Seems pretty transparently like a slush fund for the President’s hobbies, and a way of getting around the commemorative works act.

Washington Reagan National, Terminal 2, 1990s (opened 1997), by Cesar Pelli. 📷 National Airport Terminal, Cesar Pelli, by Oscar Riera Ojeda, 2000. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DWteyZpkSv...

For everyone wondering when the lunar flyby will be and how you can follow along, it looks like NASA will have live coverage starting at 1 pm ET Monday on YouTube/NASA+

More airports by bike!

A good measure for how long it will take oil, including jet fuel, production to restart in the Gulf is how long it was shut down. So we’re about 3-4 weeks in now, that’s 3-4 weeks to restart if it began tomorrow. That extends airline fuel supply issues into May, if not later.

Lufthansa's new 100 Years livery stopped by Denver International Airport (DEN) for the first time. Six LH aircraft have received the centennial treatment: A380, A350-1000, A350-900 (pictured here), A320, 747-8 and 787-9 all feature this beautiful paint job. #DEN #airport #avgeek 📸 Adam Thorstensen

If you're flying through San Francisco this summer, be ready for delays.

Funny how I was just complaining to Jason, @petchmo.bsky.social and @photojdl.bsky.social about how annoying it is when you have a business class ticket and then the airline wants more for a seat assignment.

Moment of zen. NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras and zodiacal light is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

Trump's budget proposes a massive cut to national rail infrastructure development: —National network grants from $4.8 b this year to $1.5 b —Northeast Corridor grants from $2 b this year to $600 m —High-speed rail grants from $900 m to $0 —Fed/state grants from $3.8 b to $1.4 b

We all knew it was coming, but it’s real now. United’s new Basic fare variant of business & premium economy fares. Basic business includes United Club access rather than Polaris Lounge, paid seat assignment, and no free checked bags. Weird this didn’t get a mention at last week’s big happy event 😉

The new Alaska-Hawaiian app just dropped. The single platform now has two “brand” experiences that travelers can select, either Alaska or Hawaiian. This is part of Hawaiian’s integration into Alaska with the key reservations system cutover just days away (www.fastcompany.com/91437759/ala...).

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am so excited to tell you that for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, human beings have left Earth orbit." -- Dr. Lori Glaze, opening the Flight Day 2 press conference

Air France-KLM and Lufthansa Group submitted non-binding bids for a stake in TAP Air Portugal. Both see TAP's Lisbon hub as future southern European hubs in their networks. www.reuters.com/business/air...

With 350-400 Pratt-powered A320neo family aircraft still grounded due to quality issues, P&W is focused on returning those planes to service over delivering new engine deliveries to Airbus. via @theaircurrent.com

This is a masterclass in weighing historical evidence for a public audience. @zacharyschrag.bsky.social 🗃️

Nice little tick up in the price of jet fuel by 7% to $4.88/gallon on April 2 after Trump's prime time speech on the Iran war.

United raises bag fees by $10 for tickets sold after April 3.

The development of NoMa into the YIMBYist neighborhood in the country was the direct result of DC visioning the area for massive growth. Now, the city is working on a new future land use map that will guide the addition of some 165,000 new residents over the next quarter century. #washingtondc

Ouch. Jet fuel. www.ft.com/content/7181...

Artemis II has been cleared by Mission Control for the translunar injection burn.

Always a fan of a route map. The Abra Group map, including Avianca and GOL, from its latest investor presentation.

Who isn't?

It appears that the White House's Office of Management and Budget is failing to apportion roughly $4.9 billion in transit capital grants, despite the Congress approving them: openomb.org/file/1147715... The 2nd Trump administration has failed to fund a single new transit line ⏬

Great WaPo story here ahead of the meeting about how the White House got NCPC to water down a description of its own authority over the project: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Route map #TBT Who remembers Independence Air? Formed by Atlantic Coast Airlines after it split with United in 2003, Independence flew a primarily CRJ200 fleet from a Washington Dulles base from 2004 until it shutdown in January 2006. #AvGeek

Lufthansa could ground up to 40 planes this summer on fuel supply concerns

"The most acute worry is at Heathrow. The UK imports about 50% of its jet fuel from the Gulf, and the final tanker carrying kerosene from the Gulf loaded before the war is on its way to Britain."

Less than 10% of cards have been upgraded to Clipper 2, there have been many outages leading to lost revenue for transit agencies and frustrated riders, and it will be months until the system is fixed. MTC must hold Cubic accountable. Huge thanks to @azul415.bsky.social for staying on this story!

“We have a beautiful moonrise and we’re headed right at it.”

Holy fucking shit space travel is cool as shit

Go Artemis II! 🚀 Next stop the moon 🌕

SCOOP: A year before the two recent evacuations of D.C.'s ATC center, a previously unreported incident caused smoke to enter the control room but did not result in an evacuation. Controllers lost their medical certificates. via @theaircurrent.com: theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

"Trump is the most significant threat to the city’s architectural and design legacy since British forces burned the Capitol and White House during the War of 1812." www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

😂 #bikedc

Man. Imagine getting aboard a vehicle that's taking you to the fucking *Moon.*

I, for one, want to know if Salt & Straw's signature Sea Salt with Caramel Ribbons ice cream will be part of Alaska's new business class "experience" from Seattle.

Is biking now easier than walking in Paris? "In just five years, Paris's cycling modal share has doubled, from 5 percent of all trips in 2020 to 11 percent in 2025. That's mostly thanks to a total of 870 miles of bike lanes." via @awalkerinla.bsky.social

It's that time of year again when we have to read every airline release with a healthy dose of skepticism. @flyswiss.bsky.social CEO Jens Fehlinger failed to mention this new inflight innovation coming to long-haul flights! 😅 #AprilFools

United adds TSA wait times to its app, with numbers "based on data available to United and may not reflect actual wait times, which may vary from the estimates." If nothing else, it shows that the company can be nimble in getting an updated pushed reasonably quickly. #PaxEx

Good summary of NASA's Artemis II mission that may launch for the moon today!

Beautiful day for a bike bus! #bikebus #bikedc @coachbalto.bsky.social

Willie Walsh "is due to step down from the IATA role on July 31 and is expected to take over as IndiGo CEO no later than Aug. 3." Big moves at IndiGo.

Silver lining: this could be a total boon to the Oakland San Francisco Bay Area EVERYWHERE Airport

“The President of the United States is the steward of the White House ... He is not, however, the owner!”

If only every big city mayor could be like Anne Hidalgo

#BikeinBloom spotted! 🌸 #bikedc @bikeshare.bsky.social

The FAA is permanently reducing SFO hourly arrivals to 36 from 54 citing safety. This is going to be a blow to United and its SFO hub. Also: why not just slot restrict the airport?

It’s a beautiful day for a ride! #cycling #bikedc

The site proposed by the CFA for a relocated Commanders Stadium parking garage also happens to be one of the most convenient to Metro.