Spirit's Bankruptcy Exit Request Faces Skeptical Trustee
Spirit Airlines Wants Out Of Bankruptcy Again — The U.S. Trustee Is Not Convinced - View from the Wing https://t.co/RafA6gEDHg
Space‑Based Solar Power: The Next Clean Energy Frontier
What if the future of clean energy isn’t on Earth… but in orbit? ☀️⚡ The sun sets. The wind stops. Demand doesn’t. On April 21, during SF Climate Week, we’re bringing together the people building the future of space-based solar power and...
General Atomics Plans Drone Ops From Rugged Mojave Fields
Hunting Drones From Sloppy Airstrips Is General Atomics’ Future Vision For Mojave Pushed forward to very rough fields, Mojave could also escort helicopters, strike targets, provide surveillance and networking, and even transport cargo. https://t.co/NlEFJn5GHa
Starlink Drives 75%‑80% of SpaceX’s $1.75T Value
Here's what most people miss about SpaceX: 75–80% of its value isn't rockets. It's Starlink. The satellite internet business that nobody believed in is now the backbone of a $1.75 trillion company.
Our Turbine Strategy Is a Boomerang, Not a Pivot
ICYMI: We made our most recent investor update video public, sans financials. Featuring a tour of our engine R&D shop and why our turbine strategy is a 'boomerang' not a 'pivot.' https://t.co/QP7vRI2PAW
Unprofessional Radio Chatter Undermines Safety in DCA Airspace
Two pilots at Reagan National turned the radio into a barnyard.. meowing, barking...until ATC called them out: 'You guys need to be professional.' Then the punchline: 'This is why you still fly an RJ.' DCA isn’t forgiving airspace. One...
United's Starlink Shift Leaves Flights Wi‑Fi Dead
A bunch of anecdotes making me think that as @united moves the fleet over to Starlink their ground station partner has cut them off. I know of 5 people on 5 EWR-SFO flights who haven't had wifi in the last...
Aerospace Skills Crisis Sparks New Free Position Paper
With aerospace facing a global skills crisis - New free Position Paper from @aerosociety 'Addressing Civil Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Personnel Shortages' Free download of this PDF here. #avgeek https://t.co/yOXs4X2gKS https://t.co/YQ2G3Qkebl
American Airlines Hits 100, Finally Prioritizes Customers
American Airlines Turns 100 Today — And Finally Looks Like It Wants Customers Back - View from the Wing https://t.co/oZaHnQ8uTX
German Grille Multicopter Delivers High Payload for Rapid Rescue
Grille: High-Payload German Multicopter Built for Rapid Rescue Operations by @DefenseTrends #Drone #Engineering #EmergingTech #Innovation https://t.co/2AjWfJAZgM
Army's Cheyenne II Faces Aggressive, Success‑dependent Timeline
The Army's MV-75 has a name, Cheyenne II It also has an extremely aggressive schedule that top officials warn relies on a series of successes to meet Link (now that the embargo is lifted): https://t.co/9WoZgHBaZ9
Stratospheric Airship Promises Faster, Higher‑Capacity Internet
Sceye wants to put internet access in the stratosphere, using an airship floating 20 km up in the sky. The goal is connections with less latency and more capacity than satellites in orbit. https://spectrum.ieee.org/sceye-high-altitude-platform-station
Did LaGuardia Lower Collision Alerts Before Air Canada Crash?
Were LaGuardia Runway Collision Alerts Tuned Down Before The Air Canada Collision? — [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/rePUnrAL54
Amazon Leo to Launch LEO D2D Network by 2028
A logical, but still unconfirmed, conclusion is that this is what @Amazonleo referenced by having its own LEO D2D constellation starting in 2028 and operating alongside Globalstar's network.
Iran Secures Chinese Spy Satellite, Enables US Base Targeting
‚Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite that gave the Islamic republic a powerful new capability to target US military bases across the Middle East during the recent war, according to a Financial Times investigation. Leaked Iranian military documents show the...
Russian Air Force Gains Deadly Edge After Ukraine War
Is the Russian air force much more dangerous now than it was before it invaded Ukraine? Yours truly quoted by @BusinessInsider on the hard lessons learnt by the Russian VVS from the war in Ukraine. #avgeek https://t.co/Q2gsAjVA78
UK to Supply 120,000 British Drones to Ukraine
Significant #drone news today as UK announces biggest ever UAV package for #Ukraine - 120,000 British-built drones to be supplied this year from @Windracers , @TEKEVER and @MalloyAero #avgeek https://t.co/aG3Xz0fehP https://t.co/lSlk4kMQ8K
Chinese Airlines Reshaping Global Aviation Routes
The Geopolitics of the Skies – Why Chinese Carriers are Redrawing the Global Aviation Map https://t.co/0ZmuFlEOCE
Gate Bridge Failures Can Rip Aircraft Doors Off
If you’re still shocked by yesterday’s China Airlines A350 in Melbourne rolling back and mangling its L1 door on the aerobridge… have a look at this absolute classic from 2023 Back on July 9, 2023 at Dublin Airport, an American...
SpaceX Rocket Lights Up Concert Sky at SB Bowl
Watching the @SpaceX rocket launch over the @DBtodomundo concert at the @sbBowl - pretty epic https://t.co/VDta8rY2sz
First Overhead Shot Reveals B‑21 Raider’s Hidden Features
🦇👀 B-21 Raider Like You Have Never Seen It Before A new image of aerial refueling trials gives us our first full overhead image of America's new stealth bomber and a glimpse at some very interesting features. https://t.co/axHcEs67Ef
Irish Protester Confronts US Military Airport Refueling
Irish protestor takes matters into his to his own hands regarding the US military using civilian airports to refuel https://t.co/150IXSDBW0
Starlink Failure Creates Uncatalogued Debris, Orbit Now Decaying
Starlink 34343 failed on Mar 29 in a fatal energetic event which raised its apogee by 30 km and generated observed (but so far uncataloged) debris. Since then the orbit has undergone natural decay. Current orbit is...
Live on Mars with Elon: Tech Fanatics' Paradise
Go live on Mars with Elon @andrewsun_83 That's the land of milk and honey for insane tech fanatics
Ship 39’s V3 Achieves First Full Six‑engine Static Fire
Nice to finally see Ship 39 (and the first V3) having the first full 6 engine static fire. Looked great.
Rare Photos Reveal N1 Prototype Assembly and Pad Tests
A few new photos of the 1M1 non-flying prototype of the N1 rocket had surfaced on the Internet, documenting the vehicle during experimental assembly and on-pad fit tests. CONTEXT: https://t.co/LXWHDWCazM https://t.co/AwX1iqo78x
Turnstiles Promise Faster Boarding, Risk More Delays
American Airlines Says Turnstiles Will Improve Boarding — They May Just Make Flying Worse https://t.co/uWaSEp6jbo
Aviation Leaders Chart Progress on Decarbonising Skies
This year's Sustainable Skies World Summit in Farnborough saw the aviation industry come together to debate the latest progress in decarbonising aviation - report #avgeek https://t.co/opeF1FeYTc https://t.co/0wBBHSf3J2
Jet Fuel Shortage Looms for Year After Middle East Disruption
Even if the ceasefire holds, we are looking at a months-long shortage of jet fuel on a global basis, most heavily focused on the Southeast and Northeast Asian zone. The Kuwaiti, Iraqi and Saudi [medium-heavy sour] crudes that are favored in...
Precise Data Shows CSS Farther From Artemis than ISS
A more precise calculation gives a max CSS-Artemis distance as 419643 km at 2220:08 UTC; max ISS-Artemis was 419581 km at 2222:05 UTC. My earlier calculation neglected a coordinate frame precession between the Artemis and ISS/CSS data...
United CEO Brings Merger Grudge Match to White House
United's chief takes fight with American to White House with merger pitch - “It’s a grudge match to some degree. Robert Isom versus Scott Kirby in the schoolyard after school — brass knuckles." https://t.co/gDjJ6ACVwQ
Soyuz‑5 Launch Window Slips as Issues Persist
Launch opportunities for the inaugural flight of the Soyuz-5 rocket are reported to be open until April 20, but more than a day after the first window, there is no official word on the status of the mission, as specialists...
Air Guard Warns Crisis without 72 New Fighters Yearly
Air Guard Warns Of Dire Consequences If At Least 72 Fighters Aren’t Bought Annually Air National Guard leaders have called upon Congress to approve multiyear funding for 72 to 100 new fighters annually. https://t.co/eG2T83Bx6u
Europe Questions Gateway's End, Doubts Post‑ISS Station
An interesting view from Europe of the dissolution of Gateway, what it means for European boots on the Moon, and a discussion of working with JAXA and Canada on a post-ISS space station with Gateway elements. The latter idea seems...
Russia Claims Moon Territories Tied to Rosatom’s Selena Project
Russian officials began talking about "setting aside sovereign territories" on the Moon for Moscow. These seemingly far-fetched claims are linked to the Selena nuclear-power station project from Rosatom which we profile for our subscribers today: https://t.co/DJXLghOrrU https://t.co/SB4D5byjTG
NASA Announces Crew‑13 Lineup for Nov 21 Launch
Not sure when NASA will make it official, but Crew-13 will consist of: • Jessica Watkins • Luke Delaney • Josh Kutryk (CSA) • Sergey Teteryatnikov (Russia) Great crew. Launch date is NET Nov 21, 2026. (Which would be happy 24th anniversary to the lovely...
VR FPV Drone Sim Shows Future Military Training
Yours truly tackling virtual FPV drones in this VR sim from @varjodotcom at #ITEC - serious business for today's armies.... https://t.co/ulknbMgt1h
Amazon to Operate Globalstar Satellites, Launch Own System by 2027
Amazon told PCMag: “We expect the transaction to close in 2027, and at that point we plan to operate Globalstar’s existing satellite fleet, and their upcoming low Earth orbit satellites being manufactured by MDA Space, before deploying a next-generation DTD...
Seeking Fresh Questions on Starship HLS Beyond Usual Topics
Just so I don't miss anything in my deep dive on Starship HLS, let me know what questions you have BESIDES the dozen plus refilling tankers, height / tippiness of it, and using methalox as those topics are greatly covered.
Amazon Tackles Indoor Satellite D2D, Revives Private 5G
@Amazon potentially just solved the indoor connectivity problem for #satellite #D2D. And got back into the #Private5G market as well. @Globalstar owns Xcom RAN, which has some very interesting solutions in that space https://t.co/DLmqfUvuJz https://t.co/CSCBYSvmUp
Key Themes From Sustainable Skies World Summit Revealed
Greener skies? What were the top themes at this years Sustainable Skies World Summit? Report https://t.co/DoWigXBAF4 https://t.co/g2WdwlSIHn
China's Wind Tunnel Delivers Real Flight Sensation
Experience Real Flight Without Wings in China’s Wind Tunnel by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/NMdB8FWINg
Jay Monroe's Satellite WiFi Bet Made Him Billionaire
The big winner is Globalstar controlling shareholder Jay Monroe who has believed in satellite WiFi for years. When I first wrote about him 12 years ago, his kids had no idea he was already a billionaire from $GSAT
Air NZ to Launch $495 Economy Bunk Beds 2026
Air New Zealand Skynest: Economy Bunk Beds Rolling Out In Late 2026 For $495 https://t.co/fFI5ZpKSlf
Young Shield AI Product Guru Defends Faith and Nation
FRESH: At Shield AI, a Young Product Guru Fights for God & Country from the amazing Margaux MacColl https://t.co/qb1WqYSKhu
Rocket Lab Ramps up NZ-Built Gauss Thrusters for Constellations
.@RocketLab says its Gauss electric thruster is built in New Zealand, so no US tech-export control issues; now producing the thrusters at 200-per-year rate.
Space Force Secures Long‑Term Funding Stability Beyond FY28
After combing through the budget documents released so far, it looks like the increase in Space Force funding is enduring. While the service was highly dependent on reconciliation funding in FY26, and somewhat less dependent in FY27, the increases are...
Orbital Targets 2027 Launch of Space AI Data Centers
Orbital, a startup led by Euwyn Poon, aims to develop a system comprising thousands of space-based data centers focused on AI inferencing. Its first space-based test is slated for 2027. @Light_Reading https://t.co/rNIQfxf17B
From Bras to Space: Seamstresses Redesign NASA Suit
When a bra maker got the job of making the first NASA spacesuit In 1966, when seamstresses at the International Latex Corporation arrived at its new Apollo Suit shopfloor in Frederica, Delaware, they were essentially “taught to sew again from scratch.”...
Allowing Foreign Carriers Would Prove True Competition
Exactly. If it were really about competition, they would allow foreign carriers to serve U.S. domestic routes.