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July 28, 2025

Trade Agreement: Japan To Buy 100 Boeing Aircraft

Defense Purchases, Investments Represent ‘Strategic Realignment’

A new trade agreement with Japan was announced by the Trump administration under which Japan has committed to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft as well as increase its annual expenditures on U.S. defense equipment. Details of the Boeing purchase have not yet been released, but it is part of a broader range of economic steps Japan and the U.S. agreed upon.

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Best of Osh25: Able Flight Students Gain Their Wings in Heartfelt Ceremony

Able Flight’s Class of 2025 and 100th Pilot Awarded Winged Pins

The founder of non-profit organization Able Flight, Charles Stites, honored five new pilots during their annual Wing Pinning Ceremony at EAA’s AirVenture Oshkosh, marking a major milestone as they recognized their 100th pilot. The honorees, Domenico “Nick” Lazzaro, Brandi Fields, Ryan Berndt, Chris Karadjo, and Ronny Ahmed, received their winged pins in front of friends, family, and colleagues.

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Best of Osh25: H55, Bristell Display A First For GA Aircraft At EAA AirVenture

B23 Energic Only Aircraft In Both Electric And Combustion Versions At Show

Switzerland-based H55 and Bristell achieved a unique place in aviation at this year’s EAA AirVenture airshow and fly-in at Wittman Regional Airport (KOSH) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with its display of currently the only aircraft certified under CS/FAR-23 available in both fully electric and combustion engine versions. The two Bristell B23 versions are on display at Booths #296 and 297.

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Certified or Experimental: Which is Safer?

Savvy Aviation Execs Discuss E-AB Safety at AirVenture

Mike Busch of Savvy Aviation gave a forum discussion at OSH on Friday on the topic of safety aspects of certified aircraft vs experimental amateur-built (E-AB) aircraft with some surprising and unexpected results. Mike stated the safety statistics of general aviation have an accident rate of 4.89 incidents per 100000 flight hours with a fatality rate of .89 fatalities per 100000 flight hours. In 2011, E-AB aircraft comprised 10% of the general aviation fleet and accounted for 15% of all accidents, with 21% of those accidents resulting in fatalities.

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Best of Osh25: Goulian Orders AURA AERO INTEGRAL R Trainer

AURA Expands Into U.S. For Advanced And Aerobatic Training

AURA AERO announced its first U.S. aircraft order for INTEGRAL R, as American aerobatic champion and airshow performer Michael Goulian, who owns and operates a flight school in Plymouth, Massachusetts, placed an order for one aircraft to be used for advanced and aerobatic training at the school, Mike Goulian Aviation.

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Flyleds Debuts Taildragger-Tailored Landing Lights

Custom Landing Lights are Fitted to the New Vans RV-15

Experimental aircraft light manufacturer Flyleds debuted its third series of specially designed tailragger landing lights at the 2025 EAA Oshkosh AirVenture. The product is custom-fitted to Van’s Aircraft’s new high-wing kit, the RV-15. The lights can be easily retrofitted to most older RVs, Murphy Rebels, Supercubs, and other aircraft with 4-inch round holes.  

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Best of Osh25: Bringing Sectionals to Life as Interactive Artwork

METAR Maps Provides Real-Time Weather Data in a Creative Wall Piece

METAR Maps was a design from a pilot’s perspective to provide the ease of looking at the weather at a glance. Founded by Richard Freilich, an aviator, aircraft owner, and retired tech professional, the idea is to blend the precision of aviation data with the elegance of living art.

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Best of Osh25: Nighthawk Guardian Delivers APG’s Current Chart Data

Detailed, Interactive, FAA DO-200B Certified ChartData

Nighthawk Flight Systems announced an agreement with Aircraft Performance Group for comprehensive navigation data to enhance the capabilities of Nighthawk’s innovative Guardian System, a new large-format glass cockpit avionics system that is lightweight, easily expandable, and customizable.

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Blue Ring’s First Mission Will Carry Owl Sensor

New Glenn Will Lift Scout’s Space Domain Awareness Instrument

Blue Origin announced an agreement with Scout Space to transport one of its next-generation Owl space domain awareness (SDA) sensors aboard the Blue Ring’s first mission, slated to launch in Spring 2026. Blue Ring is the very maneuverable multi-mission spacecraft developed by Blue Origin for delivering payloads, infrastructure services, and hosting.

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NTSB Final Report: Kubicek BB85Z

During The Descent The Envelope Continued To Deflate Until It Was In A Streamer-Type Configuration

Analysis: The balloon departed with the pilot, eight skydivers, and four passengers on a sightseeing passenger and skydiving (commercial) flight. Interviews with the skydivers revealed that after about 35 minutes, the balloon reached an altitude of about 10,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and all 8 skydivers departed from the basket in 4 groups numbering 3, 2, 1 and 2 jumpers, respectively. The four passengers and pilot remained in the basket. After the jumpers exited the basket, the pilot pulled the red rapid deflation valve line 12 times to open the rapid deflation valve. This action resulted in a rapid loss of air that deformed the en

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Classic Aero-TV: Kyle Franklin -- Acro Flying With Showmanship

From 2014 (YouTube Edition): One Of the Airshow Industry's Most Creative Performers Talks Shop With ANN

While at EAA AirVenture 2014, ANN News Editor Tom Patton caught up with Kyle Franklin at the Concorde Battery display booth. Patton has been checking up on the health of the airshow industry and he asked Franklin to give his views. Franklin indicated that, in his opinion, the industry is coming back from the doldrums it was in last year. Franklin ranks as one of the most popular performers because of the type of routi

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (07.28.25)

Aero Linx: International Aerobatic Club (IAC) International Aerobatic Club  promotes and enhances the safety and enjoyment of sport aerobatics through our core values: Fair Play and Sportsmanship A Passion and Responsibility to Educate and Share our Knowledge both inside and outside the IAC A Commitment and Responsibility to Safety and Excellence in every aspect of our Sport Openness and Inclusiveness

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (07.28.25): Radar Contact Lost

Radar Contact Lost Used by ATC to inform a pilot that the surveillance data used to determine the aircraft's position is no longer being received, or is no longer reliable and radar service is no longer being provided. The loss may be attributed to several factors including the aircraft merging with weather or ground clutter, the aircraft operating below radar line of sight coverage, the aircraft entering an area of poor radar return, failure of the aircraft's equipment, or failure of the surveillance equipment. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (07.28.25)

“This is the single largest foreign investment commitment ever secured by any country and will generate hundreds of thousands of US jobs, expand domestic manufacturing, and secure American prosperity for generations.” Source: A portion of a statement made as a new trade agreement with Japan was announced by the Trump administration under which Japan has committed to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft as well as increase its annual expenditures on U.S. defense equipment. 

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