Edward Russell
@byerussell.com
Fascinated by things that go and the infrastructure around them. Words: The Washington Post, The Points Guy, CNN Travel, and more. E-bike dad. Runner, cyclist, hiker, swimmer. https://linktr.ee/mrerussell | Signal: byer.32
Who's ready for LATAM's first Embraer E195-E2? The airline's initial service plan for the jet includes 4 new destinations and 8 new routes in Brazil by March 2027. Revenue flights begin Nov. 3. “We’re very excited and anxious," LATAM CEO Roberto Alvo said. www.flightglobal.com/strategy/202...
The sale of EasyJet to a private equity firm could create opportunities for Lufthansa "for example, in Berlin or Geneva," group CEO Carsten Spohr said. EasyJet is the largest airline at both BER and GVA.
Lufthansa’s Spohr watching for ‘market opportunities’ from potential EasyJet deal
Lufthansa Group looks to follow ITA Airways acquisition with TAP Air Portugal stake.
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Air India taps former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam as its next chief executive.
Air India Taps Ethiopian Airlines Veteran Gebremariam as CEO
Air India Ltd. announced Tewolde Gebremariam will succeed Campbell Wilson as the chief executive officer amid the Tata Group-owned carrier’s struggles to recover from last year’s deadly plane crash an...
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Allegiant began selling on Expedia in July, it first-time ever distributing through an online travel agent, and already ~3% of total bookings are through Expedia with more than half from new customers.
Allegiant flights are now available on Expedia - The Points Guy
Allegiant Air is selling flights on Expedia as it expands sales following Sun Country merger.
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Lufthansa is ready to debut its first 777-9 next summer — but also for further delays.
Lufthansa keeps options open ahead of planned 777-9 service start
Boeing set for long-awaited delivery of first 777Xs to Lufthansa in the first quarter of 2027.
flightglobal.com
Ontario’s lesson is simple. Speed safety cameras are effective. We need more of them. Removing them invites disaster. Don’t do it.
Automated Traffic Enforcement Is More Popular Than You Think
Cameras that ticket drivers who run red lights and speed are effective and widely popular with city residents. So why are they banned in so many places?
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American will end Landline bus service at O'Hare in October.
American to End Landline Service at O’Hare | AirlineGeeks.com
American Airlines will wind down its Landline motorcoach service at Chicago O’Hare later this year.
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"The post-COVID era of uncertainty for [Boeing] is over." via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social @jonostrower.com
Boeing poised to finally unlock 737’s potential as FAA certifies Max 7
Fifteen-year development saga comes to a close for smallest Max jet
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Trump's arch would alter “one of the most magnificent” views in DC, a new Park Service review finds. The issue? It's sheer size. #washingtondc @emmbadger.bsky.social
Park Service Finds Trump’s Arch Could Detract From Dozens of Historic Places (Gift Article)
The 250-foot-tall edifice would alter views across Washington and Arlington Cemetery.
nytimes.com
Drive throughs do have a place but not in cities or dense urban areas (and really, along stroads isn't a great place either).
In California, Some Cities Are Done With Drive-Throughs
The state gave rise to fast-food culture decades ago, but some cities are spurning drive-throughs because of the environmental and aesthetic impacts.
nytimes.com
TIL there's a neighborhood near the Mexico City airport built by a spider.
Must-read piece from @byerussell.com on United's vision for Dulles. I don't know if Dulles needs to be the best airport in the country (much less the world..) but it deserves a plan that isn't so ad hoc byerussell.substack.com/p/uniteds-vi...
United's Vision for Dulles is a Go
The devil is in the details of the revitalization of Washington Dulles International Airport.
byerussell.substack.com
A 15-story garage "would make the parking deck taller than the main terminal... likely block most views of the historic terminal." The rail platform is where it is precisely because under federal law (Section 4f) it couldn't block the "historic" parking lot view.
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2d agoOne part of Trump's $22 billion makeover of Dulles that's been missed is his big, beautiful, world-record 32,000-spot parking garage. That's *way* more parking than recent estimates show the airport needs, and it would tower over the historic terminal: www.notus.org/metro/dulles...
United plans to send the CRJ550 (or 450?) to Mexico at some point in the near future. GoJet, the main operator of the type for UA, filed permissions to operated across the border. $UAL #AvGeek www.regulations.gov/document/DOT...
My take on the Dulles renderings dropped by the White House last week? "This is not a coherent design for Dulles and should not be treated as one." Read why: byerussell.substack.com/p/uniteds-vi...
United's Vision for Dulles is a Go
The devil is in the details of the revitalization of Washington Dulles International Airport.
byerussell.substack.com
That Saul Bass tulip 767 👀 #AvGeek
Airport Architecture@airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · 2d agoLos Angeles, Tom Bradley International Terminal construction (opened 1984), by William Pereira & Associates, Daniel Dworsky and Associates, Bonito Sinclair and Associates, and John Williams and Associates. 📷 Elisa Leonelli/Claremont Colleges Library. #airportarchitecture
The FAA has certified the third and smallest member of the 737 MAX family, the -7. Launch customer Southwest aims to introduce it on revenue flights by early next year: www.flightglobal.com/strategy/202...
I get why people dislike the mobile lounges at Dulles, but still I will miss them for their weird vision of a future that never came.
Find me here, opining on one of my local airports!
Edward Russell@byerussell.com · 2d agoUnited's plan for Dulles airport is a go. And, no, I'm not focused on the AI slop-esque renderings — “These aren’t real designs," @jgbollard.bsky.social told me — but the green light to transform Dulles into another Atlanta with better architecture.
I also second @bgoldst.bsky.social's comment here: “The best airports have specificity and speak to you of the place where you are. The DC region has a lot of personality and placeness but the renderings have ignored those aspects." Saarinen's elements have a VIBE that shouldn't be tossed aside.
Edward Russell@byerussell.com · 2d agoUnited's plan for Dulles airport is a go. And, no, I'm not focused on the AI slop-esque renderings — “These aren’t real designs," @jgbollard.bsky.social told me — but the green light to transform Dulles into another Atlanta with better architecture.
United's plan for Dulles airport is a go. And, no, I'm not focused on the AI slop-esque renderings — “These aren’t real designs," @jgbollard.bsky.social told me — but the green light to transform Dulles into another Atlanta with better architecture.
United's Vision for Dulles is a Go
The devil is in the details of the revitalization of Washington Dulles International Airport.
byerussell.substack.com
Remember that days-long situation in LA a few months ago where a big chemical tank was at risk of exploding? Here’s an unexpected consequence of that factory shutdown.
Reuters@reuters.com · 2d agoPlanemakers and repair shops take steps to conserve aircraft windows in tight market reut.rs/4wHH9Nw
NEW: WestJet and its flight attendants union, CUPE, reach a tentative deal ending the strike. The airline can begin resuming flights.
Metro unveiled the bus network redesign, “Better Bus,” in 2025. Since, ridership has fallen and buses slowed. Why? It’s complicated but some mix of a lack of dedicated lanes, changed commuting patterns and the innate human resistance to anything new. #washingtondc @rachelweiner.bsky.social
Metro tried to make bus service better. Somehow, ridership and speeds are both down
A year after Better Bus, reviews are mixed.
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WestJet, Canada's second largest airline, shut down in the wee hours of Sunday morning after flight attendants walked off the job.
Canada's WestJet grounds flights as flight attendants strike - The Points Guy
WestJet cabin crew strike over pay.
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All eyes on WestJet as it prepares for flight attendants to potentially strike at 12:01am tonight. The Calgary-based carrier has cancelled a quarter of its flights today in preparation.
Breaking news: Federal prosecutors moved to drop a criminal charge filed against a former Olympian who had been accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool, suggesting that the damage was instead due to a rushed installation.
Prosecutors drop Reflecting Pool damage charge against former Olympian
Trump has claimed vandals deliberated damaged the pool, but prosecutors say internal documents show it was likely contractor error.
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