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Chaser of things that fly, unapologetic geek. CNN, WSJ & Flightglobal alum. Email ostrower @ gmail dot com.

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    11 Dec 2017

    I try every single day to attempt to detail how phenomenally complex the air transport system actually is. If the public sufficiently knew and understood how much work goes in to get a plane off the ground, let alone on time, they would never complain.

    Few people know what it takes to keep an airport running. Few people know what it takes to keep an airline running. Fewer know how to do both. The infrastructure & logistics is vast. Words from social media "experts" are empty.
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    4 hours ago

    A unique view of Jupiter's Great Red Spot from Perijove 12 is made by reprojecting 3 separate images to this viewpoint and blending/healing lots in Photoshop : [G.Eichstadt/S.Doran] After/Before

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    1 hour ago

    How many times is it possible to retweet this

    Let’s be real: opinion writing is useless. It’s amazing how many outlets overpay for loud people with opinions and underpay actual reporters. (Reported columns, on the other hand, are useful and clarifying.)
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    1 hour ago
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    One of the (maybe silly, clearly personal) reasons I like intra-Europe flights over US short haul is that Ameros close about 90% of the shades 10 seconds after takeoff. Euros get that the light and space in the cabin is a shared thing. Comes from train travel habits, I suspect.

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  5. 1 hour ago

    I mean, I'm also the guy who felt bad for the Space Shuttle astronauts who had to sit on the lower deck during launch and landing.

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  6. 2 hours ago

    That might've been hyperbolic.

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  7. 2 hours ago

    The team has been testing this, but its in conjunction with increased moving and living space aboard. Put it on today's cabin arrangements and it's practically a human rights violation.

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  8. 2 hours ago

    I remember flying in a middle seat once on a last-minute AirTran ticket. I was in a row with no window. It was deeply unsettling and disorienting on takeoff and landing.

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  9. 2 hours ago

    I just flew 9.5 hours from Brazil to the U.S. and my shades were down for 9.25 hours of that flight. Don't confuse that for an argument in favor of getting rid of windows. This is a terrible idea and the only thing that could get me to give up flying.

    Airbus is experimenting with LG TVs inside the aircraft, potentially removing windows from the aircraft which would improve aerodynamics and fuel economy
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    4 hours ago

    Delta says several hundred thousand customers have been affected by a data breach

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    12 hours ago

    New York Times 50 years ago today—“Martin Luther King is Slain in Memphis”:

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  12. 9 hours ago

    There we go. The A380’s first second-hand operator. This was one of the retired early Singapore Airlines aircraft. Among the first off the line.

    Hi Fly is taking delivery of its first Airbus A380, the world’s largest and most spacious airliner. The arrival is a major event for the Company, making it the 1st Portuguese and the 4th European airline operating the model.
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  13. 10 hours ago

    New record: Seat to (and through) customs in under 5 minutes.

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    23 hours ago

    New photos: ’s KC-46 tanker successfully refuels another KC-46

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  15. 22 hours ago

    Bahrain discovers offshore oilfield 'containing 80bn barrels' (via )

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  16. 23 hours ago

    On the road back to São Paulo. @ Mogi das Cruzes

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  17. 24 hours ago

    Shorter Boeing:🤞

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    24 hours ago

    Tanker doubles down! - KC-46 Pegasus refuels second , completing FAA Supplemental Type Certification on-load testing. RELEASE:

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  19. 24 hours ago

    But seriously, Airbus (and Bombardier) are the biggest potential winners in any U.S.-China trade war. An order for 200 C Series, 100 A330neos and 50 A380s would heartily screw up Boeing strategic planning for the next decade.

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  20. 24 hours ago

    How do you say “don’t push me, bro” in Mandarin?

    China imposing tariffs on 737-800s (and smaller) Boeing jets shouldn't be a sigh of relief because of the backlog vs. the 737 Max 8. Drawing that line on this retaliation is a clear-as-day message that China still has a trump card. This is a warning not to escalate further.
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  21. Apr 4

    China imposing tariffs on 737-800s (and smaller) Boeing jets shouldn't be a sigh of relief because of the backlog vs. the 737 Max 8. Drawing that line on this retaliation is a clear-as-day message that China still has a trump card. This is a warning not to escalate further.

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