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Another fiber optic cable cut, this time at IAH: www.instagram.com/p/Dec9y9aF5l... "As of 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, flights at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) are experiencing significant delays after a construction contractor damaged a fiber-optic line today."

Current (2220z 2026/10/9) www.copaair.com/en-us/ status after an earthquake in Panama:

www.americanexpress.com/en-us/newsro... Amex Centurion Lounge EWR delayed to 2027 (but will be bigger), PHL about to close for probably a year to double in size, IAH to almost triple in size over the course of a year(ish), new LHR T5 to open in 2028 in addition to existing T3

Lufthansa joins the re-naritaing newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/focus-on-... and Nagoya, both from FRA starting end of March, 2027 #avgeek

Redditor passenger in hot air balloon lands on the ramp at ABQ: www.reddit.com/r/delta/comm... Redditor passenger on Delta flight delayed due to hot air balloon landing on the ramp at ABQ: www.reddit.com/r/delta/comm... #avgeek

TSA switching screening contractors at SFO in December: www.sfgate.com/travel/artic... Ugh. #avgeek

For #wingwednesday a non-random aviation photo of the day, an Icelandair 767-300ER seen from inside an Icelandair 737-8 (about to cross the North Atlantic a couple weeks ago). icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/20... #avgeek

Aircraft Type Boeing 737 MAX 7 (twin-jet) (B37M) www.flightaware.com/live/flight/...

For #wingwednesday another UA 737 at an airport across an ocean that doesn't see any other US airlines: Mactan-Cebu International Airport, CEB/RPVM, Mactan Island, Philippines #avgeek

For #wingwednesday another UA 737 at an airport across an ocean that doesn't see any other US airlines: foggy Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport SCQ/LEST, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. There's an air traffic control tower on the left side hiding. I suspect it was an ILS Cat II/III landing. #avgeek

Fun network diagram on the back of the drinks menu on a United Guam based 737-8. I think I've been to or flown through 80% and really want to complete the set. #avgeek

From atis.info/KSAN SAN ATIS INFO G 2151Z...UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM AT, 2100Z OVER RUNWAY 27, AT 003 FEET. UNAUTHORIZED DRONE ACTIVITY WITHIN 1NM OF SAN AIRPORT USE CAUTION LAST OBSERVED AT 2150Z

For #wingwednesday a non-random aviation throwback (bsky.app/profile/robd...) to Loganair at Dundee (still running, but withdrawn as of October 23, 2026 per www.bbc.com/news/article... and UK PSO sounds similar to US EAS) #avgeek

I need to start an FBO at HEF that focuses solely on dealing with airline diversions, summer seasonal gas-and-go... bsky.app/profile/acar... #avgeek

And it begins again: BOS 08/749 BOS RWY 09/27 CLSD EXC TAX BTN RWY 33L AND TWY M 2608310318-2611152359 www.massport.com/media/newsro... (although the FAA ATC Operations Plan says closed only through Sept 10, maybe that's when runway 9/27 becomes very limitedly available) #avgeek

For #wingwednesday a throwback to some sightings years ago at SBY #avgeek

Great story and visuals of a DC-3 still in service in Colombia www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w... by Max Bearak and visuals by @federicorios.bsky.social on @nytimes.com #avgeek

For #wingwednesday, Split.

TPA and DSM privatizing airport security (federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce-ri...) as part of TSA Gold+ (www.tsa.gov/goldplus) which looks like a variation/follow-on program to the Screening Partnership Program (www.tsa.gov/for-industry...)

Non-random aviation photo of the day: RAAF Catalina Memorial, Cairns Australia #avgeek

Unexpected at CNS and NAN #avgeek

Cassidy International Airport, CXI/PLCH, Christmas Island/Kiritimati, Kiribati #airportarchitecture #avgeek

The ORD Pit status: no sign of Andy Dwyer. Soon to extend to C1/C3 per www.ordsafe.com/_files/ugd/9...

Borrowing a key to Zurich (www.zuerich.com/en/visit/att...) looks really interesting and fun (www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOfj...) for next time I'm there

After dealing with thunderstorms all day yesterday, www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu... about post World War II aviation thunderstorm research was a good read in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social

Fiji Airways at Nadi International Airport for #wingwednesday

LBB 06/229 LBB TWY M BTN TWY Q AND TWY F WIP PRAIRIE DOG MOUNDS MOUNDS IN GRASS AREA NORTH OF M 2606261414-2606261800

www.staralliance.com/en/news-arti... Asiana exiting Star Alliance Dec 16, 2026

For #wingwednesday, an Algarve variety pack: Edelweiss A340-300 at FAO/LPFR with ATC tower watching, Jet2 B737 over the packed marina, BA A321 over the lagoon, and TAP and Brussels Airlines Airbuses from inside a former convent #avgeek #algarve

The Additional details in the comments for the ORD GDP tonight... bsky.app/profile/faab...

2026 ORD Gate Allocations, taking effect in October: www.flychicago.com/business/med... Major changes appear to be AA +7, UA -4 #avgeek #ord (2025 release at www.flychicago.com/business/med...)

Darn, out of order. #stl

The 1940 Air Terminal Museum at Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) had to shut down a couple months ago and now they're selling simulators (www.1940airterminal.org/news/liquida...) and nose of a DC-6 (www.1940airterminal.org/news/liquida...)

From a Letter to Airmen (LTA-NCT-104 notams.aim.faa.gov/lta/main/vie...) issued a few days ago, effective today, but probably not actually active until tomorrow, SFO may start "gate hold" or "departure metering" procedures (instructions will be in ATIS atis.info/KSFO) due to the runway repaving #sfo

Non-random aviation photo of the day, taken a couple weeks ago at IAH #avgeek #md11 #triholer

!BOS 04/475 BOS RWY 14/32 CLSD 2604231917-2604302359 #avgeek

www.gob.mx/presidencia/... says the AIFA (Mexico City Felipe Ángeles International Airport, NLU/MMSM) train will start service on Sunday April 26 (cc @airlineflyer.net @crankyflier.com)

Miembro de IATA at the Malaga Aviation Museum (AGP/LEMG) (Museo Aeronautico de Malaga/Museo de Aeropuertos, Navegacion y Transporte Aereo de Malaga) #avgeek

For #wingwednesday Tango Squadron Air Museum at Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX/VTCC). Unfortunately, I didn't have time to stop in. I apparently also have zero decent photos I can find of Spirit Airlines aircraft...

Oof: agencias.iberia.com/en-es/notici... Iberia temporarily suspends flights to Cuba starting in June until November, with frequency reductions the rest of this month and May, even with a fuel stop in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ/MDSD)

A belated non-random aviation photo #avgeek #airbus #indigo

travel scoop: global entry is back www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

Seeing this made me wonder: there's MSP serving the Twin Cities; TRI and PSC serving their respective Tri-Cities, and MLI serving the Quad Cities. Any other Tri- or Quad- or Penta- Cities Airports? #avgeek

Always a fan of a retrojet celebrating a 100 year anniversary (even if the 100th was a while ago and even if there's a jetbridge in the way) #avgeek

@middleseatview.bsky.social says to one 'Go' and he goes; she says to another 'Come' and he comes