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Covering the commercial aviation industry: news, trends & stories. Aviation contributor at @CNN, @AviationNews, @thepointsguy. Here own views only.

[AeroTime @AviationNews]

Airbus has announced plans to build a large new industrial facility in Toulouse to produce jet engine pylons.
https://t.co/S7i9hWjJy5

[Allplane @Allplane]

World Aviation Festival 2026: How AI is transforming work behind the scenes https://t.co/4YaPuW3Sps

[AeroTime @AviationNews]

World Aviation Festival 2026: the impact of AI and automation on turnarounds, disruption and airline payments. https://t.co/5e3gEKAhAu

[AeroTime @AviationNews]

How Wroclaw Airport is seeking to continue powering Poland’s economic boom with expanded capacity and new long-haul links
https://t.co/WKkS6RLaPZ

[Miquel Ros @rosmiquel]

A few weeks ago I went to Poland to check how the country’s growth is also reflected in its airports’ ambitions 👇🏻

[Allplane @Allplane]

How Wroclaw Airport is seeking to continue powering Poland’s economic boom ✈️🇵🇱https://t.co/qKvGW8Am50

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United Airlines opens new Concourse E at Washington Dulles Airport https://t.co/qkxrP0w54V

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✈️ 🇩🇪 @lufthansa receives first A350-1000, its 700th Airbus aircraft https://t.co/ctieLaoOSR

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Air Astana’s new leader on US routes, Dreamliner order and future growth https://t.co/OfgxdePXpt

[FL360aero @fl360aero]

Another milestone in the future of supersonic aviation-NASA's X-59 Completes Historic First Transcontinental Journey to Florida!

NASA's experimental X-59 quiet supersonic aircraft has completed its first cross-country journey, travelling from Edwards Air Force Base in California to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with intermediate stops in El Paso, Fort Worth and Birmingham.

The coast-to-coast journey comes as the aircraft celebrates its first anniversary of flight testing, having made its maiden flight on October 28, 2025.

But the X-59's achievements go far beyond covering the distance.

🚀 A year of impressive flight-test progress:

- More than 40 additional test flights completed.
Maximum demonstrated speed of Mach 1.53 (approximately 1,010 mph).

- Maximum altitude exceeding 56,000 feet.
Progress towards the next major phase: acoustic validation.

- Developed by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works for NASA's Quesst mission, the X-59 is designed to demonstrate that supersonic flight over land can be significantly quieter.

Rather than producing the traditional disruptive sonic boom, its innovative aerodynamic design aims to deliver a much quieter sonic 'thump'.

The ultimate objective?
Gather scientific data and public feedback that could help pave the way for a new generation of commercial supersonic aircraft capable of flying faster than sound over land.

The future of faster, quieter air travel is taking shape!

#NASA #X59 #Quesst #SupersonicFlight #Aviation #Aerospace #FutureOfFlight #AviationTechnology

[Allplane @Allplane]

Ironically, there is a state-of-the-art new terminal just adjacent, which remains unused (although theoretically it’s been completed already) - T2 in the meantime is borderline unsuitable for any self-respecting airlime operation

[Allplane @Allplane]

Terminal 2 at Rabat-Salé Airport RBA), Morocco, exclusively used by @Ryanair, provides what is easily the worst and most dismal airport experience I can remember. The place is little more than a little shed with hundreds crammed inside

[Miquel Ros @rosmiquel]

As part of evidence collection for the formal claim I am preparing against @Centauro_es I had a look at the user reviews on @bookingcom and it looks what happened to me was not an isolated incident and plsying tricks with damage claims and insurance is a regular occurrence

[Allplane @Allplane]

Alaska Airlines announces Boeing 737 MAX 8 route linking Anchorage to Tokyo https://t.co/0OjhDM5SLz

[Ben Bearup @TheAviationBeat]

My take: Boeing finally has a CEO that told Wall Street what they needed to hear and not what they wanted to hear.

Wall Street wants 737 MAX and 787 production increased yesterday. CEO Kelly Ortberg is taking a slow and conservative approach to rate hikes. I think this is correct move in the long run.

Boeing’s failures of the past were caused by taking shortcuts, ramping up already unstable production lines, and worrying about next year’s free cash flow.

Boeing stock was down 10.7% today but I view today’s earnings report + call as further evidence that this is a new Boeing. A Boeing that is determined to not make the same mistakes as its past.

[Allplane @Allplane]

Taiwanese carriers resume Russian overflights after Pakistan airspace ban https://t.co/EhsaWS0n8c

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[Xin Gou @chineseflyer]

The 19-seat electric airplane demonstrator of COMAC. Not AI generated image

[AeroTime @AviationNews]

easyJet will introduce Starlink Wi-Fi despite stating earlier this year that the "economics aren't quite working for us".

Full story here: https://t.co/7iipmmbdKr

[Miquel Ros @rosmiquel]

The more I interact with this company, the more outrageous it becomes - it’s going to get a place of honour at an upcoming Travel List of Shame post - reiterating my warning to anyone considering renting a car with @centauro_es!

[Allplane @Allplane]

Air Astana’s new leader on US routes, Dreamliner order and future growth https://t.co/OfgxdePXpt