<p>ICE Air Has a New Contractor. This State Is Asking How It Will Protect the Detainees on Board.<br>—</p><p>A letter to the airline from Connecticut’s attorney general cited ProPublica’s reporting on ICE Air flight attendants, who said it was unclear how shackled detainees would get off a plane in an emergency.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/avelo-airlines-ice-air-connecticut?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/avelo-airlines-ice-air-connecticut?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ave</span><span class="invisible">lo-airlines-ice-air-connecticut?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/connecticut/" rel="tag">#Connecticut</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a></p>
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<p>Connecticut’s attorney general has sent a letter warning Avelo Airlines that it has jeopardized tax breaks and other local support by agreeing to conduct deportation flights for ICE.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/avelo-airlines-ice-air-connecticut?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/avelo-airlines-ice-air-connecticut?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ave</span><span class="invisible">lo-airlines-ice-air-connecticut?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/connecticut/" rel="tag">#Connecticut</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/flights/" rel="tag">#Flights</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a></p>
<p>One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.<br>—</p><p>The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-doge-faa-ast-regulation-spaceflight-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-doge-faa-ast-regulation-spaceflight-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/elo</span><span class="invisible">n-musk-spacex-doge-faa-ast-regulation-spaceflight-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/faa/" rel="tag">#FAA</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/spaceflight/" rel="tag">#Spaceflight</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>
<p>ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, weaken or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines.</p><p>Experts say the changes will cost lives.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-regulation-safety-rollback-sean-duffy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-regulation-safety-rollback-sean-duffy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-dot-regulation-safety-rollback-sean-duffy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#Transportation</a> <a href="/tags/cars/" rel="tag">#Cars</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/trains/" rel="tag">#Trains</a> <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#Transit</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>KORH Minimum Sector Altitude Gotcha <a href="https://blahg.josefsipek.net/?p=612" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>blahg.josefsipek.net/?p=612</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#aviation</a> <a href="/tags/ifr/" rel="tag">#ifr</a> <a href="/tags/flying/" rel="tag">#flying</a></p>
<p>After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans<br>—</p><p>Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/spacex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/spa</span><span class="invisible">cex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a> <a href="/tags/uk/" rel="tag">#UK</a> <a href="/tags/britain/" rel="tag">#Britain</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/faa/" rel="tag">#FAA</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a></p>
<p>Watching the Gary Airshow from Marquette Beach is always a highlight of summer. </p><p><a href="https://www.southshorecva.com/air-show/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.southshorecva.com/air-show/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.southshorecva.com/air-show</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#aviation</a> <a href="/tags/indiana/" rel="tag">#indiana</a> <a href="/tags/airshow/" rel="tag">#airshow</a> <a href="/tags/hoosiermast/" rel="tag">#HoosierMast</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://avgeek.social/@NYCAviation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>NYCAviation</span></a></span> - Aviation news, analysis, planespotting etc, based in NYC</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@UKAviationNews" rel="nofollow">@UKAviationNews</a> - Aviation news site, based in UK</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://avgeek.social/@AirlineReporter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AirlineReporter</span></a></span> - Independent news on airlines, air travel, aviation</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://avgeek.social/@JetTip" rel="nofollow">@JetTip</a> - Tips on interesting planes at particular airports</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@Aviation_Librarian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Aviation_Librarian</span></a></span> - Images from history of air travel</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@DLR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DLR</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@dlr_next" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dlr_next</span></a></span> - German aerospace agency (in German)</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@glebris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>glebris</span></a></span> - Aviation & civil engineer, infrastructure, aircraft, emerging tech</p><p>🧵 1/3</p>
<p>Trump Administration Looking to Slash Environmental Protection Rules for Rocket Launches<br>—</p><p>A draft executive order viewed by ProPublica directs the secretary of transportation to “use all available authorities to eliminate or expedite” environmental reviews for launch licenses — a change Elon Musk’s SpaceX and others have long sought.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-musk-spacex-rocket-launch-environmental-regulation-rollback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>The FAA urged aircraft operators to ensure they have enough fuel in case they are put in a holding pattern due to a rocket explosion.</p><p>We found that several planes ran low on fuel after the Jan. 2025 Starship incident. At least one declared a mayday and crossed the no-fly zone to reach an airport.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/faa-safety-warning-spacex-starship-explosions-airlines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/faa-safety-warning-spacex-starship-explosions-airlines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/faa</span><span class="invisible">-safety-warning-spacex-starship-explosions-airlines?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#Travel</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a></p>
<p>GlobalX flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams and sun-seekers.</p><p>Then the company started expanding into deportation flights.</p><p>“They didn’t tell us these people were going to be shackled, wrists to fucking ankles.”<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/migrants/" rel="tag">#Migrants</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> & <a href="/tags/planes/" rel="tag">#Planes</a> picks of the day:</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://avgeek.social/@AirlineReporter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AirlineReporter</span></a></span> - Independent aviation news site, founded 2008</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@UKAviationNews" rel="nofollow">@UKAviationNews</a> - Aviation news site based in UK</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://live.acarsdrama.com/@acarsdrama" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>acarsdrama</span></a></span> - Notable ACARS messages from aircraft</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://avgeek.social/@JetTip" rel="nofollow">@JetTip</a> - Alert service for interesting planes at airports</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@Aviation_Librarian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Aviation_Librarian</span></a></span> - Retro photos of old airlines, airports etc</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@flightgear" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>flightgear</span></a></span> - Free open source flight simulator</p><p>➡️ <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@DLR" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DLR</span></a></span> & <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@dlr_next" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dlr_next</span></a></span> - Germany's official aerospace agency (in German)</p><p>🧵 1/3</p>
<p>“‘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.</p><p>“It was as if the detainees’ lives were worthless,’” said another.</p><p>Revisit our <a href="/tags/3/" rel="tag">#3</a> most-read story of 2025: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ins</span><span class="invisible">ide-ice-air-deportation-flights?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/journalism/" rel="tag">#Journalism</a></p>
<p>“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk<br>---</p><p>The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/spa</span><span class="invisible">cex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>
<p>The FAA once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/faa-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/faa-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/faa</span><span class="invisible">-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/rockets/" rel="tag">#Rockets</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>