Paul Thompson

25-year airline employee and freelance aviation writer, covering manufacturing and passenger experience.

[Secretary Sean Duffy @SecDuffy]

🚨NEW: @FAANews has granted a first of its kind certification for eVTOLs

@BETA_aircraft is officially CLEARED to fly potential customers in their aircrafts

Under @POTUS, we are unleashing innovation and bringing incredible upgrades to the American people 🇺🇸

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

@Alokanand77 The data center turbines will generate revenue to fund building and testing Overture. Makes sense to me, though I’m not a data center supporter.

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

I gave it 2 months, publishing 15 stories. I went into it as an experiment to see how it would go, and learned that SF (ValNet) is a content farm that’s more interested in generating “sessions” for advertisers. ✌️

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

I quit writing for SimpleFlying last night, because I was only making about $5 per hour spent writing each story. That’s not worth my time. I absolutely love aviation writing, but people deserve to be paid for the work they do. (1/2)…

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

Haha, Ted Cruz got booed (again) while presenting the trophy to the winner of the US Grand Prix in Austin. I won’t spoil the winner, in case you’re watching on a delay. 🏎️ #F1 #USGP

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

This 30-year old @Airbus A330-600 (N667FE) just departed DEN to IND this morning.

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

Caught this AA retro beauty at DEN earlier today. #avgeek #airlines

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

Passengers at Chicago ORD Terminal 5 were attacked by an exotic bird on Tuesday! 😄 #travel #aviation

https://t.co/Z7Z4ePKYLr

[Michael Baylor @michaelbaylor]

Image from Reddit showing 1 of 3 electrical arcing events during testing of the LAX People Mover after $5B in taxpayer money for just 2.25 miles of track. No opening date in sight.

Where is Karen Bass?
https://t.co/c4Hwr9sJE7

[Airbus @Airbus]

Aviation Capital Group just ordered 75 #A320neo Family aircraft! 🛫

Building on a partnership dating back to 2007, when ACG placed its first Airbus order, the lessor will offer its customers the world’s most efficient single-aisle aircraft well into the next decade.

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

In my latest for @simple_flying, @AmericanAir is looking to replace problematic 787 Dreamliner windows. #avgeek #travel #airlines

https://t.co/cV3WHFYOHr

[Paul Thompson @FlyingPhotog]

I'm back. Not because I want to be, but because sometimes I need to see posts relevant to my aviation writing gig.