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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋

"Boeing Spins Off Jeppesen & ForeFlight to Private Equity Firm" by Flying Magazine (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - $10B sale to Thoma Bravo includes divisions which were previously acquisitions: Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData & OzRunways. flyingmag.com/boeing-spins-off #aviation #travel #business #avgeek

FLYING Magazine · Boeing Spins Off Jeppesen, ForeFlight to Private Equity FirmThe transaction is expected to close by the end of 2025, pending regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋

"Tracking Concorde & Emirates Takes On DHL: 2025's Best Airline April Fools" by Simple Flying (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - Overview of some aviation-related #AprilFools gags. The big one was FlightRadar24's display of "live" tracking for two fictitious Concorde flights, which fooled a few despite the date. (Concordes have not flown in over 20 years. 18 of 20 airframes built are now in museums.) simpleflying.com/tracking-conc #aviation #travel #avgeek #humor

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Ian Kluft ✈️🎈🌋

"London’s Heathrow Airport prepares to restart flights after major fire nearby shuts down travel" by CNBC (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - Power outage at London Heathrow #LHR #EGLL caused chaos. Restoring power is one of many steps to getting all the operations and services up and running again. Then travelers who didn't cancel can try all at once to proceed to their destinations. cnbc.com/2025/03/21/heathrow-a #aviation #travel #avgeek

CNBCLondon’s Heathrow Airport prepares to restart flights after major fire nearby shuts down travelLondon's Heathrow Airport closed on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation caused a power outage, airport officials said.
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Astro Hawk (Ian Kluft) 🚀🛰️

"China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force Says" by Air & Space Forces Magazine (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - USSF presentation pointed out commercial public data which showed China experimenting with close maneuvering between military satellites. airandspaceforces.com/china-pr #military #space #spacegeek

Air & Space Forces Magazine · China Practicing ‘Dogfighting in Space,’ US Space Force SaysChina has been using experimental satellites to practice “dogfighting” in space, the Space Force officials said on March 18.
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"X-37B Spaceplane Showed New Techniques in Latest Flight" by Air & Space Forces Magazine (#FPNF Fediverse presence not found - if you know them, invite them) - #Boeing #X37B uncrewed #military spaceplane returned from 435 days on orbit to land at Vandenberg in California. This flight demonstrated orbital aerobraking capability. At less than half the previous mission's length, it was the first time a flight was not longer than previous ones. airandspaceforces.com/x-37b-sp #USSF #space #aviation #avgeek

Air & Space Forces Magazine · X-37B Spaceplane Showed New Techniques in Latest FlightX-37B, the secretive Space Force spaceplane, returned to Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 7 after more than a year in orbit.
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