Airborne 07.12.24: Dillingham Saved, Jim Inhofe Goes West, Boeing Plea

Also: Warrantless Drone Use by Police, PHI Airbus H160, NTPS Change of Command, Bush Marine One
A 50-year lease was signed on Friday July 5 by U.S. Army Garrison Hawai’i Commander Col. Steve McGunegle, Hawai’i Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the Hawai’i Department of Transportation Director Ed Sniffen for Kawaihpai Airfield, known more widely as Dillingham Airfield (PHDH). James Mountain Inhofe, a tireless aviation advocate and Republican retired Senator from Oklahoma, has died at the age of 89 after suffering a stroke on July 4. He had retired from the Senate in 2023 because of his health, and had four years left in his term. He was Oklahoma’s longest serving Senator who served as chairman of both the Armed Services and the Environment and Public Works committees. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing avoided a messy trial and potentially much higher financial penalties by pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the federal government via the FAA. The offense is a felony and grew out of two plane crashes in 2018 and 2019 involving its 737 MAX commercial jetliner operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 07.12.24 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Friday, July 12th, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
Fifty-year Lease Keeps Dillingham Airfield Open
Oklahoma’s Former Senator/Pilot Jim Inhofe Has Gone West
Boeing Accepts Plea Deal to Avoid Trial
Tennessee Law Permanently Allows Warrantless Drone Use by Police
PHI Aviation Takes Delivery of First Airbus H160
Change of Command at Naval Test Pilot School
Bush Presidential Library and Museum Receives Retired Marine One
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[@RayBrach]

Love Dillingham. I fly it in flight sim when I can’t be there live.

[@francisbalzer9324]

How much of the Boeing fine is covered by insurance? The top hand full of Boeing executives could gather 200+ million from their pocket change.