Decision Cites Lack of Commercial Availability and General Consensus

A California Superior Court judge recently ruled that GAMI’s unleaded avgas does not meet the legal definition of “commercially available,” meaning fixed-base operators (FBOs) and distributors in the state are not required to stock or sell it, particularly not in place of 100LL.

CEO Targets 47 Aircraft Per Month By 2026

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg recently expressed the company’s intent to ramp up 737 MAX production rates, churning out 42 planes a month later this year and 47 by early 2026. This reflects some extra wiggle room recently granted by US regulators.

Security Service Conducts Surprise ‘Spider Web’ Operation

Ukraine’s Security Service, or SBU, has reported carrying out a meticulously planned, 18-month operation it called “Spider Web” that struck 41 Russian aircraft including strategic bombers across multiple locations deep inside Russian territory.

Debut Customer For Super-Midsize BizJet In Region

Textron Aviation announced the first delivery of its Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize bizjet to the Central America region to a long-time customer who intends to use it for business as well as personal use.

Blue Origin’s 12th Human Flight Brings Total To 64 In Space

Blue Origin successfully completed on May 31, 2025, its 32nd overall flight of the New Shepard rocket with a crew of six  on board, bringing the total number of people it has taken to space to 64 including four who have flown twice. Crews have come from many walks of life such as scientific researchers, educators, physicians, explorers, and entrepreneurs.

New Fighter Jets Bring Significant Changes

The 125th Fighter Wing of the Florida Air National Guard is transitioning from the F-15 Eagle to the F-35A Lightning II fighter jet, and the professionals of the 125th Logistics Readiness Squadron made sure that the changeover was streamlined and efficient by having the personnel, equipment, and resources in the right place at the right time.

Mark Korin Discusses Their Angle Of Attack System And HUDs

President and CEO of Apha Systems AOA Alpha Systems has been around since the early nineties so almost 30 years of product development, different versions, and they settled on a HUD version. Other companies make parts of AOA, and Mark’s background began as a medical device engineer. When designing medical devices, they are intended to save lives. Alpha Systems designs products that pilots will use to help them become better pilots. The highest number of fatalities are on base-to-final turns and accelerated stalls on takeoff, and AOA is a device that displays absolutely how much li

‘Prior Associations’ Cost Isaacman His Candidacy for NASA Administrator

President Donald Trump recently confirmed that the former pick to head NASA, Jared Isaacman, has been pulled from the running due to “a thorough review of prior associations.” He is expected to announce a new candidate shortly. Isaacman was nominated in December 2024.

Pilot Made A Radio Call To The BJC Control Tower Stating, “We Had A Door Pop, We Need To Come Back Around.” 

On May 17, 2025, about 1003 mountain daylight time, a Beechcraft 95-B55, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Broomfield, Colorado. The pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. The flight was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to family members, the owner was providing a cross-country familiarity flight to the pilot-rated passenger who had recently purchased a similar airplane. Preliminary air traffic control (ATC) radar data showed the airplane depart runway 30R from the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport (BJC), Broomfield, about 100

Aero Linx: South Carolina Aviation Association (SCAA) Airports in South Carolina support the state’s economy and are themselves economic generators. Residents, businesses, and visitors also rely on the airport system for health, welfare and safety needs. Further, South Carolina’s military airfields are also important to our national security. All types of businesses in South Carolina rely on aviation––through both commercial service and general aviation airports––for the efficient transport of people and goods. Airports are a critical part of the transportation infrastructure needed to retain and attract business development in the state.

NORDO (No Radio) Aircraft that cannot or do not communicate by radio when radio communication is required are referred to as “NORDO.” 

“...had the testimony been subject to cross-examination, it is rather likely the Court would have ended up with a very different set of ‘evidentiary facts’, upon which to base its opinion, and the outcome would have, in this old lawyer’s opinion, been very different.”

Source: Co-founder George Braly explaining some of his dissatisfaction with recent court decisions regarding the 100LL controversy.