Graham R

Journalist. Formerly: Transportation editor @ Business Insider.

[rat king 🐀 @MikeIsaac]

SpaceX claims a $28.5 TRILLION market

let us look at Musk's pitch deck to banks for the twitter takeover

in 2022, he said he'd create a $10 billion dollar subs biz by 2028

today, ad revs down 75% & subs biz is 6.4 million, (generously, $375 Million)

the numbers are hogwash

[Jeff Foust @jeff_foust]

The SpaceX S-1 is posted.

https://t.co/BuxqwndII4

[Brian Schwartz @schwartzbWSJ]

SCOOP: NO DEAL- Spirit Airlines and the Trump administration are not coming to a deal for an up to $500 million financial lifeline for the company.
Story w/ @gladstonea @alyrose
https://t.co/95tU3r4xLC

[Brian Schwartz @schwartzbWSJ]

SCOOP: The Trump administration is in talks with other budget airlines about a combined $2.5 BILLION lifeline. Frontier and Avelo are among the airlines who recently made this pitch to Trump admin officials.

That detailed proposal has been brought to the White House and comes as the admin is nearing an up to $500 million lifeline with Spirit Airlines

Team effort w/ @alyrose and @JDeanSeal
https://t.co/GGKrxlfUoJ

[Christopher Bloomstran @ChrisBloomstran]

ARK Invest published its 2021 “research” report on Tesla, thoughtfully estimating metrics on where the car company would be in five years. The results are in. Turns out Cathie & Co were just a tad bit optimistic in their forecasting skill. That was sarcasm. The scorecard: 1/

[Kyle Potter @kpottermn]

NEW: Asked whether one of the big 4 US carriers - American, Delta, Southwest & United - could swallow up a rival, the industry’s top regulator says: “I think there’s room for some mergers” and “Trump loves to see big deals.”

Consolidation is (almost) always bad for consumers.

[David Shepardson @davidshepardson]

News: @united hiking checked bag fees effective tomorrow

[Kyle Potter @kpottermn]

NEW: In a letter to employees, United CEO Scott Kirby says the airline is prepping for oil to hit $175/barrel &
“doesn't get back down to $100/barrel until the end of 2027.”

United is shaving 3% of off-peak flights - “think redeyes, Tues/Wed/Sat flying” - this spring & summer.

[David Shepardson @davidshepardson]

One really interesting item in @Waymo letter to @SenMarkey: vehicles can reject remote assistance personnel suggestions: “This distinction is
fundamental to our safety model, ensuring the vehicle’s onboard system remains the primary, real-time authority for safe operation” https://t.co/Omjv1k3i5V

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Breaking: In a massive hit, Ford is writing down $19.5 billion in EV investments. It will also stop making the electric version of its F-150 pickup. https://t.co/X4HZGvrMzv

[David Shepardson @davidshepardson]

New: Austin schools says @Waymo refuses to stop operations around schools during pick up and drop off times https://t.co/yKeS9NueDA

[Bloomberg @business]

Airbus cautioned that a large part of its active A320 jetliner family fleet will require a software fix after an incident involving a Jetblue airliner revealed “intense solar radiation” could risk corrupting data critical to functioning flight controls https://t.co/qWtJbKCKgi

[Mark Gurman @markgurman]

BREAKING: Tesla is developing support for CarPlay in its vehicles — finally. Story with @EdLudlow https://t.co/eL9Wyiuj5d

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Breaking: Ford considers terminating the electric version of its F-150 pickup, a move that would make the money-losing truck America's first major EV casualty. https://t.co/QU8wfDbFY2

[Pete Muntean @petemuntean]

BREAKING: Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy says the FAA will *reduce flight capacity* in U.S. airspace starting Friday morning if air traffic controllers continue to go unpaid.

FAA will cut traffic by 10% at 40 undisclosed airports beginning Friday if there’s no shutdown deal.

[Flightradar24 @flightradar24]

We are following reports of a crash in Louisville possibly involving a UPS MD-11. Based on the timing and loss of data from the flight, we are working to confirm if the flight involved is #5X2976 operated by N259UP. Details are currently UNCONFIRMED. https://t.co/SWTMMxjTGs

[Pete Muntean @petemuntean]

BREAKING: Only six days into the government shutdown and Burbank’s air traffic control tower will be unstaffed—at “ATC ZERO”—starting at 4:15 pm PDT.

[Ryan Ewing @FlyingHighRyan]

This could get interesting very quickly.

The DOT told airlines on Monday that - if Essential Air Service funding were to lapse - they can suspend service to subsidized communities.

This program is intended to link small communities with the broader air transportation network using routes that would otherwise not be sustainable without subsidies. This could leave dozens of airports without air service.

And of course, given the long-standing bipartisan support for EAS, there's an obvious political wedge the Trump administration is trying to drive here too.

[Sawyer Merritt @SawyerMerritt]

NEWS: Ram has officially canceled its plans to bring an all-electric pickup truck to market, saying that there isn't enough demand.

“As demand for full-size battery electric trucks slows in North America, Stellantis is reassessing its product strategy and will discontinue development of a full-size BEV pickup.”

Originally, Ram planned to introduce a 500 mile range Ram 1500 electric pickup truck. These were supposed to be the specs:
• 229 kWh battery
• 500 mile EPA range
• 800v system, up to 350kW charging
• Bi-directional charging
• 14,000 lb tow capacity
• 15 cubic feet frunk

Then, Ram pivoted to just focusing on launching a 350 miles version. Both have now been canceled.

Photos of the Ram 1500 electric pickup truck that's been discontinued:

[Press Gazette @pressgazette]

Wired and Business Insider have removed news features written by a freelance journalist after concerns they are likely AI-generated works of fiction.

Freedom of expression non-profit Index on Censorship is also in the process of taking down a magazine article by the same author