A350 Door Costs Around One Million Dollars
Damn… take a close look at the state of this China Airlines A350 door. An Airbus A320 passenger door already runs you about $700,000–$800,000 USD. Scale that up to the bigger, more advanced composite A350 door (plus hinges, seals, actuators, and the full surrounding frame/fuselage structure) and you’re easily looking at a million dollars or more just for the door itself.
Alternative Jet Fuels Gain Urgency Amid Oil Supply Threat
Sustainability on the agenda - with oil supplies now under threat, the race for alternative jet fuels now takes new importance. #avgeek https://t.co/DoWigXBAF4 https://t.co/OojIXrv5gW
ASCOT7 Simulates Integrated Missile Defense with Satellites and EW
Topical missile defence scenario from Plexsys - using latest ASCOT7 multi-domain simulator - which includes satellites & EW. #ITEC https://t.co/5S3JjkCULa
Tail‑rotor‑free HT‑100 Uses Flettner Rotor for Efficiency
HT-100 Helicopter: Tail Rotor-Free Design with Flettner Rotor for Superior Control and Efficiency via @WevolverApp #Innovation #EmergingTech #Tech #Technology https://t.co/jIEAwjypcO
Design Sixth‑Gen Aircraft Training as a Mission System
3 core conclusions for designing a sixth-gen combat aircraft training & education system - treat it "like a mission system" #avgeek ITEC https://t.co/nRFKnrLKvK
Through‑Life Training Secures Future Sixth‑Gen Combat Air Power
Next up at ITEC - 'the golden thread - how through-life training will secure sixth gen combat air power' #avgeek https://t.co/961bYEnoB9
AI‑piloted Merlin Helicopter Now Voice‑controlled in BAE Simulator
Interesting new capability being demoed here for BAE Systems maritime module for its OdySSEy battlespace sim - AI controlled ASW Merlin helo that can commanded using voice recognition. #ITEC https://t.co/o6t7BKJpq4
Hybrid Wargame Tests Uncrewed System Procurement Choices
Spotted at ITEC 2026 - Matrix Pro Sims running a hybrid wargame with Command Pro to explore procurement choices in uncrewed systems @CommandDevTeam #avgeek https://t.co/IQxcmCZHXn
ITEC26 Highlights Cutting-Edge AR Gaming Simulations
Serious gaming and the latest AR/mixed reality simulation tech on show at ITEC26 #avgeek https://t.co/0JZXYk5A9w
China Airlines A350 Rolls Back, Damages Door and Bridge
Ground incident at Melbourne Airport this morning: China Airlines Airbus A350-941 (B-18902) rolled backwards while connected to the aerobridge, causing significant damage to the left forward passenger door hinges and the bridge structure itself. Flight CI58 to Taipei has been...
Air Canada Unveils New Cabins, Shares Design Strategy
Air Canada Reveals Stunning New Cabins — What Its COO Told Me About The Design Choices And Fleet Plans - View from the Wing https://t.co/3CEykngoAu
Delta Backs Away From 10% Sustainable Fuel Pledge
On its sustainability web page, Delta erased its pledge to use 10% sustainable fuel by 2030 and recast its net-zero goal as an "aspiration" https://t.co/78mz8QvIao
Ready to Fill Last‑Minute Artemis III Spot
Standing by, @NASA 👨🚀 If someone drops out last minute for Artemis III, I’m ready.
Merged United‑American Airline Could Boost US International Share
Kirby made remarks last fall that echo an argument he has made: a merged United American would address the deficit in US airline share of international travel https://t.co/wwR9kwWHLa
SpaceX to Reuse Booster Now, Engines Later
Interesting. So they will re-fly the booster itself on this mission, and the re-fly the engines in the future one. https://t.co/tHgcEEzzag
United CEO's Acquisition Pitch Sparks Fired Exec's Revenge Plan
United CEO Scott Kirby Pitched Buying American Airlines — The Man It Fired Wants The Ultimate Revenge Deal - View from the Wing https://t.co/8l2353pUAX
Navy Seeks Fast, Carrier‑Free Trainer Amid F/A‑XX Focus
With all of the focus on F/A-XX, it is worth watching the competition for the next Navy trainer. Especially as the service has shown intention to move quickly (and avoid carrier landings) In the current issue: https://t.co/hNCixl9Kwq
SpaceX IPO Looms as Anthropic Tops OpenAI
SpaceX may be headed for a $2T public debut just as Anthropic takes the ARR crown from OpenAI. Add in lunar missions, orbital data centers, and AI that’s getting cheaper and more dangerous at the same time, and this week...
NASA Finds Humor Key for Mars Mission Crews
NASA ran a study on a potential trip to Mars and found the most important trait for team dynamics was humor https://t.co/tB3gQlKZPL
House Appropriations Markup Dates Set for FY2027 Bills
Haven't heard anything yet about a NASA FY2027 hearing, but House Appropriations will markup the CJS bill at sbcmte level on April 30 and full cmte on May 13. Sbcmte markup and full cmte markup of the Defense bill are...
Funding Surge Won’t Fix Missile Production Bottlenecks
The FY27 DoD budget bets big on munitions — and Congress funding it. But money won’t solve everything: bottlenecks in solid rocket motors and seekers will still constrain missile production. My thoughts for @ValerieInsinna @BreakingDefense : https://t.co/nApt3Xul7I
Bolivian Cessna Disappears 30 Minutes After Takeoff
Tragic update from Bolivian skies. A private Cessna Citation Bravo (CP-3243) departed La Paz’s El Alto Airport around 8:19 local time on April 13, bound for Santa Cruz, with only two pilots on board. Roughly 30 minutes after takeoff, the crew lost...
Regent Squire WIGE Drone Completes Inaugural Flight
Regent Squire Wing-In-Ground Effect Drone Demonstrator Makes First Flight Squire is designed to take on multiple roles and the Marines say they are monitoring the aircraft's progress. https://t.co/sA4Iv5JZPr
Better In‑Flight Wi‑Fi Will End Guilt‑Free Reading
starlink/leo competition is going to solve airline wifi and that means i will no longer be able to simply read a novel sans guilt while flying
Delta One Suites on A350-1000 Fully PRM Accessible
Delta says new Delta One suites for the A350-1000 will be 100% PRM accessible https://t.co/NXXnxGWFpv
Solar-Powered Satellites Enable Space‑Based AI Compute
Orbital outlines its vision for space-based AI infrastructure, using solar-powered satellites to overcome energy and cooling limits and scale compute beyond Earth’s grid. https://t.co/v0QjYh9BQC
Artemis II Post‑Flight Press Conference
The Artemis II post-flight press conf is this Thursday, Apr 16, at 2:30 pm ET. https://t.co/53UepeaDOb Watch on YouTube.
Amazon's Faster, Single-Dish Wi‑Fi Wins Delta over Starlink
This may explain why Delta went with Amazon instead of Starlink. 3X the download speed and only a single dish required for each aircraft. $AMZN $DAL
US Army Expends All Precision Strike Missiles Early in Iran Conflict
The US Army fired its entire stock of Precision Strike Missiles in the opening stages of the war against Iran. via @TheDEWLine https://t.co/CvFJqTGvTs
MGU Revives Apophis Mission as Modern Cubesat
Moscow State University, MGU (my alma mater;) suddenly revived the idea of a mission to Apophis, but now in a cubesat form. No mention of the original project from two decades ago, but https://t.co/5Uo4JA9Xcu uniquely preserves the context: https://t.co/oNmeevbzhR https://t.co/nNmr4JJzyS
German Soldiers Pilot FPV Drones via Goggles
Inside Germany’s New FPV #Drone Unit: Soldiers Fly Missions Through Goggles by @NSTRIKE1231 #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/K0bEhAZIwv
Hawkeye360 IPO Preps with $117M Revenue, Massive Backlog
Satellite signals-intel provider @hawkeye360, preparing IPO on @NYSE, reports $117.7M in 2025 rev, $24.8M EBITDA and sharply lower operating loss. Revenue was 61% US government, 16% Japan, 23% rest of world. Backlog, at $302.7M, up 6.8x from 2024.https://t.co/E8IPZWf3pK https://t.co/QgmLlopOAW
Ed Responds to United’s New Long‑Haul Strategy
A few episodes ago on The Air Show podcast when we were driving into United’s new long haul offerings, I closed with “Your move, Ed.” Ed’s move:
Funding Cuts Kill Reusable Angara Rocket Plans
...Last but not least, all attempts to develop a reusable version of the Angara rocket are now dead due to absence of funding for that purpose in the newly approved budget, Khrunichev official said. CONTEXT: https://t.co/Mp292k3hJC https://t.co/ENtbupoBsX
Inside the 747-8i Conversion to Doomsday Plane
Exclusive: I recently had the chance to get on a 747-8i that SNC is converting into an E-4C Doomsday plane, for an up-close look at how the work is beginning and the outlook for the program In the latest issue of...
Delta's New Business Suites, Coach Gets Real Upgrade
Delta Finally Announces Its New Business Class Suites — But The Most Important Upgrade Is Actually In Coach - View from the Wing https://t.co/VoO8Qjx6XJ
Physical AI and Space Infrastructure Outpace Software Names
ListingTrack Weekly Theme Recap (Week Ending 04/10/26) This week, Next Gen Defense and New Space both traded higher, with strength skewed toward space infrastructure, Earth observation and physical AI platforms, while pockets of software‑heavy cyber, AI decision‑support and one launch name...
Indonesia Approves US Request for Overnight Airspace Access
Not bad lah Indonesia… “The U.S. is seeking "blanket overnight access" for American military aircraft through Indonesian airspace, several media outlets reported on Sunday, adding that President Prabowo had APPROVED the proposal.” Let’s wait for confirmation.
Artemis–Chinese Space Station Distance Might Exceed Estimates
Oh, but wait.... A preliminary check suggests the Artemis- Chinese Space Station max distance may be even larger. I'll have to do a more careful analysis
Ukraine’s Yuzhnoe Previously Built Massive Solid Rocket Boosters
Very interesting. Do we know anything about these rocket boosters? They are new to me. Ukraine's Yuzhnoe did build the RT-23 and R-39 solid missiles (2.4m dia) in the Soviet era.
Chinese AI Claims to Track US Bombers over Iran
How a Chinese company said it used AI to track US bomber movements over Iran MizarVision tried to determine bomber movements based on aerial tanker positions and US attacks on key strategic sites https://t.co/DVBEPnYzj3 via @scmpnews
Qantas' First A350‑ULR Rolls Out, Flights 2027
The very first Qantas A350-1000ULR for Project Sunrise just got its RR Trent XWB-97 engines installed in Toulouse . This aircraft (MSN 707) has now rolled out of final assembly and will start flight testing soon, with delivery expected late...
Artemis 2 Set Record: 413,145 Km From Earth
Artemis 2 was the furthest human voyage from Earth. Per the final JPL Horizons trajectory I estimate the max distance from the geocenter was 413145 km at 2304 UTC Apr 6 (about 4 km less and 1...
Angara-5M to Launch PTK Prototype by 2028
Upgraded Angara-5M rocket is now promised to fly with a development prototype of the PTK crew vehicle during a 2027-2028 period (a delay from 2025). Context and full story: https://t.co/ithnEIbQfV https://t.co/g9fUBxzoNz
Congrats Artemis II—NASA’s Backup Crew Ready for Artemis III
Congrats on Artemis II. Just in case you need a backup crew for Artemis III... @nasa
From Gagarin to Artemis: Stepwise Journey to Lunar Settlement
Today is International Day of Human Spaceflight. On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to leave Earth. He made one orbit. That was just the beginning. Now, 65 years later, Artemis II has taken humans beyond...
NASA Jobs Shrink—Prepare and Advocate for Funding
So many of you want to work at NASA and I love that. 🚀 But real talk: budget cuts are shrinking those opportunities. The mission pipeline depends on funding. My advicee is to prepare hard AND call your representatives. I...
Anticipating History's Most Powerful V3 Raptor Static Fire
Let's go! 🔥 Can't wait to see this magic for the first time. Presumably will be the most powerful static fire in history using V3 Raptors. No big deal.... right?
First Human Orbital Flight Marks 65-Year Milestone
65 YEARS AGO TODAY: The first human reaches Earth's orbit FULL STORY (and my reconstruction of the event): https://t.co/l1fyUe3ztw https://t.co/KqZ4ndMNXk
Airline Forces Extra Fuel Surcharge on Ticketed Travelers
Airline Tells Already-Ticketed Passengers To Pay Extra For Fuel As Oil Prices Soar — Or Be Denied Boarding - View from the Wing https://t.co/GgBtTy5mis