Great Hype, but Hardware Realization Remains a Tough Journey
Cool name and cool concept, but it is a long and difficult road from slick videos to real, functional hardware.
NASA Pushes Starliner-1 Cargo Demo to 2027
In news that should shock no one, NASA has moved the "Starliner-1" mission from June 2026 on its internal calendar to "under review." This is an uncrewed cargo demonstration flight. Since we've heard very little about this, a slip into...
Airline Chastises Passenger, Then Denies Essential Baby Supplies
Frontier Scolded Passenger For Leaving Bags Behind During Evacuation — Then They Had To Fight For Diapers And Formula - View from the Wing https://t.co/65rAKxSDbK
Senate Advances Matt Anderson’s NASA Deputy Confirmation
The Senate will take another procedural step today towards confirming Matt Anderson as Deputy NASA Administrator as part of an "en bloc" group of 49 in S. Res. 690. For anyone interested, CRS has a report explaining the current Senate...
Permits Lag, but Boom Builds at Lightning Speed
Building permits are frustratingly slow—but once we have permission to build, the Boom team builds super rapidly. https://t.co/KQxo7mGHLY
NASA Details SpaceX CRS‑34 Cargo Launch to ISS
NASA's put out a nice summary of what SpaceX's CRS-34 cargo mission is taking to the ISS tomorrow. https://t.co/YPECspDVeR The media telecon should start in about 5 min at 11:00 am ET. Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/ib8KupXD5L
IFC Stakeholders Embrace Multi‑Vendor Model for Least‑Cost Routing
A growing number of inflight connectivity stakeholders are prepared to flexibly support a multi-vendor environment in commercial aviation should airlines decide to follow the cruise industry and pursue a ‘least cost routing’ approach to powering IFC. https://t.co/fq67tAa5C1
Cost Optimism and Capacity Pessimism Widen Satellite Service Gap
This is too optimistic about AST cost per satellite and too pessimistic about Starlink V2 capacity per satellite, which makes the disparity even greater. And we still don't know if there will actually be sufficient demand to pay for D2D...
AA's Premium Push Stumbles on Indifferent Cabin Crew
American Airlines Wants To Be Premium — But Flight Attendants Won’t Even Say Hello - View from the Wing https://t.co/pn3fDcUh8Z
Boeing Leverages Trump Trip to Secure Massive China Order
Would keep any eye on $BA this week Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg is going with Trump to China this week. This trip is particularly significant for Boeing, as Ortberg has publicly noted that the company is relying on the Trump...
Moonfall Mission Deploys Four Ingenuity‑Based Drones to Lunar South Pole
Got out on a new mission and just have to share how cool of a name it is: Moonfall Not only does it sound like a movie (I think it actually was), but the mission will send 4 drones to explore...
Third‑party Handlers, Not Airlines, Cause Delay Chaos
AirAsia X D7-331 PVG→KUL just got delayed 49 hours The terminal is absolute chaos... people packed like sardines, phones out, chanting at the top of their lungs. Here’s the part nobody wants to hear: the ground staff getting yelled at?...
Base Maintenance Malaysia Boosts Local Hiring for Global MRO Surge
Base Maintenance Malaysia Sdn Bhd is ramping up hiring of local talent as Malaysia's deep pool of technical experts and expanding aerospace ecosystem position the country to capture a large share of global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) demand. https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/05/1436787/bmm-builds-talent-pipeline-support-malaysias-push-global-mro
AirAsia X’s 150‑plane A220 Order Fuels Low‑cost Right‑sizing
The word is “right sizing.” AirAsia X Bhd's landmark order for 150 Airbus A220-300 aircraft reflects a broader trend among Asian low-cost carriers to operate smaller and more fuel-efficient narrowbody aircraft on thinner regional routes. https://www.nst.com.my/business/corporate/2026/05/1434825/airasia-xs-us19bil-airbus-order-signals-shift-budget-airline
Free Lecture on Ryanair Engineering Operations at Prestwick
Free #aviation lecture, RAeS Prestwick Branch, 11 May, 'The Ryanair Engineering / PAML Operation at Prestwick and Overseas' #avgeek #MRO https://t.co/5axLGQBHb5 https://t.co/tqyhRVAc73
Boom's Turbine Blades Tease, Stay Hidden for Now
It’s going to be so fun when Boom reveals our high pressure turbine blades. But I think we are going to keep them under wraps for awhile.
All‑Business A350 Turns Into Flying Gas Can
I’ve done it. Basically they convert an A350 into a flying gas can. They built the plane just for this route. Since they need so much fuel, they can’t have as many passengers. So it’s all just business class and first...
NASA's Moon Base Plans Highlight Landing Knowledge Gaps
As NASA eyes lunar base, there's still much to learn about landing on the Moon https://t.co/3TDG6xTcs0 https://t.co/PVk0mAMLY2
Iran War Depletes US Missile Stockpiles, Undermining China
U.S. weapons stockpiles are the hidden casualty of the Iran war. Mark Kelly says Tomahawks, ATACMS, SM-3s, THAAD and Patriot interceptors have been hit hard—and will take years to replace. That weakens the China war fantasy. #IranWar #Pentagon #China #Missiles
Airbus Helicopters Explores Fluid‑structure Coupling with Wevolver
Airbus Helicopters Research on Fluid-Structure Coupling in Hover and Low-Speed Flight via @WevolverApp #Aviation #Technology #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/jYoaYE4d3g
Biomimicry Powers Aviation’s Underrated Engineering Breakthrough
When Aircraft Meets Anatomy: An Underrated Feat of Flight Engineering by @IntEngineering #Aviation #Innovation #EmergingTech #TechForGood https://t.co/uSjv4L8SsN
Chinese Airline Crash Concealed for Four Years by CCP
Apparently a Chinese airline had a murder-suicide pilot-induced crash, and we're only finding out about it 4 years later because CCP reasons no doubt... https://t.co/LXIB1I6jZJ
JetBlue Leaves Stranded Passengers without Hotel After Birdstrike
JetBlue Passengers Denied Hotel Rooms After Birdstrike Strands Them In St. Lucia - View from the Wing https://t.co/wEfFbTGhxL
Lufthansa's First Fully Outfitted 777‑9 Begins Testing
Lufthansa's first 777-9 has begun testing It's the first 777-9 with a fully outfitted passenger cabin
Real Conviction Means Persisting When All Funding Vanishes
I don’t ever give up. I’d have to be dead or completely incapacitated.” In 2008, SpaceX was on the brink of bankruptcy after 3 failed launches. His childhood heroes, the men who inspired him to build rockets publicly told him he...
Hydroplaning on Short Runway Forces Cargo Jet Off‑track
Your Mercado Livre package delayed today? Blame this..... GOL Cargo 737-800BCF (PS-GFC) on flight G39618 from São Paulo just landed in heavy rain at Salvador Airport, Brazil... and slid right off the short 1,518 m runway 17 into the grass....
Building and Flying Your Own Plane: Ultimate DIY Thrill
I love that im not the only weirdo risking it all on tools they made themselves lol. Nothing like the thrill of flying a plane you built from scratch.
Passengers Cling to Carry‑ons During Fatal Denver Evacuation
New Video Shows Frontier Passengers Evacuating With Carry-Ons After Fatal Denver Runway Strike - View from the Wing https://t.co/jFqjnUmfSu
Fuel Price Surge Threatens Millions of German Flights
German airports. Millions of flights could be cancelled. Price of jet fuels. Strait of Hormuz.
Irreversible Space Settlement: The Overlooked Existential Threat
What's the most underrated existential risk? Irreversible space settlement. 1. AI could make space settlement possible in our lifetimes: 1 minute of solar energy is enough to accelerate 10 billion 1kg self-replicating AI probes to 99% the speed of light.
Runway Intrusion Causes Jet Crash, Raises Security Questions
Frontier jet hits person on DEN runway.... High-speed impact during takeoff roll, aborted, engine fire, full evac. 231 safe (mostly), one deceased. How does someone stroll onto 17L undetected?
Pilot Aborts Takeoff After Engine Fire, Claims Collision
“We Just Hit Somebody”: Frontier Pilot Aborts Takeoff, Reports Engine Fire - View from the Wing https://t.co/O2o7jL6TGS
Applied Aerospace & Defense Sees 25% Revenue Surge
JUST IN: Applied Aerospace & Defense reports a 25% revenue jump in its US IPO filing.
Jet Fuel Shortage Set to Raise Fares, Trigger Cancellations
Air Travel is about to get even more expensive - and cancellations about to explode - as jet fuel shortages kick in https://t.co/RuWg6wo6tc
First Full V3 Starship Stack Assembled for Flight 12
For the first time both vehicles for Flight 12 are at the launch site together. Starship 39 has been delivered to pad 2 and (hopefully) soon will be stacked on top of Booster 19 completing the first ever full stack of...
FlyJSX Delivers Private‑jet Comfort for a Few Hundred Dollars
@flyjsx is my favorite airline ever. It like a private jet experience for a couple hundred bucks. If you’re on the West Coast and haven’t tried it, you’re missing out.
DARPA Seeks Autonomous Swarm Drones Inspired by Ukraine
A new DARPA solicitation appears to take lessons from Ukraine's "Spider Web." The agency wants swarming Group 1-3 drones along with storage units that can autonomously launch/recover in contested areas. https://t.co/bo79rvb4S7
Delta Realizes Premium Travelers Fund Airline Profits
Delta knows who pays the bills for airlines these days and it’s not basic economy customers
Turkey's Secret ICBM Signals Expanding Strategic Ambitions
What Is Behind Turkey’s Pursuit Of An ICBM? An unexpected reveal of a previously unknown intercontinental ballistic missile has raised major questions about Ankara’s strategic ambitions. https://t.co/CCKt6O4OOA
First Cyclorotor Aircraft Achieves Successful Takeoff
BlackBird Breakthrough: The First Cyclorotor Aircraft Successfully Takes Off by @spaceandtech_ #Aviation #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/uMX0AWdxNE
Cyclorotor Tech Redefines Air Mobility and Navigation
Cyclorotor Air Mobility: Unlocking New Ways to Fly and Navigate via @ZappyZappy7 #Robotics #MachineLearning #ArtificialIntelligence #ML https://t.co/HcFUB8waLg
Romanticizing Spirit Ignores Countless Defunct Low‑cost Airlines
Romanticizing Spirit Airlines is weird. So many airlines have gone out of business and nobody cared, including one I worked for in the 90s that was known for $69 flights.
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India’s TARA Dual‑Mode Guidance Boosts Indigenous Warfare
India's military is advancing rapidly. TARA appears to have similarities to the U.S. JDAM guidance kits but adds dual-mode emphasis (INS/GPS + SAL terminal), which can help in GPS-jammed environments. Make in India initiatives showed superior in action in Operation...
Most March Russian Starlink Satellites Maneuvering to Operational Orbit
All but one "Russian Starlinks" launched in March showed signs of maneuvers, presumably on their way to operational orbits. Context: https://t.co/aDdeCmCNC9
EU Allows Airlines US Jet Fuel Amid Hormuz Blockade
EU to say airlines can use US jet fuel amid Hormuz block https://t.co/ejV7yc5J0O via @E_Krukowska @AlbertoNardelli @JWittels @kate__duffy https://t.co/2oxjn1b2x3
UK Tests Digital Targeting Web for Multi‑Domain Warfare
This March saw a trial of the UK's 'Digital Targeting Web' in the Arctic - linking a RM Commando with a F-35 to destroy a simulated SAM site using HIMARS - a vision of future multi-domain ops? https://t.co/x78C5blTml https://t.co/zv0Ow1U4Mj
Japanese Drone Rolls on Ground, Takes Flight
HAGAMOSphere: The Japanese #Drone That Rolls on Ground and Soars in Air by @tweetciiiim #EmergingTech #Technology #Innovation https://t.co/SjV256dDw0
Boom Backed by Billionaires to Revive Supersonic Flight
Boom is proud to be backed by a number of billionaires. Without their investment, humanity would have no shot at flying supersonic again.
Successfully Machining Complex Jet Engine Vanes in 17‑4 Stainless
By popular account, jet engine vanes are nearly impossible to make. It took some iteration, and we are now having success machining stage 1/2 variable guide vanes out of 17-4 stainless steel—with exceptionally tight tolerances.