Also: F-35 v Flashlight, Air India Training, Spirit Airlines Downgraded, Akasa Orders Boeing

Van's Aircraft, after weeks of working through their bankruptcy process, have published a business update... and as usual, not everyone is happy.

Van's notes that, "...We’ve processed a large volume of kit reorders and continue to handle related emails and phone calls. We’re shipping kits to customers every day, and we’ve started sending replacement parts to some customers with kits that contained laser cut parts. We’re also currently finalizing the plan for customers who have open orders for Lycoming engines, Rotax powerplant kits, propellers, and avionics kits." An 8-year old Atlas Air 747-8 made the rounds after footage of its nocturnal return showed an impressive trail of flames from one of its port side engines. The Atlas flight returned to Miami International shortly after departure, and landed successfully with no injuries reported. On Friday, the increasingly questionable "Living Legends of Aviation" program awarded Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, an award for being an Aviation Legend. In the days prior to this occurrence, controversy developed in which military leaders from the UK, as well as others from the aviation spectrum, protested the action... using terms like Bizarre, Preposterous and Phony. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!

Airborne 01.22.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, January 22nd, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:

• Van’s Aircraft Offers Partial Business Update
• Atlas Air 747 Goes Viral with Fiery Engine-Out  
• Anti-Prince Harry Aviation Award Petition Mysteriously Quashed  
• F-35 Sees $4M in Damage Thanks to Flashlight Ingestion
• Air India to build Largest Training Facility in South Asia
• Spirit Airlines Downgraded to 'CCC+' by S&P Global
• Boeing Sees Akasa Air Double-Down

Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!

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