Interesting piece on the effects of airspace closures in middle east from UK National Air Traffic Services #avgeek #NATS

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Sounds like you could do with a change of job so how about you start it back up as your business? 'Kendall's Jet Lounge' ?

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone’

‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

Bye Bye Miss American Pie: The Canadian Airlines Abandoning the U.S. Canadian airlines are bidding farewell to routes across the border. We explore the extent of this significant shift away from U.S. air travel

Several Canadian airlines are now bidding farewell to routes across the border. We explore the extent and implications of this significant shift away from U.S. air travel.

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#Canada #USA #airtravel #avgeek #Aviation #aviationdaily #Aviationnews

Ha ha, i'll bet

Boeing 757-200 Airshow Display. Royal New Zealand Air Force. YouTube video by thefightercommunity

Do you ever wish you had no passengers and could just take one for a low level spin?

RNZAF occasionally do: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ntS8...

We've got newly pimped up 757 for our programme 🇬🇧🇯🇵🇮🇹 theaviationist.com/wp-content/u...

Ooh I do like a BA A350. Much better ride than the BA 797s in my experience.

Trump’s new Air Force One livery appears on Air Force Two C-32A USAF C-32A 99-0003 debuts the Trump-era presidential paint scheme, with the red, white and navy livery set to appear on Air Force One.

Oh actually its here

Air Force One set for makeover paint job with new colours The presidential jet, along with other aircraft used for high-level officials, is being painted with some of Trump's preferred palette.

Acording to BBC a C-32 has already been painted in this livery. But i've not seen any evidence of this www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Positive steps for Canada 🇨🇦 We look forward to working closer with you for mutual prosperity and security 🇬🇧

Ah I see thanks. I've heard doors to automatic and the cross check bit too. Certainly never heard reference to 'flight attendants' in Europe that I recall. Always refered to as 'cabin crew'.

Ha, yes it was indeed on a BA flight from Rome last week that they simply said 'doors to manual' upon arrival.

Ah thanks Bob.....why couldn't the pilots control that from the cockpit rather than getting cabin crew to do it via the tanoy?

Why are aircrew refering to when they announce 'cabin crew - doors to manual' ? 🤔

Italy's parliament approves 8.8 billion euros for GCAP jet fighter programme Italy's parliament on Thursday backed an almost 9-billion-euro ($10.7 billion) funding plan for a jet-fighter programme with Britain and Japan, a flagship defence project whose expected costs have more than tripled from early estimates.

Italy's parliament approves 8.8 billion euros for GCAP jet fighter programme reut.rs/4crsXk9

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457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.

Trump avoided military service 5 times.

How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.

America’s Strategic Alliance with Denmark and NATO A statement by 14 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors

Joint statement by 4 former officials in Democratic and Republican Administrations—including four NATO Ambassadors, 3 Assistant Secretaries of State for Europe, and 3 NSC Senior Directors.

Excellent opening in particular.

🗃️ On January 10, 1957, in a joint address to Congress, President Dwight Eisenhower warned that America “alone and isolated cannot assure even its own security,” calling for alliances with countries that have “proved themselves dependable defenders of freedom.”

Oh dear 😆 Not ideal on a rainy, dark morning. Out of interest what are the worst and best countries to enter as aircrew in your experience? As a passesnger the only place I have had not so good experiences is at US customs (that said they are generally OK, and once even said 'welcome to the US' )

That looks ominous 😆. Is that for aircrew arriving in UK?

It actually a technology demonstrator aircraft that is due to fly in 2027. Its not a GCAP prototype as such.

‘Outrageous’: JetBlue pilot describes near-collision with Air Force plane off Venezuela The airline pilot told Curaçao air traffic control that “we almost had a mid-air collision” with an unidentified military aircraft.

A JetBlue pilot changed elevation to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force plane in the southern Caribbean on Friday, he told air traffic controllers.

The New York-bound flight was leaving the island of Curaçao, just north of the Venezuelan coast.

I believe FCAS has a requirement to be carrier capale (for French Navy) which constrains its size and weight. GCAP does not and its greater range and payload requirements need a larger airframe.

Did you get the chance to fly on one Kendall? I visited our Britsh Airways ones 5 years ago when they were retired to a local airfield for scrapping ☹️

I was equally excited to see a passenger 747 at major Intl airport a few weeks back. It struck me that it had been years since I'd seen one and how common they were in the past.

The monorail even has a dedicated 'photography spot' for trainspotters 😁

I had to treat myself to a model of this train complete with lights, jingles and opening doors 😆