Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 10mThe Twin Cities will open the 14.5-mile Green Line extension to Eden Prairie in June 2027. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0... 020
Reposted by Edward RussellAmtrak Cascades @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov · 1hToday's the day! Jump on Trains 503, 508, 516 and 519 to enjoy the new Amtrak Cascades trains. Super comfy seats. Tray tables in Triplicate - not even kidding! Adjustable cupholders. There is nothing like that new train smell.💚🤎🤍 49620
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1hAmtrak's first Airo trainset is on its maiden revenue run on the @amtrakcascades.wsdot.wa.gov from Seattle en route to Eugene via Portland. The new trains dramatically increase seating capacity and, hopefully, passenger comfort. 191
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 1hAlaska Airlines plans 8 new intercontinental routes — 3 more than before — by 2030. Where might the airline fly? Execs are mum but a presentation described them as "JV opportunities" — maybe Dublin, Madrid and more Tokyo?flightglobal.comAlaska plans eight more intercontinental routes, new joint venturesThe Oneworld alliance carrier plans 15 intercontinental routes from Seattle in the next four years. 120
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 2hIs it time to end the Heathrow Express? Ending the pricey rail line that connects Paddington and the airport would open track space for Elizabeth Line trains that carry travelers into and through central London on only a slightly longer journeys.theguardian.comLondon transfer: is it time to kill off the Heathrow Express?With fares high and passenger numbers low, plans for a third runway could bring the train’s future into question 362
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 2hHow student journalists broke the “Cornell Seven” casethecut.comHow Student Journalists Broke the ‘Cornell Seven’ Case“Our coverage was absolutely completely raw from the lawsuit and nothing was concealed. At a minimum, that’s what we can do as the student newspaper.” 040
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 18hThe goal for Alaska with its new premium 737 MAX 10s is to close what it considers a “key product gap” in its offering for high-end West Coast fliers. Expect to eventually see the planes in Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle. www.flightglobal.com/strategy/202... 3121
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 23hAlaska will fly two 737-10 layouts: Premium in the Aurora livery with 159 seats, including 12 lie-flat suites and 12 premium economy seats. Standard in the Chester livery with 188 seats; that's 10 more seats than on the 737-9s. 060
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 29/09/2026Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci kicking off the group's media and investor day in Seattle. www.flightglobal.com/strategy/202... 130
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 29/09/2026Come for the run around Hollywood Burbank Airport, stay for the aviation history 🏃♂️✈️ www.instagram.com/p/Dd2P1S3BtcX/ #running #avgeek 0142
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 29/09/2026Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification — something that was previously expected as soon as this week — on hold as FAA evaluates go-around software bugflightglobal.comBoeing Max 10 certification on hold as FAA evaluates go-around software bugThe problem also affects software in the 737 Max 7 and an undisclosed number of in-service jets. 052
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 29/09/2026The Airbus A350F completed a little over 4h maiden sortie on Tuesday.flightglobal.comAirbus A350F completes maiden flightAirframer plans service entry of twinjet cargo aircraft in 2027. 010
Reposted by Edward RussellSeth Miller @wandrme.paxex.aero · 29/09/2026If I'm reading this correctly Alaska Airlines says 25% of its long-haul pax ex-SEA carry its cobrand credit card. That's an impressive stat. 5172
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 29/09/2026Alaska Airlines will expand its long-haul network from Seattle faster than previously planned. The airline now forecasts 15 long-haul routes (Europe, Asia, etc) by 2030, up from its previous guidance of ~10. It flies or has announced 6 to date (NRT, ICN, FCO, LHR, ATH, CDG). 170
Reposted by Edward RussellAirport Architecture @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · 29/09/2026Alaska Airlines is investing millions in product. One detail — first reported by Airport Architecture — is its giant new Seattle-Tacoma lounge will feature an outdoor terrace (sorry, no pics yet), the first for the airline's lounge network. byerussell.substack.com/p/seattle-ta... 1213
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 29/09/2026New from Alaska: business class suites and premium economy seats on its 787s and select 737-10s — yup, MAX 10s with lie-flats — plus Hawaiian A330s all coming in 2028. It's part of CEO Ben Minicucci's aim to turn the airline into a “premium global carrier." www.flightglobal.com/strategy/202... 1131
Reposted by Edward RussellClément Alloing @calloing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And she is in the sky 🥰🥰🥰 First flight today at #Toulouse #Airport for the first @airbus.com #A350F #FWXLD. Follow #AIB01LD on @airnavradar.com #Avgeeks #Avgeek 12312
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 28/09/2026My ride to Seattle today ✈️ My travel is courtesy of Alaska Airlines. #AvGeek 1172
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 28/09/2026I love an airport you can easily walk to. 📍 Hollywood-Burbank byerussell.substack.com/p/the-pedest... 1150
Reposted by Edward RussellEmily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.wisn.comSkydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airportFour people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m. 122101762622
Reposted by Edward RussellPayton Chung @westnorth.com · 28/09/2026It's extended metaphor time! Imagine if the only restaurants you could choose from were all you can eat buffets - or fancy tapas bars. That would be silly, but it's akin to the absurd housing choices that result from "tall or sprawl" zoning. My latest in @ggwash.org ggwash.org/view/104984/...ggwash.orgA trip to Zoning WorldLet’s take the family to Zoning World, the most tedious place on earth! If only we had a (missing) middle (housing) ground. 1113
Reposted by Edward RussellAirport Architecture @airportarchitecture.byerussell.com · 28/09/2026Hollywood-Burbank, PSA Terminal/Terminal B, 1981 (opened 1974), by Pederson and Stice. 📷 Los Angeles Public Library. #airportarchitecture www.instagram.com/p/Dd1hIiqs2fs/ 0121
Reposted by Edward RussellMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026NEWS: A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the federal bribery trial of Ward 8 Council member Trayon White. What happens next is the big question: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/trayon...washingtonsun.comJudge Declares a Mistrial in Trayon White’s Bribery CaseThe mistrial means that White, who would have been ineligible for public office in D.C. if convicted, can remain on the D.C. Council — at least for now. 0123
Reposted by Edward RussellphotoJDL @photojdl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today's 'flickr search of the day' "Canadianrockies2026" 0141
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 28/09/2026Enjoyed a long wait at LA Union Station last night. Got one heck of a sunset 🚊 @metrolosangeles.bsky.social 081
Reposted by Edward RussellPeter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've been looking at this BART Golden Gate Bridge image for years. Finally checked to see what 1960s engineers had to say. Was the bridge built for trains? Could BART safely run on the bridge? And how would trains get there? (An elevated track on Lombard?) 🚆 🌁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...sfchronicle.comBART once planned to cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Then politics got in the wayBefore the Transbay Tube was built, BART dreamed of crossing the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s why it never happened. 36013
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 28/09/2026Terminal 5 at LAX is completely gone! (They’re building a replacement that *should* open by the 2028 Olympics) 3327
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 27/09/2026They're ripping out the hallway carpet in Concourse C-D at Dulles Airport in favor of polished concrete. Yay/nay? 7101
Reposted by Edward RussellNeil Flanagan 🧱🗃️ @jgbollard.bsky.social · 27/09/2026To the woman I saw unicycling down the Mall with a running stroller: I know you’re on here. 325424
Reposted by Edward RussellThe Air Current @theaircurrent.com · 27/09/2026Boeing faces potential 737 Max 10 certification delay as FAA reviews software issue theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatc... (via @juliejohnsson.bsky.social & @jonostrower.com) #staycurrenttheaircurrent.comBoeing faces potential 737 Max 10 delay as FAA reviews software issueCertification timing hinges on federal safety review of flight management software 3237
Reposted by Edward RussellYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026Brightline has filed for bankruptcy, hoping to slash $6 billion in debt. This is not expected to affect day-to-day operations.ft.comPrivate equity-backed Florida railway company Brightline files for bankruptcyOrlando-to-Miami route seeking to popularise high-speed rail in US has filed for Chapter 11 to cut nearly $6bn in debt 03010
Reposted by Edward RussellFietser Brandon @americanfietser.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Get your greens by bike. 🌳 0322
Reposted by Edward RussellBrutalismbot @brutalismbot.com · 25/09/2026The Washington, DC Metro - Rosslyn Station r/brutalism 09618
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026“This is not about generating actual loyalty. It’s about selling more benefits to the credit card companies and reaping the benefits, making the cash out of it.” @crankyflier.com summed up the modern airport lounge business perfectly on The Air Show. open.spotify.com/episode/1151... 240
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026The layout of the Atlanta airport is arguably the most operationally and cost efficient for a hub, whether or not passengers like it. The history of the design: byerussell.substack.com/p/in-praise-...byerussell.substack.comIn Praise of AtlantaAtlanta's midfield terminal defined what a hub airport should look like 084
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026Delta is taking a conservative approach of transatlantic travel next summer. Unlike competitors American and United, it has only announced 3 new routes (more could come) in the market. 📍 Austin-Paris 📍 Boston-Venice 📍 Detroit-Athens All are destinations it already serves. 150
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026Alaska expects the FAA to sign off on the 737 MAX 10 by end-September, with entry-into-service with the airline between April and mid-May 2027.reuters.comAlaska Air expects Boeing 737 MAX 10 certification this monthAlaska Air expects Boeing's 737 MAX 10 to be certified by the end of September and plans to take delivery of its first aircraft next spring, Chief Operating Officer Jason Berry told Reuters on Thursd... 283
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026Brightline's bankruptcy reminds of the fact that passenger rail operations cannot fund capital expansion. It's true around the world and the few rail operators, like the MTR in Hong Kong, that turn a profit are because they are property developers as well. www.gobrightline.com/press-room/2... 3100
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026JSX CEO Alex Wilcox on @heartaerospace.bsky.social's ES-36: "Someone needs to build it. No one's building 30- to 50-seat airplanes anymore other than ATR. For something that's going to have 40% of the energy costs ... I think that's the future." thepointsguy.com/news/jsx-cal... 071
Reposted by Edward RussellYonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 25/09/2026Several of Paris Metro’s new lines (Grand Paris Express) will have openings delayed, after years of delays. New schedule: —Dec 2026: M18 part 1 —2027: M15 part 1, M18 part 2 —2028: M16/M17 part 1 —2029: M16/M17 part 2 —2030: M17 part 3/M18 part 3 —2031: M15 part 2 www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/... 1325
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 25/09/2026More than 500 Airbus A321neos, including XLRs, suffer from a quality defect in the latest stress to the aircraft supply chain. Affected aircraft will require rework, reports @jonostrower.com.theaircurrent.comNew A321neo quality defect adds pressure to Airbus delivery scheduleRoughly 500 aircraft in-service and at various stages of manufacture are affected 0112
Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 24/09/2026The new LAX People Mover is officially delayed to 2027. It was originally due to open in 2023. Will it ever open, @crankyflier.com?laist.comMore delays: LAX train contractor buys more time for testingThe opening of the long-awaited LAX People Mover train is getting pushed back, again. 3141