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
Iran Offers Free Passage Through Hormuz If US Deals
Reuters: "Iran could consider allowing ships to sail freely through the Oman side of the Strait of Hormuz without risk of attack as part of proposals it has offered in negotiations with the United States if a deal is clinched...
US Blockade Stalls Traffic in Strait of Hormuz
Data Shows the U.S. Blockade Is Halting Ships in the Strait of Hormuz #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/7A8cHmSJiQ https://t.co/uXlypTvEWt
Amtrak Unveils Ambitious 800‑car Long‑distance Fleet Plan
Amtrak released a vision for their new long-distance fleet as they drop an RFP for 800 more cars, and let me tell you, this is exactly how I want to celebrate Tax Day.
US EV Slump Stems From Bad Cars, Not Demand
The headlines last year about the 'automakers leaving EV market b/c buyers don't want them' were so off-base. The issue was US automakers (w/ the exception of Tesla) were making sh*t EVs. The market is there. Just make a good...
Airlines Turn Luxury: Delta, United Rebrand for K‑Shape
Hermes with real wings? At this point, I don't think it is wrong to consider the major international airlines, like Delta and United Airlines, luxury brands given who they structurally repositioned themselves for our K-Shaped Economy.
Direct Action Forces Immediate Policy Change
When supply chains shut down in 2021, @typesfast rented a boat, hit the water, and tweeted what he saw in the Port of LA. The mayor changed the law that same day. On Progress, we get into tariffs, Black Death, AI...
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...
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
Tesla FSD Misidentifies Non‑emergency Vehicle, Slows Unnecessarily
File this ... again ... under two steps forward and one step back. Slowing for an emergency vehicle, on the other side of the road, that is not in an emergency situation. No sirens and no flashing lights. Tesla's FSD does...
Chinese Navy Escorting Iranian Oil Tests US Resolve
What happens if the Chinese navy escorts its purchases of Iranian oil out of the Gulf? Does the U.S. fire—or fold? That’s the risk baked into this blockade. #Oil #Geopolitics #Energy https://t.co/E9QhehmmvD
Design Shines, Function Falters in 2026 Prius Nightshade
There's a lot to like about the 2026 @Toyota Prius PHEV Nightshade, but there are also a lot of issues I bumped into during a week of driving. Has design finally overtaken function with this iconic Toyota vehicle? Maybe so......
Supply Gap Emerging as Last Hormuz Tankers Arrive
The tanker companies I spoke to last week confirmed that the last vessels that moved out of the Strait of Hormuz before the closure have reached their destinations at the end of March -- meaning the real supply gap is...
US Blockade Halts Iran's Oil Shipments to China, India
"The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has all but stopped Iran-controlled or dark-fleet tankers moving Iranian oil to importers mainly China and India." https://t.co/UXsjqOp2by
Early Gasoline Cars Barely Covered Miles, Topped at 10 Mph
you should have seen how few miles gasoline powered cars could travel when they were first invented. they also had a top speed of 10 mph (16 km/h). https://t.co/Xx1EncFMwn
Safety Beats Hardware: Heterogeneous Fleets Demand Robust FSD
No service running at scale is ever going to have a homogenous set of hardware. That’s like saying “wouldn’t it be easier for Apple to let everyone upgrade to iPhone 17 rather than making their software backwards compatible?” A heterogeneous...
Q1 2026 Logistics Trends and Indago Highlights
Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes - Plus Indago Highlights (Q1 2026) - https://t.co/0v7Bzsi67g @joinindago @DescartesSG #tariffs #AI #USMCA #logistics #supplychain #ESG #HumanoidRobots #CyberSecurity #3PL
Focus on Inter‑org Handovers for Supply Chain Efficiency
The biggest efficiency gains in a digital supply chain don't happen inside your organisation. They happen at handovers between organisations, where paperwork piles up, data gets re-entered, and responsibility gets blurred. That's where to focus first 👇 https://t.co/DBWWiDVpOg
US Ports Already Using Automated Vehicles, Contrary to Claims
Pro China accounts love to post automated vehicles at ports and claim they’d never see this in America (hell, a lot of the videos are literally from LBCT) Meanwhile, these AGVs are rolling everyday at Long Beach Container Terminal https://t.co/P1kW2UZlAK
India’s EV Push Still Hinges on Chinese Supply Chains
Battery and EV manufacturing are more dependent on China than ever despite billions in investment under the Make in India initiative Yes, innovative Chinese companies like BYD, CATL, and REE/magnet producers... https://t.co/CmFd1U4boY
Pilots’ “Meow” And “Ruff” Irritate ATC
Pilots “Meow” & “Ruff,” Anger Air Traffic Control: “This Is Why You Still Fly An RJ” https://t.co/IlfvIohHKb
EVs Could Slash $600 B Yearly Import Costs
"Replacing oil imports for road transport with EVs could save importers over $600 billion a year – the single largest lever any country has to cut its import bill." https://t.co/wrSnkZ0bKk
Driverless Cars Will Redefine Transportation and Urban Life
What will the world look like when driverless cars start to hit the road? My latest for @IMechE https://t.co/aNC74D2qG4
U.S. Carrier Struggles to Fill Empty Super‑Tankers
Can the U.S. Load All the Empty Super Tankers | Why Is an American Carrier Beating Around the BUSH? https://t.co/dJWbPz5sLC
Cloud Outage Halts Connected Cars, Exposing New Risks
Connected Cars Are Working Until The Servers Go Dark A system outage—not a mechanical failure—left drivers unable to stary their vehicles. Tge Intoxalock incident highlights the growing risks of cloud-dependent transportation. https://spectrum.ieee.org/connected-vehicle-risks?share_id=9358666
SME Truckers Hit Harder by Diesel Costs, Bankruptcy
Small trucking and logistics firms. Bankruptcy. Comments on these firms should differentiate SMEs vs big firms. Price each pays for diesel, for example.
Simple Gong Halts Bus Stop Vandalism in Chattanooga
A bus stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee kept getting destroyed by freight brokers. Local mayor installed a gong next to it. Vandalism stopped completely. Makes you think. https://t.co/pZ1HitDwoy
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
Building Trust for Robotaxis in British Asian Communities
𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 My column in the @AsianVoiceNews on building trust through inclusive & accurate conversations, especially amongst the British Asian community as London prepares itself for robotaxi deployment later this year... Thanks @RupanjanaDutta for covering this important topic...🙏🏽
Corporate America Knows Exactly Who to Lobby
The real takeaway from the United-American Airlines megamerger story is that Corporate America knows who it needs to lobby https://t.co/zsurhy8v9w
Proposing Paid, Self‑Driven Tube Trains Is Ridiculous
I have a better suggestion. Give tube trains very good automated safety features and then make the public pay to drive them. It would be a blast. And I'd do really good announcements.
Saudi Pipeline Restores, Red Sea Crude Loads Surge
Iranian coast blockade to lift April’s Red Sea crude loadings to new highs ▶️Saudi pipeline restored at the weekend following Iran attacks, minimising delays in exports from its west coast ▶️Red Sea loadings peaked in March and likely to surge in April...
Hormuz Closure Drives US Gulf VLGC Rates Above $100K
Hormuz closure pushes Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) rates in US Gulf over $100K per day ▶️Baltic Exchange’s US Gulf-Japan VLGC index is at $111,628 per day, its highest level since January 2024, during the Panama Canal drought crisis ▶️US Gulf-Europe VLGC...
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...
TD Cowen Predicts Double‑digit Truckload Rate Hikes by Year‑end
TD Cowen report extremely bullish on truckload. Truckload carriers seeing high single rate increases, growing to double digits by year end. https://t.co/ok7KgQ3WwH
Waymo Launches Operator‑supervised Autonomous Rides, Eyes Public Rollout
NEWS: @Waymo says they are officially beginning autonomous driving with an operator behind the wheel. Usually, the next steps are non-operator rides with employees riding, and then rollout to public. Read more in our next Robotaxi Report newsletter https://t.co/D50SrmWYPO https://t.co/sz1hLnphpl
Iran's Supertanker Defies US Blockade Amid Interceptions
Dear @grok truth? A. Iranian sanctioned supertanker crosses Strait of Hormuz, reportedly defying U.S. blockade. Vs B. U.S. naval forces have intercepted eight oil tankers entering or leaving Iranian ports since the start of the blockade, according to a U.S. official -WSJ
EV Tollbooth: Post Your Car Pic to Pass
you have reached an EV tollbooth post the most recent pic of your electric car below as payment and you may continue scrolling
Nissan's Electric Juke Looks Even Worse than Original
I didn't think it was possible but Nissan was able to create an even worse looking Juke for its electric version -.- https://t.co/r1djLjjD9u
China Threatens Employee Penalties to Deter Supply‑chain Decoupling
This is extraordinary: China’s response to Western firms diversifying supply chains is to threaten penalties on their own employees and executives inside China if they “decouple.” It’s like an abusive partner reacting to a breakup by threatening the kids or shared...
Uber's $10B Robotaxi Bet: Catch‑up After Market‑Driven Pause
Wild that Uber was one of the leaders in this space for a while, but then took its eye off the ball to appear sensible to the stock market, and is now racing to catch up. Uber commits $10bn to robotaxis...
Hong Kong Q1 Arrivals Surge 17% YoY, Long‑Haul Up 19%
Provisional arrival figures into Hong Kong, Q1 2026: • 14,307,643 arrivals in Q1 (+17% Year-On-Year) • 4,354,229 arrivals in March (+14% YOY) • 994,574 long haul visitors in Q1 (+19% YOY)
US Expats Boost Cotswolds, Airport Expands for Private Jets
#WINK an interesting snippet in their RNS https://t.co/COuIAQeCwx As a frequent visitor to the Cotswolds it is remarkable how many Americans have made it their home…or have a holiday home there. Gloucestershire airport is upgrading its ATC to accommodate the largest private...
Indian Pacific Spans 731 Meters with 29 Carriages
Indian Pacific train : 29 carriages, 2 locomotives, 2 power cars. 731 meters long. https://t.co/htYhFZkFCJ
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
Vehicle Ownership Costs Jump 36% Since 2020
Car & Truck Inflation in America: Cost of Vehicle Ownership Soared by 36% since 2020. Prices of new & used vehicles, insurance, gasoline, maintenance & repairs, parts & accessories, and fees https://t.co/XQGaCM6zaV https://t.co/oRSKzIye85
Hormuz Traffic Remains Steady Despite US Blockade
Strait of Hormuz traffic barely affected on first day of US blockade, data shows https://t.co/isyBzFbeAW