airplane, N91025, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Nanwalek, Alaska. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. One passenger was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as flight number 213, a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135 scheduled commuter air carrier flight. According to the operator, Smokey Bay Air, the pilot and two passengers departed the Homer Airport, Homer, Alaska, en route to the Nanwalek Airport, Nanwalek with 40 gallons of aviation fuel on board, 271 lbs of passen

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (05.27.25)

Aero Linx: The Great War Aviation Society The Great War Aviation Society is a registered charity (1117741) dedicated to researching, preserving and sharing information about this trailblazing era in global aviation. We’re always eager to hear from new members and welcome people of all backgrounds – from First World War academics to modellers, enthusiasts, and family tree researchers.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (05.27.25): Handoff

Handoff An action taken to transfer the radar identification of an aircraft from one controller to another if the aircraft will enter the receiving controller's airspace and radio communications with the aircraft will be transferred. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (05.27.25)

Aircraft shipments through Q1 2025 show that piston airplanes increased to 353 units, turboprops increased to 133 units, and bizjets increased to 141 units. The total value of airplane deliveries and billings was $5.04 billion, an increase of 25.7%. Helicopter shipments through Q1 2025 show piston helicopters increased to 54 units and turbine helicopters increased to 133 units. The total value of helicopter deliveries and billings was $770 million, an increase of 12.4%. Source: Details from the 1Q/25 GAMA Aircraft sales report. 

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