2024-05-15T22:37:18Z 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 862294266 KANNON AVIATION INC KANN 3072074977 1718 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne WY 82001 James Koh Director 3072074977 2024-05-15 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z James Koh 1788 false X N/A X 2021 WY 1) Reprioritized program initiatives in consideration of emerging aviation technologies and services that have demonstrated short-term disruption in the aviation landscape (e.g., VTOL, air taxi, electrification, drone operations, etc.) 2) Ongoing program development as a Volunteer Pilot Organization per Sec. 821 H.R. 658 while gaining requisite experience and defining operational requirements for interstate transportation operations pursuant to 14 CFR 119 and 14 CFR 135. 3) Defined project charters for contribution and grant initiatives specific to youth development / STEM and low-income sponsorship programs. 1 0 0 2 0 0 1184 1788 0 0 0 0 0 0 1184 1788 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25068 152570 25068 152570 -23884 -150782 2031360 1873286 8992 1714 2022368 1871572 X 1) To assist people in need of aviation transportation services for those who have served our country and other first responders. 2) To reduce transportation time and improve efficiency with urgent organ transportation needs. 3) To promote compassion in the aviation industry and encourage pilots and other non-profits to follow our example. 4) To leverage technology and process optimization to reduce costs in the general aviation industry. 5) To develop a framework for non-profit scalability where other organizations across the country can leverage true true 152570 1788 1) Conducted a feasibility analysis of an open-sourced, standards-based framework for charitable aviation services. 2) Interviewed key stakeholders to gather requirements, pain points, and other areas of concern. 3) Developed high-level plan to obtain requisite certifications to support commercial operations per 14 CFR Part 135. 4) Identified proof of concept airports and hospitals for trials; gained valuable feedback during actual "private carriage" flights and post-mortem analysis of proposed end-to-end process. 152570 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 1 0 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false false WY X James Koh 3072074977 1718 Capitol Ave Cheyenne WY 82001 X James Koh Director 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 1788 1788 1788 1788 0 0 0 160 160 180 180 1576 1576 320 320 17303 17303 39 39 115136 115136 8373 8373 Aircraft Supplies 355 355 Aircraft Landing / Parking Fees 153 153 Aircraft Annual Maintenance 6691 6691 Aircraft Fuel 2284 2284 152570 9483 143087 0 1456510 1413108 0 0 0 0 0 7116 4722 568406 115136 567336 453270 0 398 2186 2031360 1873286 8992 1714 8992 1714 X 2045849 2022353 -23481 -150782 2022368 1871571 2031360 1873285 -150782 X false X false false false false X 0 2050000 1184 1788 2052972 0 0 2050000 1184 1788 2052972 2052972 2052972 X 1.00000 1.00000 Part III, Line 2 One key program service that was intentionally undocumented in a prior Form 990 was evaluated during the calendar year for its practicality and feasibility given the stagnated regulatory climate of the aviation industry, aviation insurance, and the uncertainty of the approval of the FAA Reauthorization Act (successfully passed in 2024). Given that the FAA was reauthorized and significant programs have been approved, Kannon Aviation ("Kannon") remains hopeful that legacy programs, rules and regulations will be reassessed for applicability and/or modernized to support emerging technologies and new safety initiatives. Kannon's program service was to identify a solution to achieve #4 and #5 of its mission objectives centered around an open-sourced, standards-based platform for charity-driven aviation services involving the stakeholders in Kannon's mission statements #1 - #3. Part III, Line 3 Given the timing with the rollout of the FAA Reauthorization Act, Kannon Aviation, with its 5 year strategic plan, may be unable to achieve #4 and #5 of its intended mission statements and may pivot to the traditional organizational model for grants and other charitable contributions that have been established in the industry. During the feasibility analysis phase in 2023, Kannon conducted interviews with key stakeholders outlined in #1 and #2 of Kannon's mission statements and developed a high-level strategy to address the pain points and challenges throughout the lifecycle of a charitable flight (and its underlying services and programs). The FAA must be applauded for its safety-centric approach (49 USC 44701) for the civil aviation industry; however, it is possible the FAA made generalized qualitative interpretations of proportional safety measures in relation to the exchange of money between a private pilot and passenger (FAA Advisory Circular 61-142 Section 6.1). As a result of this dated and rigid philosophy and not taking into account more modern views, the public's perception of safety, and the tools of the information age, Kannon (and its partnered pilots) and other Volunteer Pilot Organizations (VPO) must obtain 14 CFR Part 119 certification and its operations conducted under 14 CFR Part 135 (interstate common carriage) even if pilot time and aircraft resources were donated to the mission per 14 CFR § 61.113 since the FAA views the donations as compensation to the pilot, a restricted activity. Further, Section 821 of Public Law 112-95 requires the FAA, in high-level, to exempt the requirements of 14 CFR § 61.113 for charitable flights with passengers requiring non-emergency medical treatment. Congress provided helpful but very narrow relief to the pilot with this exemption, however; the FAA did not update its regulations to support the law. Rather, the FAA "raised the level of safety" by adding conditions and limitations to be exempted from 14 CFR § 61.113 (see "Policy Clarification on Charitable Medical Flights", Documentation Citation #78 FR 12233). Kannon's first documented mission statement emphasized the initial scope of charitable aviation services to military veterans and other first responders, including nurses who travel weekly, most often interstate, to support understaffed hospitals across the country. Part VI, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements were made available upon request.