Also: World’s ‘Ugliest Aircraft’, Airplane-Helicopter Traffic Changes, 737 MAX Class Action, Spirit Heads for ‘un-Bankruptcy?’ AOPA is stepping back from the abyss… and serious changes are afoot… but the big question is whether or not that will help them out of the huge hole they dug for themselves in the preceding weeks. AOPA has confirmed that Luke Wippler has been elected as the new Chairman of the AOPA Board of Trustees. Outgoing Chair Jim Hauslein is on his way out. Permanently. NAA has announced that Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Team is the recipient of the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy. The award honors the team’s achievement in completing the first fully successful commercial lunar landing and operating several NASA payloads, marking a significant advancement in the economics and accessibility of space between Earth and the moon. Few segments of the aviation industry offer more progress for the aviation world than the extraordinary innovations boasted yearly by the avionics community at the Aircraft Electronics Association Convention and Trade Show. For the 18th year, Aero-News has been privileged to act as AEA’s Media Partner bringing you ALL the news and background LIVE from this year’s convention in Dallas, TX. Log on to www.airborne-live.net to se it all! All this — and MORE in today’s episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
