Cathay Inspects Airbus A350 Fuel Lines After Component Failure bloomberg.com/news/articles/… (via Danny Lee & Sid Philip)

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Five year old living his best ⁦San Francisco International Airport (SFO) ✈️⁩ AirTrain life.

Congress is back from August recess, which means its appropriations time. A reminder that if the Hill doesn't reach a $ deal by the end of this month, a shutdown would furlough air traffic controllers and other folks at The FAA ✈️ & U.S. Department of Transportation. Follow along here for updates.

Boeing slumped on Tuesday after Wells Fargo published a rare bearish take on the stock, saying it's hard to see upside in the shares. st.news/3MycBbs

The first armless archer in history to win Paralympic gold! Matt Stutzman is changing the game 🇺🇸🥇 📺: Peacock #ParisParalympics

I founded The Information for two reasons. The first was that I couldn’t stand by and watch tech upend journalism just as we needed great journalism about the tech industry more urgently than ever. The second was that I was firmly convinced I would learn a lot more in my career

I showed this to a couple of friends yesterday to see what they thought. They both thought it was a meteor exploding in the atmosphere - a rather bright one called a bolide. Timelapse is slowed down to one frame per second for you to see it streaking and then exploding. If you

We once joked on The Air Show that we needed a six part series to explain what the heck was wrong with American Airlines. Since then, I've heard just countless stories from travelers about what seems like a relentless pursuit of mediocrity.

This will be a very tough call. arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/…

Air Force "Starting At The Beginning" With NGAD 6th Gen Fighter Requirements Review (via ⁦The War Zone⁩) twz.com/air/air-force-…

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How tweaks to ATC procedures can fast-track eVTOL airport shuttles theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-co… (via Elan Head) #staycurrent

A sky blackened with eVTOLs? Not so fast. Turns out a few smart tweaks to the existing ATC system is more than enough to get flying airport shuttles into major metro areas in the U.S.. An always illuminating report from Elan Head. theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-co…

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Now that its thrust links have been replaced, expect to see a functional check flight on 777X WH003 from Kona to Kona sometime in the next few days. It won't return to Seattle quite yet.

Following a serious incident concerning a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong earlier this week, #EASA has mandated inspections on the Airbus A350-1000 fleet, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines, as a precautionary measure. easa.europa.eu/en/newsroom-an…

EASA issues emergency AD for engine checks after Cathay A350-1000 fire theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche… (via Jon Ostrower) #staycurrent

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