“‘If a fire occurs in the cabin, if we land on water, don’t check on the immigrants. Just make sure that you and the guards and the people that work for the government get off," one flight attendant was told.

“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.

Revisit our #3 most-read story of 2025: propublica.org/article/inside-…

#ICE #Immigration #Deportation #Immigrants #Aviation #Journalism

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

Flight attendants for GlobalX, a private charter airline used in migrant deportations, say life on board wasn’t what they signed up for.

^{McKenzie Funk (ProPublica)}

Allright, I'm taking the bait...

Any #aviation and enthusiasts around here? For all the _red_ circles, we don't know (yet) what the #aircraft type is. You can easily link the correct wikidata entry (but you need an #OpenStreetMap account)

Or if you live closeby, you can actually add a picture #aviationPhotography

#AVGeek

mapcomplete.org/historic_aircr…

Maybe @Aviation_Librarian or @cvvhrn or their followers can help out?

(Edit: updatet link to official theme)

Historic aircraft

A map showing all historic, permanently installed aircraft

^{mapcomplete.org}

LEt's retweet this again!

GlobalX flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams and sun-seekers.

Then the company started expanding into deportation flights.

“They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled, wrists to fucking ankles.”
propublica.org/article/inside-…

#News #ICE #Immigration #Deportation #Aviation #Immigrants #Migrants #Trump newsie.social/@ProPublica/1142…

Inside ICE Air: What It’s Like to Be a Deportation Flight Attendant

Flight attendants for GlobalX, a private charter airline used in migrant deportations, say life on board wasn’t what they signed up for.

^ProPublica

Hahahahahahaha (thanks to @AE4WX )

New Jersey Guide to Aircraft Identification

#dronepanic #drones #aviation

So, the ham radio folks who have been telling me there will be no fallout from Israel using exploding (fake/counterfeit) Icoms

Flightaware: "Dubai's Emirates Airlines has banned passengers from carrying pagers and walkie-talkies on its flights, following last month's attacks on Lebanese group Hezbollah involving communication devices that exploded."

flightaware.com/squawks/view/1…

#aviation #hamradio #radios

Scientists make ‘exciting’ breakthrough in Amelia Earhart mystery

"Hidden letters and numbers discovered on aluminium panel believed to be from famous aviator’s aircraft"

#aviation #history #Earhart #AmeliaEarhart #interesting

independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

Scientists make ‘exciting’ breakthrough in Amelia Earhart mystery

^{Maroosha Muzaffar (The Independent)}

"The #aviation industry accounts for 5% of #carbon emissions, which might not sound like much to a lot of people. But when you think about the fact that 1% of people in the world account for 50% of carbon emissions from flying you begin to realize that the aviation industry is: firstly, projected to grow; and secondly, associated with a lot of privilege in the Global North."

atmos.earth/tori-tsui-climate-…

Conserving Biodiversity, Preserving Mental Health

Activist Tori Tsui dismantles the euro-centricity and ableism of ‘eco-anxiety’ and outlines why mental health is planetary health.

^Atmos