MAF Cessna Caravan Brings Hope From Factory to Jungle
Delivering hope - we follow a MAF Cessna Caravan from factory to the jungle - 'In the latest issue of AEROSPACE - April 2026' #avgeek https://t.co/H8rWIihOYZ https://t.co/pwxr53c1h0
Compass Call Jets Poised for Middle East Deployment
EA-37B Compass Call Electronic Attack Jets Cross The Pond, Middle East Next? The jets could provide CENTCOM with America's most advanced standoff jamming capability, including disrupting communications and air defenses. Updating live: https://t.co/Z3ydr54165
Airlines Split on Jet Fuel Shortage Outlook
In Europe… - Air France-KLM CEO: "drawing up scenarios" on jet fuel shortage, airports in SE Asia considered at highest risk so far - easyJet CEO, last week: “I’m confident for a week or two that we’re all good. I’m...
Burt Rutan’s TED Talk Sparked Boom’s Mission
This 2004 TED talk by Burt Rutan was part of my inspiration for starting Boom. I remember showing this to friends in ~2010 and saying someone needed to do something about the problems Burt called out….
Trump Alerts to Jet Fuel Shortage, Flags Heathrow High‑risk
President Trump, briefed on the jet fuel shortage, and airport hubs such as UK’s London Heathrow being categorised ‘high risk’, posted the following… https://t.co/buOwlOBtyP
OneWeb's Rare Failure: Satellite SL0179 Begins Deorbit
There have been very few failures in the OneWeb constellation; on Mar 16 OneWeb SL0179, launched in 2021, began rapid orbit lowering, presumably being retired as a result of some malfunction. https://t.co/catxyEcmju
Australia’s Jet Fuel Crisis Deepens as China Ban Hits 30%
Australia (which has declared a national fuel supply disruption) is deeper in to its jet fuel crisis 🚨 - For now, emergency supply is being routed from l US through the Panama Canal to Melbourne, Perth - but the route *cannot*...
Space Data Centers Miss Key Advantage: 5× Solar Power
The race to build orbital data centers is missing its biggest variable: power “Solar panel in space produces roughly 5Xs the amount of electricity that the same panel would produce on Earth. There is no atmosphere, no weather and no day-night cycle for most orbits. No interconnection queue and no permitting.” https://t.co/PfmW1te2ac
U.S. Lags Behind China in Drone Delivery Development
The U.S. is falling way behind in uncrewed aerial logistics. I can't count how many of these China has in development now.
Artemis II Orion Deemed Unsafe for Flight
Artemis II Orion spacecraft (built by Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Airbus) is not safe to fly via @idlewords https://t.co/PzojTp2Xt9 https://t.co/sNN96eyWwc
Artemis II Crew Set to Launch Around Moon Tomorrow
One more day until crew will fly around the Moon for Artemis II! Cameras are set and hands off at the pad 🤞 https://t.co/WwfKVz6YEr
JetBlue Raises Checked Bag Fee to $59, Cites Fuel Costs
JetBlue Hikes Checked Bag Fees, Blames Fuel Costs: Up To $59 For First Bag https://t.co/Hj4fajqC2D
GalaxySpace Launches IPO, Leveraging Veteran Aerospace Talent
Chinese Satellite Startup GalaxySpace Kicks Off IPO The company’s core engineering team includes veterans from major state-backed aerospace institutions, including units under China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. and China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp. Its business spans satellite mobile...
Willie Walsh Finally Leads His Dream Low‑cost Airline
Willie Walsh Is Back — He Finally Gets To Run The Low Cost Carrier He Always Wanted - View from the Wing https://t.co/aXXwu3myv4
United's Wi‑Fi Launch Beats Delta's Amazon Choice
Delta Chose Amazon Over Starlink For Wi-Fi — But United’s Rollout Will Be Done Before This Starts - View from the Wing https://t.co/Axxau08JDi
Dassault Unveils Falcon 10X in April Aerospace Edition
Ten out of ten? @Dassault_OnAir unveils the Falcon 10X - one of the features in the latest April edition of AEROSPACE #avgeek #bizav https://t.co/l3bM1d3vXc https://t.co/fDqQJgdFYW
Elon Musk Denies Robinhood, SoFi Exclusion From SpaceX IPO
🚨 @elonmusk says reports of Robinhood and SoFi being excluded from SpaceX IPO are FALSE Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. https://t.co/tquUQsj9IO
Swiss
Small-GEO satellite builder @Swissto12 forecasts $200M in rev this year, up from $140M im 2025, & positive EBITDA; business case broadening to optical relay, D2D. @esa @Viasat @SES_Satellites.https://t.co/XU73ts10er https://t.co/KkZXw8LjZ3
NASA’s Project Evaluation: Public Funding vs SpaceX Competition
BONUS ODD LOTS AHEAD OF ARTEMIS II LAUNCH 🚀🌕 @TheStalwart & I speak with Alex MacDonald, who was the first chief economist at NASA. We talk about how the agency evaluates its projects, & public vs private funding of space exploration...
Heathrow Faces Europe's Biggest Jet‑fuel Shortage Risk
Excl: Britain’s hub London Heathrow is the *highest-risk* major airport in Europe for jet fuel from April 🚨 as US-Israel war on Iran continues - Heathrow, with 1,300 flights daily, will struggle ‘the most, & the earliest’ with jet fuel as...
Willie Walsh Named CEO of India's IndiGo
Big CEO appointment at India’s IndiGo - IATA head and former IAG boss Willie Walsh https://t.co/29hVImJrw6
First Article on Falcon 10X Graces RAeS Cover
My article on the Dassault Falcon 10X is on the front page of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s (RAeS) Aerospace magazine, April issue. If you don’t know, the RAeS is the oldest and one of the most authoritative aerospace institutions in the...
Boeing Ramps 737 MAX; Supplier Discipline Drives Recovery
Boeing’s 737 MAX output ramp is accelerating, but supplier discipline now defines the next phase of recovery. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/03/boeing-737-max-output-ramp-signals-new.html
One Pilot, Many Drones: AI-Driven Swarm Warfare
Drone warfare 🤝 AI Currently each drone requires a single pilot. Now that drone production is increasing rapidly, manufacturers in Ukraine are attempting to move to 1 pilot for many drones. The idea is the drones will pilot themselves towards targets...
Batik Air Malaysia Restarts KL‑Colombo Flights After Two‑Year Pause
Batik Air Malaysia has resumed its Kuala Lumpur–Colombo service from March 30, 2026, after nearly a two-year suspension, marking another step in rebuilding its international network as travel demand recovers. The airline said in a statement that the route will...
Legged Robot Enables Rapid Moon, Mars Resource Surveys
A semi-autonomous legged robot equipped with compact scientific instruments can rapidly survey planetary surfaces, accelerating resource prospecting and the search for biosignatures on the Moon and Mars. spaceexploration
AirBorneo to Wet‑Lease Three Boeing 737‑800s
NSTExclusive: Sarawak’s new airline AirBorneo is believed to be wet leasing three Boeing B737-800 jets from ACMI operator, Ascend Airways Malaysia. Read more ⬇️ Disclaimer: Pix is an ATR given that AirBorneo hasn’t gotten the narrowbody jets with its livery as...
Korean Air Enters Emergency Mode Over Iran‑War Oil Spike
Korean Air to shift to emergency mode in April amid rising oil prices from Iran war https://t.co/sLGC9oTA8f
Starlink Outpaces Cable Firms in Airborne Uplink Speed
@Starlink is serving more uplink to a plane at 500 mph than Kabletown can deliver to your house with a wire. Yikes. $CMCSA $CHTR https://t.co/09s4MJ9QlX
Cockpit CO2 Levels Impact Pilot Emergency Maneuver Success
Our study found that a pilots likelihood of successfully managing advanced maneuvers, like an engine fire at takeoff, was influenced by CO2 levels in the cockpit.
Lijian‑2 Yields Single Cataloged Object in Low Orbit
1 object cataloged so far from the Lijian-2 launch, in a 217 x 604 km x 85.0 deg orbit
Army Teams with Amazon to Sell Battlefield Drones Online
"The U.S. Army and Amazon are creating an online storefront to buy drones as the technology transforms the battlefield." I support the idea, will be interesting to see how it is implemented. https://t.co/N25xQG4lu8
NASA Confirms April 1 Launch Still On Track
NASA post-MMT news conference underway. Amit says everything is still go for launch on April 1. https://t.co/oitmRWMkDe
NASA Confirms Artemis II Launch Ready for Wednesday
Monday briefing: NASA remains “go” for launch of Artemis II at 6:24 pm ET on Wednesday. 🚀
Virgin Galactic Nears First SpaceShip Completion, Flights $750K
Virgin Galactic says assembly of first SpaceShip nearly complete, ground testing begins in April, limited number of Spaceflight Expeditions available at $750,000 each. https://t.co/cGpV1aLh5Z
Middle East Jet Fuel Gap Nears Critical Threshold
Our coverage from last week on this approaching milestone for global aviation: The Middle East jet fuel air gap is about to reach the tap https://t.co/2s6NEPkGYA (via @theaircurrent)
Diagram Mislabels PrSM: Shows Liquid Engine, Not Solid
This exploded diagram appears to shows a liquid propellant rocket engine (two tanks, plus an engine); PrSM is a solid rocket motor. What gives? https://t.co/GvxUeeiaqs
Israeli F‑16s Carry Cluster Bombs to Counter Iran Missiles
Israeli F-16s Appear To Be Carrying Cluster Munitions The cluster munitions likely have a very particular purpose aimed at neutering Iran's ability to launch long-range ballistic missiles. Follow up to our recent story: https://t.co/ejprb4Sgq4
Delta A330 Engine Failure Returns Safely, Cause Unclear
The scariest video you will watch today A Delta Air Line Airbus to Atlanta, coming from Brazil, experienced left engine failure shortly after takeoff. Fire and debris were visible to panicking passengers. The exact cause of the engine failure on Delta...
Krikalev Vows Orel Descent Module Replica for Drop Tests
Since the beginning of the year, Roskosmos officials had made a couple of "proof of life" statements regarding the decade-late PTK Orel spacecraft. The latest being Sergei Krikalev's promise to complete a high-fidelity copy of the Descent Module, VA, for...
Modern Airbus Jets: Safest Fleet, Avoid Older A330
It's always a great time to tell everyone modern Airbus planes are now the safest in the world None of the modern models have had any fatal accidents including: - Airbus A319 Neo - Airbus A320 Neo - Airbus A321 Neo - Airbus A330 Neo -...
BBC Launches Daily Artemis II Podcast with Experts
Really excited to kick off the BBC’s space podcast ‘13 Minutes Presents: Artemis ll’ with myself, Maggie Aderin and @KristinFisher . This is a daily podcast bringing you all the news on the Artemis ll mission as it happens. First...
Excuses Mask Feasibility of Large Aircraft Shelters
When folks tell you "nothing to be done, can't build shelters for big wing aircraft", remember that this is excuse-making... https://t.co/A3SGRdyQJn
A‑10 Warthogs Deploy, Hinting Imminent Iran Ground Assault
Dozens Of A-10 Warthogs Appear Poised To Join Epic Fury The deployment of additional Warthogs comes amid increasing signs a ground operation on Iranian soil could come soon. Updating live: https://t.co/OnO9CUyPbs
Merlin Labs Targets Unlimited Aircraft Sizes with AI Pilot
Merlin Labs is eyeing civil applications for its AI-powered Merlin Pilot autonomous flight control system and says there's “no hard ceiling” for the size of aircraft its tech could eventually be installed on. We sit down with CTO Tim Burns...
SpaceX Transporter 16 Launch Carries Over 100 Payloads
LAUNCH of SpaceX Transporter 16 rideshare mission at 1102 UTC Mar 30. Over 100 payloads aboard. GCAT will be updated later today I hope.
SpaceX Launches 119 Satellites, Featuring Starship‑ready Payloads
🚀 SpaceX just launched 119 satellites in one go. Here are some labeled payloads on Transporter-16. K2 Space's 2-ton Gravitas satellite on top is a flat pack which could also be deployed by Starship. Starcloud’s new 3-ton ODC sat is also...
Three Giant Rockets Launch Soon, Expanding Moon Access
If schedule holds, these 3 giant rockets will launch in the next 3 weeks. From left to right: New Glenn - satellite launch now, planned for the Moon Starship - test flight 12 now, planned for the Moon Artemis - to the Moon...
Airliners Designed to Fly Through Engine Fires
Commercial planes are designed for engines to be able to go on fire and keep flying They cut off the fuel, hydraulics and electrics immediately, pump it with fire retardant and that existinguishes the fire in most cases And then you declare...
Space42 AI Secures 2,800‑Sat Constellation Deal
.@space42ai: Builder of 2,800-sat #Equatys D2D constellation selected, contract imminent; service by 2029; will add average 5% to users' mobile phone bill; 'massive scaleup' in @iceye_global radar capacity planned. @Viasat.https://t.co/JMPykYBVMH https://t.co/pe20Y6y8LT