Spitfire Completes Unique Formation Flights With Royal Air Force
To mark the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the legendary fighter, a Spitfire took to the skies with various frontline British aircraft.
https://www.twz.com/air/spitfire-completes-unique-formation-flights-with-royal-air-force
2026-04-20
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @SpaethFlies: In Tokyo, there's a cleaning crew that does the impossible every 12 minutes.
They're called TESSEI. They clean the Shinkansen bullet trains at Tokyo Station.
When a train arrives, it stops for 12 minutes before departing again.
Two minutes for passengers to exit.
Three more for the next batch to board.
That leaves seven.
In those seven minutes, one person must:
- Clean 100 seats
- Wipe every tray table
- Vacuum the floor
- Rotate every seat to face the new direction of travel
- Replace all headrest covers
- Check the overhead bins
- Bow to incoming passengers
Seven. Minutes.
They do this hundreds of times a day.
Harvard Business School published a case study about them.
The New York Times called it "the 7-minute miracle."
Tourists now stand on the platform just to watch.
Before they start, they bow to the train.
When they finish, they line up and bow to the passengers.
They're paid by the hour. Many are in their 50s and 60s.
Japan didn't invent cleaning.
They invented the dignity of doing small things perfectly.
2026-04-20
- twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: Retired Southern Air 747 with no engines still wants to fly under strong wind at Mojave aircraft boneyard
2026-04-20
- twitter_SpaethFlies
Air-Launched Drones Key To Keeping New Army Surveillance Jets Out Of Harms Way
The Army also sees drones launched from ME-11Bs offering a major boost in its ability to peer deep into hostile territory.
https://www.twz.com/air/air-launched-drones-key-to-keeping-new-army-surveillance-jets-out-of-harms-way
2026-04-19
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Iran Reopens Strait Of Hormuz, U.S. Blockade Continues
These moves come as Trump claims the U.S. is helping Iran remove mines from the Strait.
Updating live:
https://www.twz.com/news-features/iran-reopens-strait-of-hormuz-u-s-blockade-continues
2026-04-18
- twitter_thewarzonewire
YFQ-44 Fury Fighter Drone Wraps Contested Operations Test That Could Accelerate Its Fielding
“An 85 percent solution in the hands of a warfighter today is infinitely better than a 100 percent solution that never arrives.”
https://www.twz.com/air/yfq-44-fury-fighter-drone-wraps-contested-operations-test-that-could-accelerate-its-fielding
2026-04-18
- twitter_thewarzonewire
MV-75 Will Be Reconfigurable For Medevac Mission Via Kit, Not Purpose-Built Like HH-60
The Cheyenne II's speed and range will usher in a major leap in the U.S. Army's "dustoff" medical evacuation capability.
https://www.twz.com/air/mv-75-will-be-reconfigurable-for-medevac-mission-via-kit-not-purpose-built-like-hh-60
2026-04-18
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Qatari 747-8i Gifted To Trump For Interim Air Force One Is Undergoing Test Flights
The 747 is being rushed into service and the Air Force now says it is expected to be delivered this summer.
https://www.twz.com/air/qatari-747-8i-gifted-to-trump-for-interim-air-force-one-is-undergoing-test-flights
2026-04-18
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @SpaethFlies: Lufthansa is retiring its A340-600s this fall, which means you have just six months to take a dump on the secret lower deck of a plane
2026-04-18
- twitter_SpaethFlies
Yet another nice timeline and eye candy pics in my @lufthansa #lufthansa100 #lh100 article for @BTUK #avgeek
https://www.businesstraveller.com/insights/features/100-years-of-lufthansa/
2026-04-18
- twitter_SpaethFlies
RT by @SpaethFlies: Spotted this beauty taking off... an Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A340 lifting off.. . Not sure if those are the famous ‘four hair dryers’ under the wings or the bigger Trent 500s, but damn it still looks majestic.
I’m not type-rated on the A340, so I can only admire from far away . These birds are becoming proper unicorns now... AZAL was basically the last airline flying the A340-500 in regularish service, and the whole family is getting retired as everyone moves to more efficient twins like the 787 and A350.
2026-04-18
- twitter_SpaethFlies
Production Of AH-64 Apache’s New Counter-Drone Cannon Shell Ammunition Ramping-Up
The Army anticipates a five-fold increase in procurement of the XM1225 APEX ammo.
https://www.twz.com/air/production-of-ah-64-apaches-new-counter-drone-cannon-shell-ammunition-ramping-up
2026-04-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Army Eyes Drone Tankers To Refuel Its New MV-75 Cheyenne II Tiltrotors
The Army and Bell have pointed to the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 Stingray drone tanker as an example of what could be on the horizon.
https://www.twz.com/air/army-eyes-drone-tankers-to-refuel-its-new-mv-75-cheyenne-ii-tiltrotors
2026-04-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Super-Adaptable Mayhem 10 Swarming Drone Evolved From The Switchblade
AeroVironment's Mayhem 10 is highly-modular and can seek and destroy enemy radars, jam comms, reconnoiter, strike armor and more.
https://www.twz.com/uncategorized/super-adaptable-mayhem-10-swarming-drone-evolved-from-the-switchblade
2026-04-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
Cheap Interceptor Drones Proven In Ukraine Protected U.S. Troops Against Iranian Shaheds
The Army's top official lauded Merops drone's performance defending against Iranian long-range Kamikaze drones.
https://www.twz.com/land/cheap-interceptor-drones-proven-in-ukraine-protected-u-s-troops-against-iranian-shaheds
2026-04-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @thewarzonewire: Wolf Pack Modular Mini Cruise Missiles Pitched For Apache, Black Hawk
Already building launched effects vehicles for the Marine Corps, L3Harris now wants to bring these capabilities to U.S. Army rotorcraft.
https://www.twz.com/air/wolf-pack-modular-mini-cruise-missiles-pitched-for-apache-black-hawk
2026-04-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @thewarzonewire: U.S. Pursuing Iranian-Linked Ships All Over The World In Addition To Its Blockade
The Joint Chiefs Chairman said the U.S. now has a global effort for going after ships related to supporting Iran.
Updating live:
https://www.twz.com/news-features/u-s-pursuing-iranian-linked-ships-all-over-the-world-as-part-of-its-blockade
2026-04-17
- twitter_thewarzonewire
RT by @SpaethFlies: Emirates' SVP of connectivity just said the entire legacy inflight wifi industry "didn't really understand the core technologies" needed to deliver working internet on a plane.
That's a $1.6 billion industry. Gogo, Viasat, Panasonic Avionics, Intelsat, Thales. All selling airlines connectivity for two decades. And one of the world's most premium airlines is now saying it never actually worked.
The physics explain why. Legacy providers used geostationary satellites orbiting at 22,000 miles. Starlink's constellation sits at 340 miles. That distance gap alone changes latency from 600+ milliseconds to under 50. But the real unlock was satellite-to-satellite laser links. Over oceans, legacy systems had nowhere to ground the traffic. The connection just died. Starlink passes data between satellites using lasers until it reaches one over a ground station. They solved a routing problem the industry had accepted as unsolvable.
Emirates is now installing three antennas per A380. Industry first. Two per 777. Because when 500 passengers all try to stream simultaneously in a metal tube at 35,000 feet, one antenna can't handle the bandwidth. Legacy providers never even attempted this.
Here's the stat that tells you everything about suppressed demand. During a recent weather diversion, Emirates had a 25-minute repositioning flight. Nearly 100% of passengers connected and consumed more data over Starlink than passengers typically use on a 7-hour flight with legacy wifi. The demand was always there. The technology was the bottleneck.
Emirates is making it free. All passengers, all cabins, one click. Part of a $5 billion fleet retrofit. 14 aircraft per month. 232 planes done by mid-2027. Qatar Airways saw the announcement and immediately accelerated their own Starlink rollout.
The legacy inflight connectivity providers are watching their entire business get replaced by a company that didn't exist in their industry three years ago.
2026-04-17
- twitter_SpaethFlies
Shareholders’ Meeting: published the slates of candidates for the renewal of the Board of Directors
2026-04-17
- leonardocompany.com
Boeing and Millennium Scale Space Production to Meet Growing Demand
2026-04-17
- boeing.com
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