United Airlines has issued a waiver for all travel to/from Newark Airport through May 17 — nearly 2 weeks from now. This is an acknowledgement that the issues at Newark are not going to get better quickly. Cancellations today today 75 departures, 76 arrivals and counting, per FlightAware.

SKY Leasing has acquired JetBlue’s venture capital arm, JetBlue Ventures, which since its 2016 inception invested in 55 early-stage aviation startups. Terms were undisclosed as JetBlue pivots to sharpen profitability and refocus on its core airline operations. - More on hype.aero

Amex Centurion Lounge SFO Moving Temporarily, To Terminal 2 onemileatatime.com/news/amex-ce...

From @crankyflier.com The Day Southwest Airlines Died crankyflier.com/2025/03/11/t...

Love plane spotting while abroad. As much as an airline wonk as I am, I had to look these carriers up.

Plane crash at Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ).

Heard from a witness that an Endeavor Air CRJ crashed at Toronto Pearson Airport. Photo shows the plane inverted

Welcome back to California, Philippine Mars.

After modifying the departure time to 10 am (fog is a beast in the valley) and towing her to turn her, engines are on! #MartinMars #Aviation

I covered military aviation for 9 years, and now the intersection of regulation and commercial for four. Aviation is just the thing I do. Flying's gotten safer — and less reported on. Washington crash shows how the aviation beat is fading apnews.com/article/avia...

NTSB Board Member J. Todd Inman just now on how the organization manages several investigations at once: "This is what we do, week in and week out. Just today a lot more people are paying attention to it." (My photo from yesterday)

“The President of the United States shattered decades’ worth of precedent… to avoid any overt interference or appearance of the same in active air safety investigations. That precedent has contributed to the overall safety of the aviation system both in the US and globally.” This ⬇️

Devastating evening. Prayers to those impacted by tonight’s tragedy in the Washington region. May this never happen again. ##AA5342

The FAA has closed Washington's Reagan National Airport until at least 5am ET on Friday, Jan. 31. Airlines will undoubtedly be issuing travel waivers to change flights shortly. #AA5342 #DCA nasstatus.faa.gov

There have been just two U.S. airline fatalities since the 2009 Colgan crash. In 2018, the failure of an engine aboard a Southwest flight caused a passenger to be partially sucked out the window and in 2019 a PenAir turboprop experienced an overrun in AK causing a prop blade to impact the fuselage.

Statement via FAA: A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.m. local time. PSA was operating as Flight 5342 for American Airlines. It departed from Wichita, Kansas.

As lawsuits now challenge Trump's order to end birthright citizenship, the history of that right can be traced back to the 1890s here in San Francisco.

A cool shot today I got while on a gig in Novato. This is a SMART (Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit) train departing the Novato Hamilton station this afternoon. Shot on a DJI Air 3S on the 3x lens. Use without permission is prohibited. #sonoma #marin #transit #trains #commuter #bayarea

All the stunning drone videos & images emerging from the devastating Southern California wildfires you're seeing ... were obtained illegally. sUAS operators are risking federal prison time and hefty FAA fines to get "the shot." Abide by the TFRs! www.latimes.com/california/s...

American Airlines Travel Advisory issued: Southern California Wildfires at 2025-01-08 08:37. Additional details here. #PaxEx #AvGeek

San Francisco International Airport does not expect to fully recover to pre-pandemic passenger numbers until at least 2027, a new bond prospectus shows. Both O&D and connecting pax numbers remain down. #SFO

United Airlines issued a Palisades Wildfires waiver for BUR, LAX. Original travel: Jan 07, 2025 - Jan 09, 2025; must be completed by Jan 15, 2025. Additional details here. #PaxEx #AvGeek

Happy 60th to the timeless Air Canada Rondelle - an iconic of the North.

Dreadful game for San Francisco, no matter how good cut it.

SCOOP: Initial U.S. technical advisory team traveling to Jeju Air crash doesn’t include engine specialists theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent

One important comment about aviation safety: When the global air travel system achieves the incredible level of safety that it has through deliberate engineering and organizational safeguards, the remaining accidents are at the edge of the bell curve -- ensuring they will be increasingly bizarre.

Another hit to Oakland: California’s most unique air route appears to have been canceled. Comes on the heels of TAP Air Portugal announcing San Francisco-Terceira in 2025.

The US join the list of countries suspecting Russia shot down Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243. “We have seen some early indications that would certainly point to the possibility that this jet was brought down by Russian air defense systems.”

Malaysia plans to resume the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in 2025 under a new agreement with Ocean Infinity, which is based on a 'no find, no fee' contract. The search aims to finally locate the Boeing 777 that vanished over a decade ago. - More on hype.aero

Pete Buttigieg handing out snacks on a delayed flight earlier today #TeamPete

UPDATE! The Philippine Mars is on its way...again! ✈️ Departing from Sproat Lake on Dec 15th at 10:00 AM PST, this iconic aircraft is off on its final journey to its home in Arizona. Follow the Philippine Mars along its flight path here: shorturl.at/AyesS Username: Merry Password: XMAS

Worth a listen here ⬇️. Alaska Airlines is positioning itself for a dramatic global transformation, and Minicucci spells some of it out in detail with some poking and prodding from this group of the foremost aviation writers around. And: could we see flat-bed seats on AS transcon flights, finally?!

Airline Forces Crew Into Makeshift ‘Blanket Forts’ For Rest On 8-Hour 737 MAX Flights from VFTW

Plenty of headlines from Alaska Airlines/ Hawaiian Airlines announced: -Establishing Seattle as a global hub for long-haul flying using HA’s widebody aircraft. -Non-stops from SEA to Narita, Incheon. -New AS lounges. -Growth to 12 global destinations by 2030. news.alaskaair.com/destinations...

There is much to be thankful for today. Happy Thanksgiving to all my followers on here!

Fitness Influencer Obnoxiously Exercises On Emirates Flight

What’s next? In-N-Out Burger caters out the flights out of LAX? news.delta.com/now-boarding...

Hello World. First post on this platform, and of course, it’s being done from an airport. I’ll see you in the skies!