Rolls-Royce steps up Alaska Air campaign to unseat GE for future 787s theaircurrent.com/airlines/rol... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Rolls-Royce steps up Alaska Air campaign to unseat GE for future 787s
Engine maker rents Seattle-area billboards to grab Alaska’s attention from rival GE for 787-10 campaign
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November 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
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Sky-high jet fuel is pushing aviation to the verge of a correction theaircurrent.com/airlines/sky... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Sky-high jet fuel is pushing aviation to the verge of a correction
Global airlines are heading into another crisis brought on by skyrocketing fuel prices and worsening geopolitical tumult
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October 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Amid Boeing tiff, GE CEO says it’s making gains on 787 engine shipments. (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... #staycurrent
Amid Boeing tiff, GE CEO says it’s making gains on 787 engine shipments
GE CEO says its GEnx engine shipments to Boeing now outpace 787 Dreamliner deliveries, signaling progress on a source of tension
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October 21, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Historical Airliner Deliveries: An Interactive Visualization theaircurrent.com/historical-a... #staycurrent
Historical Airliner Deliveries: An Interactive Visualization
An interactive historical visualization of the last seven decades of commercial aerospace from The Air Current.
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October 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Instrument flying gets a reinvention with new electric aircraft theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Instrument flying gets a reinvention with new electric aircraft
Electra’s milestone flights in Virginia show how IFR operations can be adapted for advanced air mobility
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October 19, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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Boeing and FAA hold final meeting to clear 737 Max 10 for certification theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Boeing and FAA hold final meeting to clear 737 Max 10 for certification
Long-awaited regulatory approval could come as early as next week
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October 16, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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The world’s most important airspace is a sliver of sky between two wars theaircurrent.com/geopolitics/... (via @jonostrower.com & @bgarrettglaser.bsky.social) #staycurrent
The world’s most important airspace is a sliver of sky between two wars
Expanding conflict zones force hundreds of daily transcontinental flights into a tiny corridor over Azerbaijan
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October 16, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Democratic lawmakers take aim at FAA’s new AI-driven air traffic tool theaircurrent.com/air-traffic-... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Democratic lawmakers take aim at FAA’s new AI-driven air traffic tool
House transportation committee wants GAO to review how agency assessed risks
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October 14, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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FAA will accept more risk to aircraft from space debris under new policy theaircurrent.com/aviation-saf... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
FAA will accept more risk to aircraft from space debris under new policy
As space launch tempo increases, U.S. regulator eliminates rolling limit intended to mitigate risk to aircraft
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October 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Why U.S. airlines balked at adopting Boeing’s latest 737 Max software versions
The Boeing 737 Max software issue that was in the spotlight this week is only one of many bugs that have led U.S. airlines to avoid updating their FMS software
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October 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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NASA invests in Boeing, woos new entrants to replace SpaceX’s Dragon theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
NASA invests in Boeing, woos new entrants to replace SpaceX’s Dragon
Isaacman to commercial space entrants: “Here’s your demand signal”
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September 29, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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Boeing faces potential 737 Max 10 certification delay as FAA reviews software issue theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Boeing faces potential 737 Max 10 delay as FAA reviews software issue
Certification timing hinges on federal safety review of flight management software
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September 27, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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New A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery schedule theaircurrent.com/aircraft-pro... (@jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
New A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery schedule
Roughly 500 aircraft in-service and at various stages of manufacture are affected
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September 24, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Unsustainable losses of MQ-9 Reaper fleet spur U.S. Air Force to search for cheaper alternatives theaircurrent.com/defense/mq-9... (via @cjohnston.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Unsustainable losses of MQ-9 Reaper fleet spur U.S. Air Force to search for cheaper alternatives
The Pentagon is rapidly procuring small hybrid-electric drones to fill a critical surveillance capability in the Middle East.
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September 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Unsustainable losses of MQ-9 Reaper fleet spur U.S. Air Force to search for cheaper alternatives theaircurrent.com/defense/mq-9... (via @cjohnston.bsky.social) #staycurrent
As White House pushes for a stronger yen, U.S. carriers ride travel wave to Japan theaircurrent.com/airlines/whi... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
As White House pushes for a stronger yen, U.S. carriers ride travel wave to Japan
Monetary policy threatens to upend strong American travel demand fueled by an extremely favorable exchange rate
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September 17, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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Boeing tightens its belt as crucial SPEEA contract vote looms theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Boeing tightens its belt as crucial SPEEA contract vote looms
Hiring, travel restrictions are in place as unionized engineers mull interplay of trust and pay
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September 17, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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Regent’s challenging path to a seaglider first flight theaircurrent.com/aircraft-dev... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Regent’s challenging path to a seaglider first flight
How the startup overcame obstacles and setbacks on the way to the first flight of its wing-in-ground-effect craft
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September 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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SCOOP: Boeing’s former Wichita chief to play a critical role in developing its next new airplane theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com & @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Boeing’s former Wichita chief to play a critical role in developing its next new airplane
Sean Black to lead the commercial unit’s Future Production System
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September 9, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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GE's Larry Culp explains what’s behind his mega acquisition of a key castings supplier theaircurrent.com/industry-str... (via @jonostrower.com & @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Larry Culp explains what’s behind GE's mega acquisition of a key castings supplier
In an interview with TAC, GE CEO Larry Culp’s unpacks his largest deal so far to take aim at a critical supply-chain chokepoint
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September 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
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How the Pentagon is adapting its Pacific fuel strategy for island-hopping warfare theaircurrent.com/defense/pent... (via @cjohnston.bsky.social) #staycurrent
How the Pentagon is adapting its Pacific fuel strategy for island-hopping warfare
New requirements for distributed fuel depots move the U.S. closer to a wartime footing
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September 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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U.S. Navy begins search for its first tranche of ‘loyal wingman’ uncrewed fighters theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @cjohnston.bsky.social) #staycurrent
U.S. Navy begins search for its first tranche of ‘loyal wingman’ uncrewed fighters
Requirements released on Aug. 31 seek two fully-functional prototypes from industry within three years
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September 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
U.S. Navy begins search for its first tranche of ‘loyal wingman’ uncrewed fighters theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @cjohnston.bsky.social) #staycurrent
With range shortfall, United‘s initial A321XLR deployment will be ‘very conservative’ theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
With range shortfall, United’s initial A321XLR deployment will be ‘very conservative’
United Airlines limited itself to destinations in far Western Europe for its first deployment of the A321XLR, taking a more cautious view of the jet’s range than Airbus’s marketers.
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August 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
With range shortfall, United‘s initial A321XLR deployment will be ‘very conservative’ theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @jonostrower.com) #staycurrent
Boeing plays hardball after SPEEA members spurn contract offer theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Boeing plays hardball after SPEEA members spurn contract offer
Company withdraws 2026 pay increases it had promised for early approval of deal
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August 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Boeing’s Starliner odyssey takes an unexpected turn theaircurrent.com/space/boeing... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social) #staycurrent
Boeing’s Starliner odyssey takes an unexpected turn
Star-crossed CST-100 capsule is poised to play key role for NASA into 2030s as uncertainty shrouds SpaceX’s plans
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August 21, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @elanhead.com) #staycurrent
Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight
Whisper used a modified Swift 3 glider to test its electric ducted fans, marking its first flight tests with a human pilot on board.
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August 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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