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CEO: We need more pilots, therefore we need to lower the bar... Me: But isn’t the real issue a shortage of airline CEO candidates? CEO: No, of course not...That’s just ridiculous - because we get paid very handsomely! Me: CEO: Oh, I see what you did there. (credit @HST6977)

Pilots need technology – ADS-B In – that allows them to see other aircraft to prevent accidents like what happened over the Potomac. NTSB recommends it. Ask your members of Congress to close this loophole & mandate ADS-B In for all commercial aircraft! bit.ly/3Q6D6tI

Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions. Apple doesn't recognise unions. Amazon is anti-union. McDonald's is anti-union. Starbucks is anti-union. Google is anti-union. Walmart is anti-union. These mega businesses are not on your side.

There is a GoFundMe campaign for the families of the two pilots who died in the horrific accident at LGA last week. If able, please consider a token of financial generosity for their families and their legacy. #Jazz646 #AirCanada gofundme.com/f/antoine-mack…

Seems like a bad idea to me: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued an airport Security Directive that exempts all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from needing a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) badge to enter the sterile (concourse) area of the airport without a SIDA badge or escort, effective immediately.

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Thune cancels recess while Democrat Senators head out for paid vacation. If 51+ GOP members stay for quorum, Sen. Mike Lee says the Senate can pass bills. Do you support the SAVE America Act ? A. Yes B. No

@Crow2280 @FlyingHighRyan It’s on FT today.

@FlyingHighRyan As a United Employee, do you have a source because I heard absolutely nothing about this

The CRJ-200 gets a new life. United and SkyWest will debut the CRJ-450, a modified CRJ-200 with 41 seats instead of 50. The jet will also feature a first class cabin and Starlink Wi-Fi. It will launch this fall from United's Chicago O'Hare and Denver hubs.

FUNDING FALLOUT: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy says the DHS funding battle has created a “big challenge” for investigators at the LaGuardia crash scene, as ground stops and long TSA lines delayed crews from reaching the site. "Our air traffic control specialist, who was in line with TSA for three hours until we called in Houston to beg to see if we could get her through so we could get her here."

Pilots need technology – called ADS-B In – that will allow them to see other aircraft to prevent accidents like what happened over the Potomac. The NTSB recommends it. Contact your member of Congress and ask them to close this dangerous loophole mandating ADS-B In for all commercial aircraft! #ALPApilots alpa.quorum.us/campaign/153741

My sincere thanks to @RepFriedmanCA of @TransportDems and @RepDWStweets for joining as ROTOR Act cosponsors. I'm open-minded to an ALERT Act that meets the @NTSB's ADS-B In recommendations, but it's important to keep all pathways to getting this done right open.

News: the city of Chicago says after @FAA_Bryan told airlines and others he wanted less than 2500 flights per day at ORD @FAANews then told city it wanted 2,400 reuters.com/world/us/faa-s…

Military helicopters in some of the busiest airspace in the world aren't required to broadcast their position. The @NTSB is clear. The ALERT Act falls short. Congress must ensure the final bill reflects the overwhelming bipartisan support for NTSB-recommended ADS-B mandates.

I was able to thank @RepMrvan today for all his support to keep flying safe by keeping two pilots on the flight deck and supporting aviation technologies like ADS-B In and Out. @ALPAPilots @UnitedPilots

Statement from fmr NTSB Member Todd Inman on his dismissal by the White House:

.@SenDuckworth @SenatorDurbin weigh in on ORD (Here’s our scoop on @FAANews schedule meeting from last night reuters.com/world/us/faa-s…

NTSB: ALERT Act falls short of fully implementing NTSB recommendations in midair collision ntsb.gov/news/press-rel… NTSB also sent a letter to lawmakers ntsb.gov/news/Documents… released a side-by-side analysis of current congressional proposals. ntsb.gov/news/press-rel…

i watched a flight go from $483 to $547 in 24 hours WITHOUT a single seat selling searched london to new york on a tuesday $483 checked again 2 hours later $512 next morning: $547 panicked and booked it the guy sitting next to me paid $391 same seat, date + airline $156 less he searched once i searched 3 times the algorithm saw me come back and charged me until i broke the seat doesnt have a price you have a price and it goes up EVERY time you show interest couldnt stop thinking about it so i tracked down someone who actually built pricing algorithms for a european carrier asked him what happened to me "you got profiled. the system assigned you an intent score after your second search and raised your ceiling every time you came back" asked how to beat it "most people think a VPN fixes it. thats 2015 advice. the algorithm fingerprints more than your IP now. it reads your device your browser your screen resolution your timezone. VPN to bucharest but your clock says london and your language is english? the algo knows youre faking and sometimes charges you more for trying" "so what actually works?" "you have to poison the entire profile. not just the location. the identity" the protocol he gave me: VPN AND match your timezone and language to the spoofed location. mismatched signals flag you and can trigger a price increase use a fully clean browser. no history no saved passwords no google account. the algorithm fingerprints your session not just your cookies one search one booking. the intent score activates on the second search. there is no safe way to look twice book tuesday or wednesday 1-5am. lowest traffic means the least demand data for the algorithm to inflate against if the price already spiked go dark for 72 hours minimum. not 24. the intent score on most carriers decays on a 3 day cycle. come back on a different device from a different network "we spent $4 billion building these systems. theyre not going to lose to someone who opened an incognito tab" $900 billion industry the gap between what you pay and what the person next to you pays is not a bug its the entire business model stop letting an algorithm charge you for being predictable

The ROTOR Act, an aviation safety bill requiring ADS-B systems, failed to pass the House. The fate of the air safety bill that's being pushed in the wake of a deadly midair collision over Potomac River last year seemed less certain Monday, after the Pentagon pulled support from the bill and key House members took to the House floor to vocally object to its passage. The bipartisan bill, known as the ROTOR Act, meant to curb factors that contributed to the fatal mid-air collision occurred over the Potomac River near Washington D.C., involving a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines/PSA Airlines CRJ700, resulting in 67 fatalities on January 29, 2025. ROTOR Act passed the Senate unanimously in December, just hours after the Pentagon issued an endorsement. Passage in the House had been expected this week, which would send the legislation to the president’s desk for his signature. But Monday, a Pentagon spokesperson said the bill “would create significant unresolved budgetary burdens and operational security risks affecting national defense activities.” In a statement, he argued that the Senate neglected to include several “mutually discussed updates” to the legislation, but did not specify what they were. Two congressional aides familiar with those negotiations said that the Pentagon never raised such concerns during their discussions since the Senate passed the bill. Previous post: x.com/fl360aero/stat… #safety #aviation

As a subject matter expert in aviation safety, I called my Congressman @RepMrvan & asked him to support the ROTOR Act over the ALERT Act. @ALPAPilots is making its position clear: We need the ROTOR Act, not some watered down alternative. #AviationSafety #ROTORAct #ADSB

Military helicopters are not required to continuously broadcast their speed, position, and altitude, so pilots can’t see that information on their flight display. Contact your member of Congress and ask them to close this dangerous loophole! #ALPApilots alpa.quorum.us/campaign/153741