Gavin Werbeloff
@travelbuddha.bsky.social
Travel expert, photographer, real estate fund principal, reformed lawyer, and repository of useless information. @usc.edu, @emorylaw.bsky.social & Emory Goizueta alum.
Also Resident numbers guy for @flightradar24.com AvTalk Podcast
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Also Resident numbers guy for @flightradar24.com AvTalk Podcast
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Gavin Werbeloff
@travelbuddha.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Transplanting a thread I started over on the other site.
1/ Gender Reveals are one of the dumbest things to be spawned by social media. Now they’ve gone from being merely dumb, to being dumb, dangerous, destructive and deadly. This is the definitive list of Gender Reveals gone wrong.
1/ Gender Reveals are one of the dumbest things to be spawned by social media. Now they’ve gone from being merely dumb, to being dumb, dangerous, destructive and deadly. This is the definitive list of Gender Reveals gone wrong.
I was looking to see if there were any celebrities who hit the trifecta of endorsing sports betting, crypto, and investing in a Pickleball franchise.
Every celebrity who appears in an ad for online gambling has had plenty of warning that they’re collaborating, for cash, with the new version of the tobacco industry.
Hold them accountable. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
Hold them accountable. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/b...
At DraftKings, AI Targets the Gamblers Likeliest to Lose (Gift Article)
Data science helps determine who receives betting incentives, but the company has resisted using similar technology to protect gamblers at risk of addiction.
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
I was looking to see if there were any celebrities who hit the trifecta of endorsing sports betting, crypto, and investing in a Pickleball franchise.
So, I was wrong. It's 20 777-9's and 8 777-8F's for Korean Air. The Unidentified Airlines fleet is shrinking.
Everyone's favorite airline, Unidentified Airlines, has placed an order for 28 Boeing 777X airplanes. Who do we think is behind it? I'm guessing that 18 of the 28 are option exercises for British Airways and the other 10 are new order from a cargo airline. aviationweek.com/awin-knowled...
Data: Boeing Discloses Large Mystery Orders In April O&Ds | Aviation Week
Boeing has released its commercial orders and deliveries for April, which saw its backlog bolstered by three substantial firm commitments from unidentified customers.
aviationweek.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
So, I was wrong. It's 20 777-9's and 8 777-8F's for Korean Air. The Unidentified Airlines fleet is shrinking.
My maternal grandparents emigrated from South Africa in 1975 and shortly before they left, they had a going away party which my paternal grandparents attended. My paternal grandfather died that night in his sleep, after suffering a massive stroke.
September 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
My maternal grandparents emigrated from South Africa in 1975 and shortly before they left, they had a going away party which my paternal grandparents attended. My paternal grandfather died that night in his sleep, after suffering a massive stroke.
More US Open photos featuring Iva Jovic, Rafa Jodar, Jakub Mensic and Carlos Alcaraz
September 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
More US Open photos featuring Iva Jovic, Rafa Jodar, Jakub Mensic and Carlos Alcaraz
US Open media dump: Karen Khachanov unloading on a forehand at 120fps
September 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
US Open media dump: Karen Khachanov unloading on a forehand at 120fps
Prediction: Blackstone, KKR and Apollo will eventually try to merge Atlantic with Signature Aviation to create and FBO behemoth, and magically antitrust law will arise from the dead. The owners and users of private planes will sceam about prices and they have the juice to make the government notice.
Private equity saw Atlantic Aviation’s edge: scale in the places private-jet customers prize, from sporting-event hubs to wealthy enclaves.
KKR Turns Private Jet ‘Gas Stations’ Into a $10 Billion Coveted Asset
The buyout firm morphed a decentralized network of private-jet terminals into a national infrastructure platform that more than doubled in value.
bloom.bg
August 31, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Prediction: Blackstone, KKR and Apollo will eventually try to merge Atlantic with Signature Aviation to create and FBO behemoth, and magically antitrust law will arise from the dead. The owners and users of private planes will sceam about prices and they have the juice to make the government notice.
I think @mikeblack114.bsky.social will find this article interesting.
August 21, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I think @mikeblack114.bsky.social will find this article interesting.
Reposted by Gavin Werbeloff
NAS Miramar Air Show 1991. Me(9) in my peak Gwynn-era Padres hat, in front of an F-117A that was on static display after its highly publicized use during the Desert Storm.
August 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
NAS Miramar Air Show 1991. Me(9) in my peak Gwynn-era Padres hat, in front of an F-117A that was on static display after its highly publicized use during the Desert Storm.
Contrary to what @airlineflyer.net said to @petchmo.bsky.social, the A318 is not simply a shrink of the A319. The A318 has a different, larger vertical stabilizer that makes it 2.5ft taller than all the other members of the A320 family.
August 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Contrary to what @airlineflyer.net said to @petchmo.bsky.social, the A318 is not simply a shrink of the A319. The A318 has a different, larger vertical stabilizer that makes it 2.5ft taller than all the other members of the A320 family.
I've taken 3 flights on 767-400ER's this year, and every single time, United has given me the exact same airframe. On one hand, flying United's 767 fleet is my own personal Pokemon game, so the lack of variety is a little disappointing. On the other hand, at some point isn't that *MY* plane?
July 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I've taken 3 flights on 767-400ER's this year, and every single time, United has given me the exact same airframe. On one hand, flying United's 767 fleet is my own personal Pokemon game, so the lack of variety is a little disappointing. On the other hand, at some point isn't that *MY* plane?
Taken while waiting to takeoff from Newark. I had been delayed 3 hours after a certain someone decided he had to leave the World Cup final on his shiny 4 engined flying emolument. Not bad for an iPhone camera.
July 27, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Taken while waiting to takeoff from Newark. I had been delayed 3 hours after a certain someone decided he had to leave the World Cup final on his shiny 4 engined flying emolument. Not bad for an iPhone camera.
Question for #lawsky: if you received a text message that purported to serve you with process for a lawsuit, would you actually believe that you’d being served?
July 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Question for #lawsky: if you received a text message that purported to serve you with process for a lawsuit, would you actually believe that you’d being served?
How does this compare to @danwebb.us’s handiwork? @jonostrower.com @byerussell.com @thedewline.bsky.social
Investigators have released their preliminary report on the crash involving a LEGO 747 and Space Shuttle earlier this week. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...
July 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
How does this compare to @danwebb.us’s handiwork? @jonostrower.com @byerussell.com @thedewline.bsky.social
Turn up your volume and listen to the sonorous chorus of 4 Pratt & Whitney engines on this @redbull.com DC-6
July 13, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Turn up your volume and listen to the sonorous chorus of 4 Pratt & Whitney engines on this @redbull.com DC-6
All the NJ stations in the Freedom Fuel Network are owned by a subsidiary of the beleagured Blue Owl Capital.
July 7, 2026 at 6:29 PM
All the NJ stations in the Freedom Fuel Network are owned by a subsidiary of the beleagured Blue Owl Capital.
If I ever express any optimism that the US will be anything other than laughingly awful at soccer, please punch me in the face, and remind me that our greatest generation were beaten 4-1 on home soil by a second string geriatric Belgium. And then punch me in the face again.
July 7, 2026 at 12:30 PM
If I ever express any optimism that the US will be anything other than laughingly awful at soccer, please punch me in the face, and remind me that our greatest generation were beaten 4-1 on home soil by a second string geriatric Belgium. And then punch me in the face again.
We cheated and we lost 4-1? This is what we deserve.
July 7, 2026 at 2:04 AM
We cheated and we lost 4-1? This is what we deserve.
FIFA could have easily rescinded the red card as “improvidently granted”, but instead they gave Flo a “suspended sentence” and now you have the FIFA equivalent of a last-second Mandamus for an CVRA violation. (Previously confused FVRA & CVRA) bsky.app/profile/trav...
Watching a bunch lawyers attempt to understand the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s actions through the lens of appellate litigation is a pretty amusing away to spend a Sunday afternoon. TL;DR the rules were made this way so as to provide ultimate “flexibility” but still be rules. #lawsky
July 6, 2026 at 1:18 PM
FIFA could have easily rescinded the red card as “improvidently granted”, but instead they gave Flo a “suspended sentence” and now you have the FIFA equivalent of a last-second Mandamus for an CVRA violation. (Previously confused FVRA & CVRA) bsky.app/profile/trav...
In this Ohio diner, many were uncomfortable with Folarin Balogun representing the US, but now that Donald Trump called Gianni Infantino, they’re all in on birthright citizenship. ( @nytpitchbot.bsky.social )
July 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
In this Ohio diner, many were uncomfortable with Folarin Balogun representing the US, but now that Donald Trump called Gianni Infantino, they’re all in on birthright citizenship. ( @nytpitchbot.bsky.social )
Watching a bunch lawyers attempt to understand the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s actions through the lens of appellate litigation is a pretty amusing away to spend a Sunday afternoon. TL;DR the rules were made this way so as to provide ultimate “flexibility” but still be rules. #lawsky
July 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Watching a bunch lawyers attempt to understand the FIFA Disciplinary Committee’s actions through the lens of appellate litigation is a pretty amusing away to spend a Sunday afternoon. TL;DR the rules were made this way so as to provide ultimate “flexibility” but still be rules. #lawsky