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June 21, 2025

Van Nuys Puts Off Landing Fee Proposal

Airport Commissioners Review Fee Structure and Financial Transparency

In a move that surely disappointed no part of general aviation, the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners voted on June 5 to postpone a decision on proposed landing fees at Van Nuys Airport (VNY). The proposed fee, $9.65 per 1,000 pounds, would have ranked among the highest in the country for general aviation.

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Feds Clarify Stance on Banning 100LL

FAA Confirms that No Other Avgas Meets the Criteria to Replace 100LL

In case there was any lingering ambiguity, the FAA has now made it crystal clear: federally funded airports cannot restrict access to 100-octane low-lead avgas (100LL). Unless, of course, they’d rather violate federal law and potentially pay $5,000 per day in penalties.

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ATI Pilots Negotiating Five Years With No Results

Discussions Drawn-Out Yet Compensation Still Below Market

The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA) released a statement noting that June 20, 2025, is the fifth anniversary since opening proposals were exchanged between the pilots of Air Transport International (ATI) and airline management, with no results but mounting pilot displeasure at still operating with a below-market-based contract signed in 2018.

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Airways Aviation Signs LOI For 16 Elixir Trainers

Investing In Next-Generation Training Aircraft

Elixir Aircraft announced at the 55th Paris Air Show that UAE-based Airways Aviation has signed a Letter of Intent, or LOI to acquire 16 of the 4th generation Elixir Training Aircraft, bringing enhanced safety and improved versatility to its fleet with its lightweight structure, low operating costs, and lower fuel consumption.

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Boeing’s Military Commitments Create Sink or Swim Situation

Planemaker Sets Out to Build Two Sixth-Gen Fighter Jets at Once

Despite the planemaker’s public confidence, the Navy Secretary has expressed concern for Boeing’s ability to fulfill two sixth-generation fighter jet contracts at one time. This is on top of several other defense-related commitments, including presidential jets.

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NASA Reviewing ISS Data, Pushes Axiom 4 Launch Date

More Time Needed To Evaluate Zvezda Repairs

NASA, in a statement on its blog, said the launch of the Axiom 4 mission targeted for June 22 has been delayed again due to the agency’s continuing evaluation of data related to repairs of the air leaks occurring within the transfer tunnel between the Russian Zvezda service module and the rest of the International Space Station.

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ASA Announces The Complete Remote Pilot New Edition

New Edition By David Ison

Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc. (ASA) announced the release of the third edition of The Complete Remote Pilot that covers all the knowledge required for the FAA written Knowledge Exam, and also teaches about how drones fly, their systems and components, and the requirements necessary to fly in the same national airspace system as crewed aircraft.

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Textron Gets Order For Two SkyCouriers At Paris Show

Tassili Travail Aérien Acquires First Aero-Med And First In Africa

Textron Aviation announced that Tassili Travail Aérien (TTA) has signed an order for two Cessna SkyCourier aircraft that represent the first purchase of an aero-medical configured SkyCourier as well as the first SkyCourier purchased in Africa.

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Airborne 06.13.25: Air India Tragedy, Troubling S Africa Regs, Massive Cargo UAV

Also: Four Forces & King Schools, CAF Joins ARC, Hansen CEO Sentenced, Sporty’s New IFR Focus 

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, went down in Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, very shortly after lifting off from runway 23 at Ahmedabad International Airport (AMD), India. Indian news reports indicate that all but one of the 242 passengers and crew perished in the accident.... And so far, as many as five people on the ground may have been killed as well. With practically no warning, South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has pushed a controversial regulation into action that requires overhauls for any aircraft

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Airborne Affordable Flyers 06.12.25: Sonex High-Wing, Stunning 'RV916', VoltAero

Also: Women’s Air Race Classic, Sensenich 100K, ‘Premature’ GAMI G100UL Motion, Quicksilver Ultralights

Sonex Aircraft announced that its high-wing prototype aircraft has had its first engine start, which fired up with no issues and it also successfully completed its first taxi and brake tests. Sonex said the aircraft has a short task list yet to complete before first flight, which it hopes to achieve before Oshkosh. The company is eagerly awaiting the aircraft registration to be returned by the FAA and final inspection. An intriguing idea, oft talked about in various circles, is now a reality as Lockwood Aviation has installed, tested

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Airborne 06.13.25: Air India Tragedy, Troubling S Africa Regs, Massive Cargo UAV

Also: Four Forces & King Schools, CAF Joins ARC, Hansen CEO Sentenced, Sporty’s New IFR Focus 

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, went down in Meghaninagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, very shortly after lifting off from runway 23 at Ahmedabad International Airport (AMD), India. Indian news reports indicate that all but one of the 242 passengers and crew perished in the accident.... And so far, as many as five people on the ground may have been killed as well. With practically no warning, South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has pushed a controversial regulation into action that requires overhauls for any ai

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NTSB Prelim: Lancair 360

Once The Pilot Maneuvered The Airplane For Landing On Runway 12, The Cockpit Was Filled With Smoke

On June 11, 2025, about 2145 central daylight time, a Lancair 360 airplane, N77LH, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Fort Stockton, Texas. The airline transport pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he had recently purchased the airplane in California, and he was performing a cross-country flight to his home base in Florida. The airplane stopped at the El Paso International Airport (ELP), El Paso, Texas to refuel.

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Classic Aero-TV: Vision Products LLC Introduces PilotVision Monocular HUD

From 2022 (YouTube Edition): The Well-Appointed Eye in the Sky

Established in 2009 as the Vision Products Division of SA Photonics Inc. and spun-off as an independent business entity in 2021, Vision Products LLC is a privately held concern specializing in the development and deployment of augmented and virtual reality systems, night-vision products, and human-machine interfaces. The company’s helmet-mounted, monocular and binocular displays aid military, police, and civilian pilots, as well as warfighters and personnel engaged in Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) actions by providing data overlays conducive

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ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (06.21.25)

Aero Linx: AirVenture Oshkosh The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is a growing and diverse organization of members with a wide range of aviation interests and backgrounds. Founded in 1953 by a group of individuals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who were interested in building their own airplanes, EAA expanded its mission of growing participation in aviation to include antiques, classics, warbirds, aerobatic aircraft, ultralights, helicopters, and contemporary manufactured aircraft.

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ANN FAQ: The Airborne Partnership Initiative; Engaging The Industry

Growing The Audience For Your News

The goal of the Airborne Partnership Initiative is to grow this program to include a significant portion, if not a majority, of the aviation world’s pivotal organizations, interests, and viewpoints.

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ANN's Daily Aero-Term (06.21.25): Marker Beacon

Marker Beacon An electronic navigation facility transmitting a 75 MHz vertical fan or boneshaped radiation pattern. Marker beacons are identified by their modulation frequency and keying code, and when received by compatible airborne equipment, indicate to the pilot, both aurally and visually, that he/she is passing over the facility. 

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Aero-News: Quote of the Day (06.21.25)

“For example, a fuel would have to be authorized for all aircraft and no fuel has been authorized for the rotorcraft fleet. The FAA will provide additional information when the criteria is met.” Source: Just a part of the rationale behind a statement and decisions by the FAA as they made it crystal clear: federally funded airports cannot restrict access to 100-octane low-lead avgas (100LL). Unless, of course, they’d rather violate federal law and potentially pay $5,000 per day in penalties.

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