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Airborne 04.18.22: Moon Du$t, XPONENTIAL 2022!, Oshkosh Anniversaries

Also: Mask Mandate, USAF FY22 Aviation Bonus, Boeing 1Q/22, APA Sues American

For the first time in years, privately held, verified lunar samples went up for auction, topping $500,000 at last week’s Bonhams auction. The sale was probably the best-documented opportunity to add legitimate, authenticated lunar material to space enthusiast’s collection, not to mention the first one to come available in years. Lunar samples and moon material is held to be a national treasure by NASA, and the sample that reached auction was the beneficiary of their dogged pursuit to retain every last micron of moon dust they possibly can. The Aero-News Network, a

Airborne 04.18.22: Moon Du$t, XPONENTIAL 2022!, Oshkosh Anniversaries

Also: Mask Mandate, USAF FY22 Aviation Bonus, Boeing 1Q/22, APA Sues American

For the first time in years, privately held, verified lunar samples went up for auction, topping $500,000 at last week’s Bonhams auction. The sale was probably the best-documented opportunity to add legitimate, authenticated lunar material to space enthusiast’s collection, not to mention the first one to come available in years. Lunar samples and moon material is held to be a national treasure by NASA, and the sample that reached auction was the beneficiary of their dogged pursuit to retain every last micron of moon dust they possibly can. The Aero-News Network, a

ANN's Daily Aero-Linx (04.26.22)

Aero Linx: ITSA – International Transportation Safety Association ITSA is an international network of heads (Chairpersons, Directors or the equivalent) of independent safety investigation authorities (SIA). ITSA covers all modes of transportation, including aviation, marine, railways, road transport, pipelines and underground infrastructure.

ANN's Daily Aero-Term (04.26.22): Buffer Area

Buffer Area

As applied to an MVA or MIA chart, a depicted three (3) or five (5) NM radius MVA/MIA sector isolating a displayed obstacle for which the sector is established. A portion of a buffer area can also be inclusive of a MVA/MIA sector polygon boundary.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (04.26.22)

“Our airline’s reputation has suffered under the leadership of Battaglia. We are calling on our company to fix the problem and restore both the customers’ and pilots’ faith in JetBlue." Source: Chris Kenney, chair of the JetBlue unit at the ALPA, explaining why JetBlue's pilot base, working with the Air Line Pilots Association, unanimously voted against current head of Airports and System Operations, Alex Battaglia.