Adding more helicopter-style ops to busy Class B airports probably isn't a good idea today, but that doesn't rule out safe eVTOL airport shuttles in the future. For @theaircurrent.com, I wrote about how the FAA is laying the groundwork for them: theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
United CEO is skeptical of eVTOL airport taxis, but FAA has a more nuanced take theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
The Middle East jet fuel air gap is about to reach the tap theaircurrent.com/geopolitics/... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
A next-gen collision avoidance tool known as ACAS X could help prevent a future midair collision, but will have to make its way through Congress first.
The collision avoidance tool that could help prevent the next midair disaster (via @theaircurrent.com): theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
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Lots of buzz around the eIPP today, including Beta Technologies kicking off its Q4 earnings call with an eIPP rap to the tune of O.P.P. (yeah you know me) 🎤
From August, here's my feature for @theaircurrent.com on how the eIPP came to be: theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...
We've officially kicked off internal beta testing of @theaircurrent.com's app for Android phones and tablets. This has been a hugely requested feature from our subscribers and we'll have it in your hands soon.
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News Analysis: With Iran strikes, geopolitical chaos again haunts commercial aviation theaircurrent.com/analysis/us-... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
As the U.S. House considers two different aviation safety proposals, @theaircurrent.com has dropped the paywall on my Oct. '25 feature on the ROTOR Act and the fight over mandating ADS-B In.
Available for free as a public service. Read here: theaircurrent.com/aviation-pol...
NEWS: NTSB publishes its final DCA investigative report, capping off a year-long investigation. Document is roughly 400 pages.
via @theaircurrent.com TAC/Intel (no paywall): theaircurrent.com/intel/ntsb-p...
Just saw a Japanese travel YouTuber starting a video with "so Japan's not a budget travel destination", and… what?!
As a person earning in any Western currency, Japan is *incredibly* inexpensive if you want and need it to be. Tokyo is the cheapest international city I visit regularly.
NTSB Chair today references 2013 near midair collision that was nearly identical to series of events that led up to the Jan. 2025 crash near DCA airport which killed 67 people.
This 2013 event was reported by @theaircurrent.com in December: theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
In 800ish landings nothing was as wild as this. Absolutely wild. Loved it.
Holy crap, that was insane!
I’ve been on a lot of flights to some interesting places doing what I do, but that was BY FAR the most heart pounding landing. St Barth over the hill with some very interesting crosswinds today. Even the seasoned pilot said today was “interesting.”
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The team from @theaircurrent is seeking more information on this statement from the President. A massive amount of the U.S. fleet of mainline, regional, helicopter and military aircraft are "made in Canada."
FAA moves to codify existing DCA helicopter restrictions into law theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com) #staycurrent
The accountability problem exposed by the first Garmin Autoland deployment theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
In UPS crash, NTSB probing MD-11 engine mount issue first identified by Boeing in 2011 theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @willguisbond.com & @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Analysis: Who is Peraton? And what did they sign up for as lead contractor of the Trump admin's effort to modernize air traffic control?
These are questions I attempt to answer in my latest for @theaircurrent.com:
theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-...
Inside US Plans To Reopen WWII Air Bases for War With China www.newsweek.com/inside-us-pl... (via Carter Johnston & @newsweek.com)
For the last few months, I've been working on a story about January's crash near Washington, D.C. What I learned was that it was simply an accident waiting to happen.
Special Report: The night everything at DCA finally went wrong (via @theaircurrent.com) theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf...
Almost 16 years to the day since the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, Boeing has finally flown an all-new commercial aircraft — this one with four passenger seats and no pilot.
A bigger take from @theaircurrent.com on what this milestone means for the 797. Spoiler: A lot.
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Vertical Aerospace wants the stock market to take it seriously theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
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