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 theaircurrent.com/geopolitics/... (via @theaircurrent.com)

The Boeing 757 would like to remind you that it is better and cooler than anything else flying.

There was so much to unpack from United's Media Day in Los Angeles this week and @crankyflier.com and I tried to wrap our arms around all of this in this week's episode of @theairshowpodcast.com. Maybe the real defensible moat is the friends we made along the way? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

Fatal collision highlights air traffic control challenges at LaGuardia (featuring our @willguisbond.com) ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Half of Europe's jet fuel comes from the Middle East and the last shipment out of the Gulf before the war is set to arrive around April 9. And Australia imports 85% of its jet fuel from Asia, also hit hard by supply shocks. What happens when the jet fuel gap hits the tap? @jonostrower.com

The Rong Lin Wan is the most important ship on the seas...in all of global aviation. Even before this energy crisis brought on by the war with Iran, @iata.org warned in November that Europe in particular was staring down “waning jet fuel supply reliability.” theaircurrent.com/geopolitics/...

Forget decarbonization, carbonizing aviation starting in the second half of April is going to be hard enough.

The Middle East jet fuel air gap is about to reach the tap theaircurrent.com/geopolitics/... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

From TAC/Intel: United CEO, with little leverage over engine OEMs, says it won’t buy future airplanes without a propulsion choice theaircurrent.com/intel/united...

NTSB CHAIR: INITIAL ANALYSIS SAYS CRITICAL ASDE-X SURFACE AWARENESS TECH IN ATC TOWER DID NOT GENERATE AN ALERT BEFORE FATAL CRASH B/W AIR CANADA JET AND FIRETRUCK

Well, it looks like United is bringing the famous Air New Zealand sky couch to economy long haul.

United CEO skeptical of eVTOL airport shuttle operating model theaircurrent.com/intel/united...

Welcome to row 27, the old guy row with myself, @crankyflier.com, and @jonostrower.com.

Boeing’s certification logjam begins to break with FAA approval of 787 upgrade theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Decades of aircraft and ground vehicle near misses at LGA preceded fatal crash theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent

BREAKING: La Guardia Airport is closed following Air Canada Express CRJ collision with ground vehicle theaircurrent.com/intel/la-gua...

The big read: What the heck is taking the eVTOL companies so long? theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com)

United Airlines planning for oil to reach record $175/barrel, cutting 5% capacity theaircurrent.com/intel/united... (via TAC/Intel)

“Just as Ukraine was a wake-up call for the entire world...I think Iran is a second wake-up call in that we’re seeing the most well-capitalized, best organized militaries in the world run out of some things pretty quickly." theaircurrent.com/defense/dron...

Drone tech company Swarmer expands focus beyond Ukraine with sensational IPO theaircurrent.com/defense/dron... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

FAA clears Boeing 777-9 to begin first part of TIA Phase 4 certification trials theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

SAFETY NEWS: FAA permanently suspends use of visual separation between helicopters and airplanes around most high-traveled U.S. airports (via @theaircurrent.com TAC/Intel - no paywall): theaircurrent.com/intel/faa-pe...

Flightradar24 Gulf airline recovery index, 17 March.

JetBlue updated guidance for Q1 this morning. Good news: demand was strong. Bad news: fuel prices are forecast to jump about a third from previous estimates.

Random question: Does anyone have the April 1989 editions of Flight International Magazine?

Understanding U.S. eVTOL developers’ long trudge through certification theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent

EXCLUSIVE: Surveillance video obtained by an activist shows Liam Conejo Ramos and his father being taken to a detention center in Texas via a Delta Airlines flight, the morning after ICE allegedly used the boy as bait. gillianbrockell.com/video-proves...

How times change. Pretty solid line of tankers and bulk commercial south of Yemen.

I’m back on the show this week — and we’ve got a lot or geopolitical aviation angles to digest. @crankyflier.com and I dive in on the war in the Middle East. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

I’m back on the show this week — and we’ve got a lot or geopolitical aviation angles to digest. @crankyflier.com and I dive in on the war in the Middle East. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This is the first in a series of data visualization projects we're rolling out from @theaircurrent.com. Amazing to chart the increase in efficiency in U.S. (and see the shocks) while capacity has increased 32% and airlines are burning nearly the same amount of fuel as 2000.

This is a really cool visualization. Jet fuel through the ages, or at least since 1977, from @theaircurrent.com.

DATA VIZ: Half a century of jet fuel: U.S. airline consumption, capacity & efficiency since 1977 theaircurrent.com/fuel-us-airl... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

Ending Iran War Quickly Carries Big Risks for the U.S. and Allies www.wsj.com/world/middle... (via @wsj.com)

A next-gen collision avoidance tool known as ACAS X could help prevent a future midair collision, but will have to make its way through Congress first. The collision avoidance tool that could help prevent the next midair disaster (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...

#DassaultAviation dévoile le #Falcon10X, nouveau summum de la gamme #Falcon https://www.dassault-aviation.com/fr/groupe/presse/press-kits/dassault-aviation-devoile-le-falcon-10x-nouveau-summum-de-la-gamme-falcon/

And here are the eight proposals selected for the program, not limited to eVTOLs: www.transportation.gov/briefing-roo...

Embraer sees E175 assembly in India in 2028 if it secures 200 orders reut.rs/47BJcYH

NEWS: White House spokesperson says Inman was fired because of “highly concerning reports” of alcohol use, staff abuse:

Our scoop from Saturday, now updated with comment from the WH: White House fires NTSB board member Inman after allegations of alcohol, staff abuse theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @theaircurrent.com @willguisbond.com)

NTSB board member Todd Inman sent out a statement today saying he received a notice from the White House Friday that he had been fired. “Serving on the Board of the NTSB has been a great honor,” Inman says. H/t to @theaircurrent.com who reported on his departure yesterday.

SCOOP w/ @jonostrower.com: NTSB board member J. Todd Inman abruptly departs safety watchdog (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

Hold up, so now you're saying Apple has both a Max and a Neo?

We've officially kicked off internal beta testing of @theaircurrent.com's app for Android phones and tablets. This has been a hugely requested feature from our subscribers and we'll have it in your hands soon. In the meantime, iOS users can grab it here: apps.apple.com/us/app/the-a...

This incisive piece of analysis from @jonostrower.com is now free for all readers as a public service, given the evolving and incredibly critical nature of the conflict. Read more ⬇️

BREAKING: Emirates flight 500, an Airbus A380, departing Dubai for Mumbai has just left DXB after three days of airport closure amid Iranian attacks.

This was an amazing piece of documentary reporting from Frontline when it was published in 2020, even more so again in 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHcg...

Iraq, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, UAE & Jordan make up a staggering 13.2% of scheduled flying capacity globally. The sheer volume of air traffic flowing through the Mid East underscores how central it has become for human transportation and the global economy.

News Analysis: With Iran strikes, geopolitical chaos again haunts commercial aviation theaircurrent.com/analysis/us-... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

This was posted in the immediate minutes after the conflict expanded. “Preemptive strike” is not a phrase that’s accurate and we won’t be using it again editorially. Post will stand given the relevance and timing of the image.