My first airplane fight was at an airshow aboard a Piper Cub and it cost 5 dollars. That was the day I was hooked on aircraft, best ride was on BA Concorde.
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#BREAKINGNEWS: A United Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles International Airport arrived safely after encountering severe turbulence that injured multiple flight attendants. abc7ne.ws/EkoQPh
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America is in for a busy spaceflight year next year. Not only is Artemis III happening alongside lunar landing milestones, but six brand-new rockets are also planning to make their debut flights. The real question is: Who will actually fly?
All these rockets have been delayed from their previously set targets, except for New Glenn 9x4 ,(only because it never had one); the longest delayed one is Rocket 4 which was supposed to debut 5 years earlier.
Neutron is one I find most interesting because, due to its delays, it has let Stoke Spaceās Nova catch up to potentially beat it to flying, as well as Terran R, which not only had a complete redesign but almost ran out of money at one point.
Which of these do you think will fly next year and who do you think will fly first?
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Are over 2,000 Boeing 737s in trouble with the FAA? What's happening?
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The connection between Orlando and Tokyo is taking off once again! šÆšµ We're happy to welcome back @ZIPAIRTokyo's nonstop service to/from Tokyo (NRT).
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Delta CEO Says He Refused To Put Starlink On Planes If He Had To Call It Starlink āāNo, Itās Gotta Be Deltaā [Roundup] viewfromthewing.com/delta-ceā¦
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Travel Advisory: Cancellation of Flights to/from Taipei on 23 October 2026
Due to adverse weather conditions associated with Typhoon Champi, Malaysia Airlines will be cancelling flights MH366 (KULāTPE) and MH367 (TPEāKUL) on 23 October 2026.
Affected passengers may request a refund or rebook their travel on the same route at no additional cost within 30 days of the original flight date via āMy Bookingā, AskMH Live Chat or the Malaysia Airlines Global Contact Centre.
Passengers are advised to ensure their contact details are updated via the āMy Bookingā feature on the Malaysia Airlines website or mobile app to receive timely flight updates.
Malaysia Airlines is closely monitoring the weather situation and will provide further updates as necessary.
For more information, visit: malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/mā¦
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Air Astanaās first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, registered EI-KZA, has begun its factory flight testing programme in Charleston, USA, where one of Boeingās manufacturing facilities is located.
We look forward to welcoming our first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Kazakhstan!
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TAKE A LOOK: @united is preparing to open its new concourse at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. vist.ly/5pebv
#unitedairlines #houston #texas #iah #avgeek
šø: @united
ALT Empty airport terminal with seating, large windows, and artwork.
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Today we remember astronaut Ronald E. McNair, born OTD in 1950 in Lake City, South Carolina. McNair, a physicist, jazz saxophonist, and karate black belt, was selected as a NASA astronaut candidate in 1978 and flew his first shuttle mission in 1984.
He tragically perished in the Challenger accident on Jan. 28. 1986, yet his legacy of excellence, curiosity, and perseverance lives on.
ALT Official astronaut portrait of Ronald E. McNair taken in 1978. A model of a space shuttle appears behind his shoulder.
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BREAKING: The U.S. Space Force says America needs a THIRD major rocket launch range by 2030 as military and commercial launch demand accelerates.
Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant, commander of Space Systems Command, confirmed that the service has formed a planning team to evaluate a new spaceport capable of supporting medium- and heavy-lift rockets.
The expansion would supplement Cape Canaveral in Florida and Vandenberg in California, which face growing capacity constraints as SpaceX, Blue Origin and other operators increase launch activity.
The White House has projected that U.S. launch demand could reach 1,000 missions annually by 2030, approximately five times the 2025 level.
The Space Force is evaluating government-owned facilities, commercial property and public-private partnerships.
Garrant described the 2030 timeline as ambitious. No location or construction plan has been finalized.
A third launch range could provide additional capacity and redundancy for deploying military satellites during a crisis.
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Alaska expects its first 737-10 in Q2 2027.
All 2027 deliveries will be a standard, 188-seat layout with the first premium Aurora 737-10s in a 159-seat layout arriving in 2028.
flightglobal.com/strategy/20ā¦
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There's a lot of ground to cover when you're building a Moon Base.
During the first phase of @NASAMoonBase development, robotic rovers will gather new details about the lunar South Pole region, while lunar terrain vehicles will extend the reach of each Artemis mission.