What wonderful news to wake up to today: The Air Current has been shortlisted for eight 2024 Aerospace Media Awards. Congratulations to Elan Head Will Guisbond & Edward Russell! So unbelievably proud of this team. (Links to each piece in the thread)

Congress puts its thumb on the scale for eVTOL operating rules (via Elan Head) #staycurrent theaircurrent.com/aviation-polic…

A healthy chunk of news from The Air Current and a deep dive into Embraer's thinking and possible strategy around a new airplane program that might challenge Boeing and Airbus. theaircurrent.com/industry-strat…

🇨🇦 This is an interesting interline journey in Canada's north!
Fly Canadian North from Montreal, Ottawa and Kuujjuaq to Iqaluit, and then Air Greenland to Nuuk.
Details: bit.ly/4bmhEqh
📷: Canadian North & Air Greenland

What is The Air Current? theaircurrent.com/what-is-the-ai…

Airbus hydrogen APU replacement tests aim to build a bridge for future propulsion theaircurrent.com/technology/air… (via Elan Head & Jon Ostrower) #staycurrent

Since reopening to the public in June 2022, the airport’s famed international lounge, considered Canada's most important remaining modernist room, has attracted nearly 100,000 visitors, bus tours, community events, and conferences.

SCOOP: Congress poised to give Boeing five more years to build 767 freighters (via Jon Ostrower ⁦Will Guisbond⁩) #staycurrent theaircurrent.com/aircraft-devel…

“Flying an Airbus or Boeing aircraft is extremely safe.” A master class in data analysis from Courtney Miller. weekly.visualapproach.io/p/does-data-sh…

NEW: ICON Aircraft has identified a stalking horse buyer for its business as it pursues a complete sale (via The Air Current) theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatche…

It's been a minute (actually 5 years) since I've flown a long line! So it was awesome to get back to Volo Mission this week for a refresher flight and a very cool event, Ladies of Long Line. 1/

🇨🇦 WestJet focusses on its partnership with Delta, launching new flights to DL hubs: Vancouver to Detroit & Edmonton to Atlanta. Is SkyTeam next in the future for WS?
📷: Mine

Born to subsistence farmers in Papua New Guinea, my friend Philip Wayaki continually impresses me for his intelligence and drive. He recently completed Phase 1 of an incredible project and I hope you'll join me in supporting Phase 2. elanhead.medium.com/support-the-fu…

On #WorldPilotsDay , I'm circling back (!) on my 2018 story for CNN Travel - 'Six reasons why it's cool to be a pilot.'
cnn.com/travel/article…

Boeing wants Spirit AeroSystems before it picks a new CEO theaircurrent.com/industry-strat… (via Jon Ostrower) #staycurrent

What do you think of Condor Airlines’s striped livery on its A330neos? At YVR.

The A330neo in Condor Airlines’s fleet are configured for 310 passengers, with 30 business class, 64 premium economy, 216 economy seats - and a couple of seats for the pilots! At YVR.

This A330neo is the aircraft-of-choice for Condor Airlines’s brand-new, harmonized long-haul Airbus fleet - all aircraft are no more than about a year old. At YVR

The A330neo will be flying five times per week during Summer 2024 from YVR to Frankfurt Airport with three different Condor Airlines coloured-stripe planes: green, blue and sand. At YVR