Christina Saull

So let’s talk about the A340-600. Last year, when Lufthansa announced they were retiring them for good, a group of avgeek friends & I talked about going for a joy ride last hurrah Life got in the way, which is understandable. But come on - only a dozen or so left & its days are numbered!

If you like really nerdy, really detailed (sometimes kind of long) aviation reporting, you’re going to want to take advantage of this 

My latest: "Carriers that began the year lining up lift to meet booming travel demand are now monitoring cash reserves as rising jet fuel outpaces revenue growth."

Had two new to me coffees on my quick NYC trip: ☕️ NoMad breakfast truck ☕️ Mile End in Bklyn And yes, I texted @airlineflyer.net every time I saw a Blank Street

I have always had a small but close group of friends. The quantity (& quality) of those friendships has ebbed & flowed - esp in adulthood. I never would have thought my 40s would be dominated by some of the greatest friendships of my life. People who just love me for me. Goodness, how lucky I am.

Proof of life!! Was great to see a Jason on the mend for lunch today

This is weird to say, but I have been so surprised to see the Christmas markets going up and store decorations going up. I guess it is almost that time of year. I just feel like I totally lost track

I’ve been married so long the tech on our wedding day looked like this (still miss that Blackberry…) Happy no. 19, @bradleysaull.bsky.social

Incredible to be a part of this special flight. The crew was fantastic and the people onboard were quite special, including one person who made their own A340-600 flag and the others who brought a full sheet cake. And stick around for the @byerussell.com cameo near the end!

Well there goes my Tuesday

And European airports are just as unhappy with the rollout of EES as traveler and airlines are.

Go to your camera roll and search “boat” and post one that you like

@apoure25.bsky.social WTFFFFFFFFFFF IS HAPPENING

Dispatch: "Boeing’s 1,555 unfilled orders for the 737 Max 10 as of the end of September — the second highest in its backlog for any single model — set up the company for a windfall to support its financial and industrial recovery." via @jonostrower.com theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc...

This map is really something else

A tale of two flights, which were both basically leaving at the same time tonight, flying ORD-DCA. I was on one, my friend Greg is on the other. Presented without comment on ORD operational efficiency #ChicagosHometownAirline

Ok, yes, I know this is not a traditional nose cone boop. I like to think of the wheels touching down as an alternative boop. Here is a traditional 777 boop for the purists

LUV boop

Agreed! I am only too delighted for you to read a library copy of THE AIRPORT — in all its deceptive* mind-melting** joy of travel — to a small person in your life! *some people are very mad that little Melinda has two dads *Kirkus had a meltdown about all the skin tones, I regrettably kid you not

Last week for this sweet girl

Oh Cleveland. You have pulled at my heart and then broken it so many times in the last four decades. Onward to the ALCS

@apoure25.bsky.social you ok over there?

My take on the design of the new terminal, a grand facade in front of a workaday interior.

When your farmers market run includes an Italian C-130 overhead …

This is clearly not acceptable

It has been *a week* Here’s a Queen

Chicago O’Hare, concourse, 1963 (opened 1962), by CF Murphy Associates. 📷 Bauen + Wohnen, 1963, via ETH-Bibliothek Zürich. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/DeOv2CcR38U/

@apoure25.bsky.social we fight on for another day

Fact: Having an AI enabled bot in your house is kinda sketch. Also fact: if you ask your Alexa bot to play you “hype music,” it will play the following 4 songs in order: 1. Eye of the Tiger 2. Danger Zone 3. We Will Rock You 4. The Rocky theme LETS GO

Something that makes me irrationally irritated is when someone joins a Teams/ Zoom/ video call on camera while walking on a walking pad or treadmill. Yall are making me nauseous.

This is it, the Quality Train Content™ I’ve always wanted to post. A BNSF freight train passing through Everett, WA with several Boeing greenies on their way from Wichita, Kansas to Renton to become 737s!

Well that is… concerning

Saw this greenie parked on Friday. Yesterday she took her first flight & Jason got the proof!

Seattle on a autumnal day with friends is better than almost any city in the world

NLDS anthem flyover. #Dodgers #playingthefieldtv

A last-minute FAA safety review of an FMS software glitch ahead of the impending 737 Max 10 cert revealed that U.S. airlines have all been skipping the latest updates. I wanted to understand why. The answer is exploration of this industry's incredible complexity. (no paywall)

Well THIS is a fun help wanted announcement!