This will give you a sense of the versatality of the B747-8 and the challenges we faced the last few days. When Louisville airport opened Wednesday morning, we were one of the first aircraft to land. At that time only the short runway was open.

I recently read this described as "double-subsidised" and I like it, but @edhirs.bsky.social's phrase "the tapeworm on the ercot grid" is also good www.wired.com/story/bitcoi...

Limiting commercial launches to only overnight hours should help mitigate ATC impact for aircraft flow, especially around Florida. It'll be interesting to see what scheduled launches are impacted, as the launch time is tightly tied to orbital slot locations.

Back on my #25for25 bullshit this morning. I've got four flights booked, plus a ground transfer between airports, over the next 15ish hours. First up: A JetBlue special livery out of Orlando, and the Blueprint IFE personalization is busted again. #paxex

FAA to restrict commercial launches during government shutdown The Federal Aviation Administration will temporarily limit the hours that commercial space launches can take place, citing strains on the air traffic control system during the government shutdown.

Saudia's latest inflight Wi-Fi service is (nearly) ready to go live, following a public test flight with airline executives earlier this week. paxex.aero/saudia-nears... #IFEC #PaxEx

I always bring this one forward:

There are no words for how evil this is

Made it all the way to KSC tonight, only to learn of a scrub again as we pulled in to the lot. 😕 The LOX valve failed again as the tank was fueling. No revised launch date set. One rumor rumbling through the bus is that it'll be a week to replace the hardware. @viasat.com @ulalaunch.bsky.social

Air Astana Selects up to 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to Expand Global Network boeing.mediaroom.com/2025-11-06-A...

Lufthansa used to offer Mercedes transfers to/from the FCL/FCT for First Class and HON pax. Now it will use "40 vehicles of various models from SIXT" with advertising on them for the premium experience. #PaxEx

JetBlue finally gets some public-facing reporting for the #25for25 promo. The company sent emails to a whole bunch of folks this afternoon with a status update on their latest milestone reached. These had not been sent previously. Notably, the points aren't issued. That happens at the end.

Maps of the Delta and United cuts loaded so far, as interpreted from the FlightAware cancels reports. Not all frequencies on these routes, and decent chance things continue to shift. But this is what I'm seeing right now. #AvGeek

🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.

LGA Terminal B sent an email last night to its tenant airlines (United, Air Canada, JetBlue, Southwest, etc) that basically says "hey if you know wtf is going on, let us know?" Meetings between airlines and FAA didn't happen until *last night* for operational impacts starting *Friday*. Unreal.

Delta is allowing passengrs a one-time free change for flights over the next few days, but only if rebooked to travel within a week. A period during which we'll almost certainly still be dealing with this mess. 🤔 www.delta.com/us/en/adviso...

A slight win from last night's scrubbed launch: time for a special breakfast/brunch experience.

Civilianization of police response should be sold to the public on grounds it understands, efficiency and cost. Hiring a 911 response contractor to handle traffic accidents made police much better at their job and also it costs less.

The fuckers got away with it. The company. The people who made the decisions. All of them. They got away with killing hundreds for the sake of a few cents per share of increased earnings. 🤬

Chalk up another 500 aircraft in the Starlink inflight internet fleet, with British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Vueling committed to a full fleet deployment. paxex.aero/iag-signs-st... #paxex #ifec

Getting the shackles ready for today's ICE flight at MSP. Operated by Denver Air Connection as TYSON58 on N974DC. I counted 20 people, wearing said shackles, getting loaded today. Tracking data: adsb.lol?icao=ad92cf&...

I'm on-site at NASA's KSC tonight for the @viasat.com VS-3 F2 launch with @ulalaunch.bsky.social. About 10 minutes to the launch window opening, and ULA is "working an issue" but they've not suspended the clock yet.

United CEO Scott Kirby sends an all-hands email about the upcoming schedule cuts. International and hub-to-hub will all operate. Some regional and other non-hub ops will be culled. #avgeek

Condor ends 35-year Boeing 757 operations with farewell flight www.airdatanews.com/condor-ends-...

An absolute shock to anyone with a smidgen of critical thinking skill. 🤬

BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Transportation announces it will reduce scheduled airspace capacity by 10% starting Friday morning if the government shutdown has not ended, citing "growing pressure" in the NAS as controllers and other personnel continue to go unpaid. Developing story.

This defense attorney is a hero—on a roll in a real grinder of a case. The prosecutor’s argument is shockingly sub parm. I’d never be so patient. They’d have to banh mi from the courtroom.

Same, but for 19 years in NYC.

you just can't be sending embargoed PR pitches to my email that I didn't agree to. I have no incentive to abide the embargo. Therefore I will break news a day early that Halfday, the better-for-you iced tea brand, is releasing a limited-edition Cranberry flavor just in time for the holiday season

Figures from Louisville, Kentucky UPS plane crash: - 9 dead - 15 patients transported to hospitals; 13 discharged, 2 in critical condition - 16 unaccounted for

Delta Air Lines plans to update its A330 fleet cabins, bringing mini-suites into the mix. paxex.aero/delta-confir... #AvGeek #PaxEx

The first tenant has been announced at Oxford North.

I'm on my way to Florida, planning to catch this one live. Looking forward to a spectacular show tonight.

Once again, another exit poll making my same damn point again: Queer and Black voters are the bedrocks of Democrats victories. Tell the Third Way types to shove it when they say we should abandon trans kids and DEI.

The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.

it's a beautiful morning to know that all the money and rich old men in the world can't stop a genuinely progressive and inspiring candidate -- a guy who went to lgbtq and trans rights rallies when he was polling in the single digits, a guy who loves the place he lives and all of its people

Up waaaayyy too early, headed to Florida in hopes of a spectacular rocket launch tonight. Gonna have to find nap time here at some point. #avgeek

Given the option people almost always overwhelmingly support voter rights. Yet so many electeds keep working to suppress those rights. Great to see Maine stand strong.

Maine has voted in a landslide to reject a Republican-supported ballot initiative that would have restricted voting access heading into the critical 2026 midterms

Fuck yes. And fuck off, Andrew Cuomo.

In my life, I have had the singularly vain experience of voting for myself in an election. And today I got to have the singularly prideful experience of voting for my wife. Go vote today if your city is having elections!

🚀 #WatchLive: Tonight we have the launch of the #Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite on Ariane 6 flight #VA265. Tune in from 20:35 GMT/21:35 CET on #ESAwebTV2 to watch live. 📺 watch.esa.int More details👇 @cnes.fr @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @thalesaleniaspace.bsky.social @transport.esa.int

Top tip for spouses of DIYers: If you want something made, find a really crappy example of the thing on Etsy, and threaten to buy that. Pride will kick in, and the rest will follow, as night follows day.

It's my memoir's birthday, she's five today.

When you're compromised by foreign powers you do what you can to make sure those outsiders can have access, rather than actually securing the system. 🤦

Erev election day in Dover Ward 5. We're ready for the (expectedly slow) day. #nhpolitics

SBUX bailing on China *STARBUCKS: BOYU TO BUY UP TO 60% INTEREST IN CHINA RETAIL OPS *STARBUCKS EXPECTS VALUE OF CHINA RETAIL BUSINESS TO EXCEED $13B about.starbucks.com/press/2025/m...

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