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@Putittheretoo @Turbinetraveler We call it a trans load at another cargo operator, and it’s normal ops. We take a delay, but…

How could this happen shortly before departure when the original plane was scheduled to fly cargo to Honolulu? They would have had to completely unload all the cargo from the original plane and then reload, balance and fuel the accident aircraft. Something is wrong with this narrative.

New NTSB findings add key context to the UPS MD-11F Flight 2976 accident (Nov 4, 2025, Louisville). The crew was originally scheduled to operate SDF–HNL on aircraft N260UP (another MD-11F), with a three-person crew due to the long 9+ hour flight. During pre-flight checks, a fuel leak was discovered on N260UP, and maintenance deemed it unairworthy, forcing an aircraft swap. After roughly a two-hour delay reviewing a new flight plan, the crew was reassigned to N259UP (the accident aircraft), which was fueled and dispatched for the mission. Investigators note the operational change occurred shortly before departure.

@SteveNomadic Flew her to the crash site. Aviators all three of them. Rest in peace. They attempted to extract every ounce of lift available.

Paints the picture. No time to think about anything other than finding a pitch angle that avoids the stall/break and (hopefully) prevents the sink. Not enough thrust on #3 though after #1 killed #2. Heavy. Lots of gas. Not enough thrust. Godspeed.

@ColinKulpa I’ll never tire of that beautiful Quarterback Draw.

IMPORTANT #INDY500 QUALIFYING UPDATE: no update just wanted to share this again :)

@thenewarea51 30 minute final reserve plus maybe a 3 % enroute reserve and the gas to their alternate. If they were landing with much more than 5000 kgs, that would be a rarity.

Emirates flight from Dubai to Miami declares MAYDAY at Miami International Airport this morning for low fuel. EMIRATES 213 flt (Boeing 777-300ER) was on approach to runway 09 at MIA when they had to go around due to low visibility/wind shear due to thunderstorms. They requested to divert to Ft. Lauderdale but the controller said the weather was better for runway 12 at MIA. They then said they were declaring minimum fuel and wanted to try the approach to runway 12. Bad luck ensued, a 21 Air Boeing 767 (CSB5232) did not vacate the runway in time as flt 213 was on final and tower made the Emirates 777 go-around. Now the fuel state had obviously became critical hence the MAYDAY call. One has to wonder how low they really were on fuel when they finally landed on runway 12 on the 3rd attempt. Did they even have the fuel to divert to Ft. Lauderdale without any delays there? Audio via @theATCapp & tracking via @ADSBex

@scottiebateman How is ATC there? A lot of vectoring or controlled chaos? We fly thru there and I always add some extra fuel “FOR ATC”

Before dawn over Armenia, the sky starts to look almost alive. This timelapse was captured westbound as we crossed one of the busiest, and most geopolitically sensitive pieces of airspace on Earth. To the south lies Iran. To the north, Russia. Between them, a narrow corridor through the Caucasus carrying hundreds of aircraft linking Europe, the Gulf, and Asia. Every light you see here is another aircraft, another crew, another story moving through the night. What makes it remarkable is the precision. At closing speeds approaching 1,000 mph, aircraft pass each other separated not by miles, but by carefully managed vertical layers of airspace. Invisible highways in the sky, built on GPS accuracy, disciplined procedures, satellite surveillance, and trust. And yet these routes are never static. Politics shapes them. Conflict bends them. Closed airspace redraws them almost overnight. What was once a straightforward great-circle route can quickly become a carefully threaded path between terrain, and diplomacy. From the cockpit, though, there’s a strange beauty to it all. Tiny lights crossing ancient landscapes. Modern aircraft moving through corridors shaped by geography and history alike. Controlled. Precise. Fleeting. A reminder that aviation is never just about the aircraft. It’s about learning how to move safely through an increasingly complicated world.

@HOU49erGuy @WarMonitor3 Watch for Crazy Ivan’s

@WarMonitor3 Confirmed early reports indicate the skipper of the Russian ‘Typhoon’ class sub, disappeared after engaging a purported ‘caterpillar’ propulsion system, and is none other than the legendary Captain Ramius himself…with no papers…no papers…

Major British-US submarine hunting operation ongoing in the North Atlantic currently 2 RAF P-8 Poseidons and 3 US airforce P-8s currently up around North West of Scotland, looks like they have found a Russian submarine.

@SteveNomadic We thank you for the work. Next best thing to flying shotgun…

Ready to power this thing down and get some R&R. I honestly don’t know what was more stressful: the actual repos? Or producing a 45 minute documentary by myself over 3 days. 😵‍💫

@SteveNomadic @OnDisasters Very well done, very respectful. BZ to everyone involved. Hope Ned’s kids can get back on their feet.

🚨BIG YELLOW: Inside the Spirit Airlines Repos drops tomorrow on YouTube! Get ready for a chaotic, fast-paced, yet sentimental ride through the last 2 weeks at Nomadic. The video captures ALL the moments - and in the end - pays tribute to the O.G. Ultra Low Cost Carrier!

@IUJGray I could listen to him reading a telephone book. If he writes a book about his process, I can’t wait to read it. Best coach ever.

It was very well done.

@DefrancoGregory @jessmargera @silobv2891 That’s beautiful. Simply beautiful

@jessmargera @silobv2891 Then why’s it a screenshot?

Within less than 24 hours, the trump statue (in the most republican heavy area of Florida) was covered in trash, shitty diapers, toilet paper and piss. Gerrymandering, Elons money, killing mail in ballots and armed guards at voting booths isn’t going to make a fuck of difference.

@scottiebateman HK. Went to Nomad’s in TST my first time there with a 777F crew. I do need to get back…

Another early morning ferry ride in Hong Kong… I am looking forward to a hike today but my poor Scottish skin isn’t. Forecast 29C and high humidity will make it a tough one. Home this evening after a planned, but shorter than normal, layover in what is my favourite destination at the moment. If you could go anywhere, no barriers, where would you plan your next adventure to be? Mine… would be space 🧑‍🚀

@battlefieldexpl What’s amazing is is there’s a million little memorials like that all over Normandie.

"The high point of my combat career." That is how Dick Winters described what happened in this field on 5 October 1944. Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division held the line near Randwijk. 1/4

@sandro74k @Gerashchenko_en Good will? Not hardly. I trust vlad and trumpy the same, not at all.

@Gerashchenko_en Its also possible that he instructed to have the Parade smaller and with less weapons in order to prevent further escalation and Show good will for negotiations.

In my opinion, yesterday a turning point in the war took place. Perhaps we still do not fully grasp the significance of what happened. For the first time, Putin publicly showed his weakness and inability to independently protect his capital, his parade, and himself from our strikes. Because of this, a frightened Putin was forced to publicly humiliate himself and ask Trump, as a mediator, to help stop a strike on Moscow. De facto, Putin asked Trump to protect him from the Ukrainians. I consider President Zelenskyy’s order a brilliant informational slap in the face and an additional public humiliation. It is obvious that before and during the parade, Putin was physically afraid - he felt vulnerable and threatened. Putin publicly appeared weak and humiliated, and in Russia’s "prison-style" political culture, such things are not forgiven. A weak "tsar," mocked by everyone, cannot remain a tsar in Russia. These are very, very hard times for Ukraine. However, Ukraine is strong, resilient, and continues the fight. Slava Ukraini!

@Gerashchenko_en #SlavaUkraine #StandWithUkraine️ #GloryToUkraine

The Russians don't like these AI videos of Putin's parade in Moscow. How can one permanently delete such videos so that they don't get circulated? Does anyone have an idea?

@VoicesofWW2 The crisp perfectly rendered salutes always get me.

Band of Brothers - The surrender of a German Colonel

@MikaHissa Yes they will :)

Monella ilmailufanilla menevät pian ostohousut jalkaan.

@Gerashchenko_en Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

These videos just keep coming! Watch till the end, there's a cliffhanger 😁

@HustleBitch_ Enjoy the no fly list!

🚨 DELTA PASSENGER BREACHES THE GATE AND TAKES OVER THE INTERCOM AT LAX — THEN THIS HAPPENS A video out of LAX is going viral after a Delta passenger grabbed the mic from behind the boarding gate and started making his own announcements. “Delta associates that aren’t paying attention… please come to 30B. You have a customer waiting.” He keeps going. • Repeats the call multiple times • Asks if anyone is even on shift • Calls out “customer service” over the loudspeaker • No immediate response from staff Passengers nearby just watch as he basically runs the gate himself. The internet is already reacting: • “Who is he? Upgrade him.” • “I honestly respect the f*ck out of this guy” • “Is Delta self-checkout now?” Did he cross a line… or do what was necessary when customer service failed? 📹: TikTok/marilyndelgado

@Dave27977523946 @paulieknep Same here. It was amazing

@paulieknep I was watching that game with a buddy who is also a Hoosier alum. I will never forget him barging out the front door of his place and screaming like a lunatic!

Keith Smart knocking down the shot to win the 1987 national championship.