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Opening Jan. 9, 2026! Baltimore-Washington, Concourse A-B connector (opening 2026), by Jacobs. #airportarchitecture BWI Marshall Airport instagram.com/p/DSdSgxmEYLZ/

TD COWEN on a potential Frontier-Spirit merger: "Investors we spoke with were skeptical on the merits of a combined entity given the structural challenges facing the high-utilization ultra-low-cost model."

Last call! We're closing out our holiday sale for a TAC Business Subscription today. Get 60-days of The Air Current and TAC/Intel for just $50! theaircurrent.memberful.com/checkout?plan=…

“What I’ve come to value in this era of mass overtourism are three things: depth, experiences, and interaction.” Read a book on the place. Do something you can only do there (I, like William O'Connor, prefer active things). Be with people. open.substack.com/pub/gettingaro…

The #AA5342 crash on approach to #DCA was “a tragic failure not only of the protections intended to keep the traveling public and users of the national airspace system safe, but also of the institutions that design and maintain them.” The Air Current theaircurrent.com/aviation-safet…

A Denver City Council committee on 12/17 named a project manager for the $700mn, 11-gate western extension (plus a new patio) of Concourse C at Denver Int'l Airport. Who will use the gates? "We have a waiting list for gates, for these 11 gates," said DEN CEO Phil Washington. Timing TBD.

.BWI Marshall Airport gets a bit better when the new A-B Connector opens Jan. 9. The space is good, not great, airport design with room for improvement but, on the whole, it is a nice upgrade for the DC-area’s functional low-fare airport. byerussell.substack.com/p/bwis-glam-up

Also got an Amtrak lav in there, William O'Connor

Can we do a running selfie wrapped for 2025? I'll go first. #running

The archives for the old Curbed city sites have been offline for at least two weeks. If these sites are gone for good, it’s not just a loss for those who contributed over the years, but a loss of ~15 years of reporting on new development, neighborhoods & architecture criticism.

New York LaGuardia, Terminals B and C, 2013-2025 (B opened 2018-22, C opened 2019-24), B by HOK, C by Corgan and Gensler. 📷 Google Earth. #airportarchitecture instagram.com/p/DTIfrtrEVoa/

In a New Years letter to staff, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby hinted at "new aircraft types" to come in 2026. Could an order — cough*A350*cough — be coming? thepointsguy.com/news/united-ai…

Love Cathay Pacific's new "lettuce leaf sandwich” heritage livery on the A350 😍 #AvGeek

Starlux eyes East Coast destinations from Taiwan with its new Airbus A350-1000s thepointsguy.com/news/starlux-e…