Airplane news: AN225 Fundraiser, Public Airport Goes Private, Interim FAA Admin, 737 crash update

This week in airplane news, a fundraiser has been started to rebuild the AN225, East Hampton Airport becomes private, Interim FAA Admin has been announced, and an update on the 737 crash in China. Antonov calls on AN225 Fans to rebuild the aircraft The goal is to raise $3b The AN225 was more of less destroyed during the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. It is the only aircraft that can carry certain pieces of heavy equipment into emergencies and national disasters. https://simpleflying.com/antonov-an-225-rebuild-fundraiser/ The FAA has approved a plan for the East Hampton airport to become private. The town of East Hampton will close the airport on May 17th as a public airport and reopen it on May 19th as private. After re-opening, pilots wishing to use the airport will need to apply for permission. https://www.flyingmag.com/faa-approves-plan-to-switch-east-hampton-airport-to-private-use/ The FAA’s top safety official will become the interim administrator when Steve Dickson officially steps down. Billy Nolen is the Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Billy Nolen has only been on the job for three months, he comes from West Jet where he was the VP for Safety, Security, and Quality. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/safety-chief-becomes-interim-faa-administrator/ China Eastern appears to be the result of an inflight break-up. Lab tests taken from the China Eastern 737 crash show no signs of an inflight explosion. Searchers have found a transmitter associated with the flight data recorder, but not the actual flight data recorder. https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/explosives-ruled-out-in-china-eastern-crash/