Brian cK1

An avid aviation voyager. Safety investigator. Alum of @umterps and @ITS_UCDavis

[Boeing Airplanes @BoeingAirplanes]

Certified: 🔟

The 737-10 has received FAA certification, marking a major milestone for Boeing and the development team that brought the final member of the 737 MAX family to this point.

✈️Strong fuel efficiency for denser markets
✈️Greater flexibility for airlines serving high-demand routes
✈️Commonality across the 737 MAX family

Congratulations to #TeamBoeing and our partners who developed the 737-10 over many years, and guided it through extensive testing, evaluation and certification. Thank you to our customers who are building the future with the 737-10 and 737 MAX family.

More: https://t.co/MNVFhcldBS

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

History [sort of] repeated itself 😱

[Maryland Men’s Basketball @TerrapinHoops]

A Terp legend takes his place among the greats.

Tonight, Joe Smith enters the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.

[MLB @MLB]

SHOHEI OHTANI
HOME RUN

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

With the Brewers leading this LCS 3-0, our crew is prepared to talk about the 2004 ALCS tomorrow.

@DavidOrtiz is excited.

@AROD and @DerekJeter are not. @MLBONFOX

[Prehension Athletics @tommym8]

Shohei Ohtani has 8 HR’s since July 28….

He hit 8 HR’s in the postseason last year….

Shohei has been using a completely different group of primary movers on the right side of his body lately…..

Look how different his hips are moving this year….

The muscles a hitter uses to move his body have a direct correlation with the muscles they use to hold their bat. There are 5 options in every healthy hitter’s hands.

2026 on left vs 2025 on right

[MLB @MLB]

And then there were four ...

The Championship Series are set! #Postseason

[MLB @MLB]

MLB has proposed returning to a 154-game Regular Season, best-of-seven Division Series, and opponent selection in the Wild Card and Division Series

Starting in 2029, shortening the season to a 154-game schedule would create a standard weekly off day benefiting player health, and it would allow the addition of up to 8 more Postseason games by moving to a best-of-seven Division Series format

Beginning in 2027, higher-seeded clubs in the Wild Card and Division Series would select their opponents

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

Major League Baseball proposed cutting the regular-season schedule from 162 games to 154 games in a bargaining session with the MLBPA today. Also part of its proposal: higher seeds in playoffs get to choose their opponents, and division series expand to seven games.

[MLB @MLB]

JACKSON CHOURIO IS THE WALK-OFF HERO IN GAME 2!

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

BRAKES WERE ACTIVATED DURING A B787-9 TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AT MUNICH.

A preliminary BFU investigation into a Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 occurrence at Munich has found repeated brake pedal inputs during the take-off roll, with braking commands recorded on both sides.

The aircraft, bound for Hanoi with 271 passengers and 16 crew, took off at 240.9 tonnes with V1 169 kt, Vr 175 kt and V2 180 kt.

At 11:56:15 UTC, just seconds after TOGA was activated, the EAFR recorded rudder pedal input and movement of BOTH left-seat brake pedals.

The aircraft continued accelerating, but braking activity was recorded again.

At 11:57:12 UTC, the left BSCU recorded a maximum brake command of about 27%, while the right BSCU reached about 17%. The maximum recorded brake-pedal position was 7.2° out of a possible 12.5°.

Shortly before rotation, the PM manually increased thrust from 100% to 101% N1.

Then came the critical moment.

At 11:57:14 UTC, rotation began at just 163 kt below the calculated Vr of 175 kt about abeam the runway threshold.

The 787-9 lifted off from the grass beyond the runway 08R threshold. Its main landing gear and tail struck runway approach-lighting equipment, damaging 20 lamps.

The aircraft climbed away, but the consequences of the takeoff became apparent.

At 11:57:21 UTC, the leading-edge slats automatically extended as the aircraft's stall-protection system activated.

At 11:57:22 UTC, TOGA mode was activated.

V2 of 180 kt was finally reached at 76 ft radio altitude, followed by landing-gear retraction.

The aircraft later returned to Munich after dumping approximately 62 tonnes of fuel.

During the subsequent approaches, the crew reported expecting a flat tire on takeoff. Four tires on the LEFT main landing gear were found damaged after landing.

The aircraft had suffered substantial fuselage damage when the tail contacted the ground and runway lighting.

There were no injuries.

The BFU has seized the Brake System Control Units (BSCUs) and Electric Brake Actuator Controllers for detailed examination.

The investigation is ongoing, but the preliminary data paints a remarkable picture: brake inputs were recorded during the takeoff roll, braking commands were registered by both BSCUs, the aircraft rotated below the calculated Vr, and the 787-9 left the paved runway surface before becoming airborne.

Think about this, a 240.9-tonne Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, accelerating for takeoff, while the brakes were being applied.

The final cause and why the braking occurred remains to be determined.

[MLB @MLB]

The #Postseason field is set!

[Jeff Passan @JeffPassan]

The final numbers from Justin Verlander’s 21-year Hall of Fame career:

Record: 266-159
Games started: 557
ERA: 3.33
ERA+: 128
IP: 3,575.2
H: 3,057
BB: 1,007
K: 3,560 (8th all-time)
HR: 374
FIP: 3.44
Cy Young Award: 3
All-Star: 10
World Series champion: 2
American League MVP: 1

[MLB @MLB]

Justin Verlander says goodbye to his teammates

And then holds his daughter’s hand as he leaves the mound 🥹

[Russell Hill @Sabian404]

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner for China Airlines departing PDX this morning for Kelly Field

[𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔇𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔦𝔱 𝔗𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰 📰 @the_det_times]

CONGRATS: Hao-Yu Lee now has the single season record for most home runs in a season by a Taiwanese born player 👑

(h/t @bythewaybro)

[MLB @MLB]

Shohei Ohtani to be placed on the injured list (left knee, right biceps), Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announces.

[Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk]

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday that evidence recovered from the ​Amazon Prime Air 767 flight data recorder suggested the pilots considered aborting the landing ‌after the aircraft touched down.

The NTSB said ⁠30 seconds before the end of the flight data recording, the nose landing gear and ​right main landing gear touched down on the runway at a speed of 158 knots (181 ​mph), while 19 seconds before the end of the recording, the left main landing gear touched down at a speed of 134 knots.

A few seconds later, the brakes were released and the throttles were increased to ​values consistent with go-around thrust, indicating a late attempt to abort the landing and ​get back in the air.

But 11 seconds before the end of the recording, throttles were reduced to idle ‌power ⁠and brakes were reapplied. The final ground speed was 65 knots at the end of the recording.

The NTSB said there was no indication in the recorded data that speed brakes or thrust reversers were deployed to help slow the plane.

NTSB Chair ​Jennifer Homendy told reporters that investigators would interview both of the pilots on ​Wednesday and then release details from the cockpit voice recorder.

Homendy is leading a team of 32 ​investigators at Miami International ​Airport. She said ⁠the NTSB was able to release one of two runways closed since the accident to allow for departures from an easterly direction late ​on Tuesday.

The Amazon cargo plane was on its third flight of ​the day, coming ⁠from San Juan, Puerto Rico. It had flown from Cincinnati to Miami and from Miami to San Juan earlier on Sunday before the crash at 1:53 p.m. EDT (1753 GMT).

The captain, 55, ⁠received his ​type rating for the 767 in May and has ​7,145 hours of flight time, while the first officer, 37, received his type rating on the 767 in April ​2025 and has 2,655 flying hours, the NTSB said.

[Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk]

BREAKING: An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300(F) has reportedly overshot the runway at Miami International Airport.

The FAA has issued a ground stop effective from approximately 2:02 p.m. EDT until 3:00 p.m. EDT.

[aeroroutes @aeroroutes]

According to OAG schedule data as of 30AUG26, the busiest international route based on available seats offered for September 2026, is Tokyo Narita – Seoul Incheon, with 554851 seats (round-trip).

Taipei Taoyuan – Hong Kong drops to number 2 with 526357 seats.

Despite the figure, these are based on number of seats offered, not actual number of passengers flown.