NEWS: The first United Airlines A321neo now has Starlink.

With the delivery of four brand new aircraft today alone, the United Airlines fleet reached 1,100+ aircraft.

American: 1021
Delta: 996

NEWS: Delta will introduce Amazon Leo high-speed Wifi (Starlink competitor) on hundreds of Delta aircraft, starting with an initial installation on 500 aircraft beginning in 2028.

Jetblue "Blueprint II" coming soon to a factory-fresh A220. www.planespotters.net/photo/190888...

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NEWS:
United Airlines is taking delivery of the first 787-9 Dreamliner with its new Polaris seat later today.

The aircraft will have 64(!) Polaris seats.

F3 to be launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket in the spring.

News:
Updated Viasat satellite roadmap just released. F2 and F3 should bring much more wifi capacity to the Delta fleet.

NEWS: Boeing expects to ramp up 787 Dreamliner production from 8/month to 10/month in 2026.

737 MAX production expected to increase from 42/month to 47/month in 2026.

A tale of 3 strategies:

United: Grow + secure production spots years out in advance

Delta: Diversify widebody strategy

American: Pay down debt on balance sheet (needed)

NEWS: Delta widebody order.

+16 additional A330-900neo
+15 additional A350-900
+ additional widebody options

Airbus EVP of Sales Benoit de Saint-Exupéry is bringing some John Leahy level of energy to the battle between Airbus and Boeing in these quotes. I love it.

One of my favorite sites! Fantastic work, Mario!

Wait until you hear about the Jetblue retro jet.

Christmas college hoops with @johnhollinger.bsky.social in Catlanta.

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Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle is out as CEO effective immediately. Jimmy Dempsey to become new
Frontier CEO.

Tonight, Viasat + @ulalaunch.bsky.social launch the 2nd of 3 Viasat-3 satellites. Viasat-3 will deliver streaming-speed wifi over the Americas to thousands of aircraft, including most of the Delta fleet!

Seeing reports of an AirAct Cargo 747 in the water at the Hong Kong Airport. Photo: x.com/michaelmohk/...

Boeing to build 2nd 787 Dreamliner final assembly line building in North Charleston as part of $1+ billion expansion. www.postandcourier.com/business/aer...

This is the A380plus

Spirit's Q2 report is out and WOOF things are bad. It says that if measures it's taking to increase liquidity (sale or "monetization of certain aircraft and real estate, the sale of excess airport gates...") that its ability to continue as a going concern is in "substantial doubt" within 12 months.

Such a sad sad day for aviation.

Name of the app?

A sad sad day for aviation.

CNN carrying FAA statement just now that confirms the collision of a CRJ and a Black Hawk helicopter near DCA tonight.

This is fantastic!

Flight path of Boeing 777-9 BOE003 departing Boeing Field to the southwest.

Boeing’s 777X has returned to the skies. Certification test flights have been paused since August when broken engine thrust links were discovered on all 3 test aircraft. www.flightradar24.com/BOE003/38c10...

Probably would need two in ATL. One in concourse E and one in concourse F.

Very excited by Etihad Airways announcing 4x weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta starting July 2nd!