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@gaellebris

Aero & civil engineer. Planner. | VP & Tech Fellow at WSP. Groupe ADP alumnus. | Skeets reflect personal opinion. Following, likes & reskeets β‰  endorsements. | Talk about #airports, #aviation, #engineering, #infrastructure, #mobility & #transportation πŸšπŸ›©οΈβœˆοΈπŸš€

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Construction images at Gander airport, started in 1937 in the middle of the Newfoundland wilderness , the railway, the only infrastructure providing material, equipment & workers. The town would come some 20 years later. For more images & info www.ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org/_html_thirty...

09.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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[Aviation] 8 mars 1910 / 2026 β€’ Γ‰lise Deroche (1882-1919) - connue sous le pseudonyme de baronne Raymonde de Laroche - est la premiΓ¨re femme au monde Γ  dΓ©crocher son brevet de pilote ✈️ - brevet de l'AΓ©ro-Club de France nΒ°36 datΓ© du... 8 mars 1910 ! #JournΓ©eDesDroitsDesFemmes #8mars

08.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Italy: "Leonardo reveals tiltrotor ambition with new design concept"

Vertical Plus with the March 2, 2026 article:
verticalmag.com/news/leonard...

#rotorcraft #tiltrotor #VTOL #NGRC #nextgenerationrotorcraftcapalities

07.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Why Yuri Gagarin wasn’t the first in space – and who beat him to it Everyone knows Yuri Gagarin as the first person to go to space. But was he? Literary historian Vladimir Brljak tells the tale of the intrepid balloonists who first flew beyond the blue terrestrial sky, challenging the definition of where our world begins to end

Everyone knows Yuri Gagarin as the first person to go to space. But was he? Literary historian Vladimir Brljak tells the tale of the intrepid balloonists who first flew beyond the blue terrestrial sky, challenging the definition of where our world begins to end

07.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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#OTD in 1836, Davy Crockett died at the Alamo. His descendant Lt. Davy Crockett was a U.S. Navy Hellcat pilot during WWII. After being shot down and captured in France in 1944, he was taken to Toulon where the German commander surrendered the arsenal and his 500 men to Crockett.

07.03.2026 01:00 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

That's how you do a celebratory livery! πŸ₯°

06.03.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“Έ: MusΓ©e Air France. Or else... πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

06.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, what?! That's it? 😧 All U.S. aircraft operators should proudly compete for the most magnificent special livery and take the French Revolution bicentennial livery of Concorde as a benchmark! ✈️ #avgeeks #aviation

06.03.2026 22:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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a woman is holding a glass of wine and sending healing juju ! ALT: a woman is holding a glass of wine and sending healing juju !

Hope surgery went well... Sending healing vibes. Take care!

06.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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All-737 operator GOL is adding five A330-900s to its fleet. Deliveries are expected to begin this year.

06.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Jet fuel prices soar as Iran war squeezes supply More flights resume across Middle East despite some refuelling disruptions in Oman

Jet fuel prices soar as Iran war squeezes supply ft.trib.al/Pkkk3nZ

05.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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90 years ago today, the Spitfire prototype made its first flight, which lasted eight minutes. Captain Joseph Summers was the pilot. β€œDon't touch anything” was said by Captain Summers at the end of the flight. This led to the myth 1/2

#Spitfire90

05.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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US and Mideast countries seek Kyiv’s drone expertise as Russia-Ukraine talks put on ice Ukraine announced earlier this year that it would begin exporting low-cost interceptor drones specifically designed to hunt and destroy Iranian Shaheds.

Ukraine announced earlier this year that it would begin exporting low-cost interceptor drones specifically designed to hunt and destroy Iranian Shaheds.

05.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Embraer and Valkyrie Aero expand A‑29 Super Tucano capabilities for C-UAS mission New AI-based technology provided by Valkyrie Aero to be added to the comprehensive A-29 sensors and weapons used to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems

New AI-based technology provided by Valkyrie Aero to be added to the comprehensive A-29 sensors and weapons used to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems:
www.embraer.com/media-center...

04.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join Jack Christine leader of the multibillion-dollar Destination CLT expansion at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, for a keynote at the TRB Symposium on Aviation Innovation & Research, June 8–11 in Dayton, OH. Register to hear more about workforce partnerships: https://ow.ly/98Zp50Yok1a

04.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flight paths of evacuation flights via Muscat from Smartwings, Enter Air, and Lufthansa.

Flight paths of evacuation flights via Muscat from Smartwings, Enter Air, and Lufthansa.

Some of the evacuation flights operating through Muscat, where airspace has remained open. flightradar24.com/multiview/3e...

04.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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a man is sitting at a desk with the words you 've lost another submarine ALT: a man is sitting at a desk with the words you 've lost another submarine

I lost count of how many times I've watched this movie. πŸ‘

03.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Some (faded) Art Deco splendour from Brighton City Airport (terminal building 1936). Oldest purpose built airport in the world & oldest airport in the UK

01.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Le prochain SNLE 4G sera « l’Invincible et naviguera en 2036m, annonce le PR depuis la base de l’Ile Longue qui prΓ©vient qu’il faut « rehausserΒ Β» nos moyens nuclΓ©aires 1/

02.03.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic showing closed airspace in red, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Syria, Qatar, and Bahrain. Active Conflict zone airspace in Orange: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Restricted airspace, but not formally closed in yellow: Lebanon, Jordan, UAE.

Graphic showing closed airspace in red, including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Syria, Qatar, and Bahrain. Active Conflict zone airspace in Orange: Afghanistan and Pakistan. Restricted airspace, but not formally closed in yellow: Lebanon, Jordan, UAE.

Airspace status as of 1500 UTC.

28.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 6
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Atlanta airport leaders unveil exhibit showcasing 100 years of history The exhibit comes just months before hundreds of thousands of fans from around the world will descend on Atlanta for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Airport leaders are showcasing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s (ATL) 100-year history. The new exhibit connects Concourses D and E, featuring various milestones and ATL’s role during the Civil Rights Movement www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2026/02/27/a... #ATL #airport #avgeek

27.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA shakes up its Artemis program to speed up lunar return Launching SLS every three and a half years or so is not a recipe for success."

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced sweeping changes to the Artemis program this morning, including an increased cadence of missions and the cancellation of an expensive rocket stage.

27.02.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Hostomel Airport, north of Kyiv, 4 years ago today.

A pair of Ukrainian Air Force Su-24M tactical bombers drop 500 kg parachute-retarded bombs onto Russian VDV airborne infantry assaulting the airfield.

24.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 759 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 16

BREAKING: ROTOR ACT FAILS TO PASS HOUSE AFTER NOT RECEIVING TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE IN STUNNING SETBACK FOR FAMILIES & SENATE AUTHOR CHAIR TED CRUZ.

24.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Airbus unveils next generation rotorcraft concepts for NATO studies Airbus Helicopters has unveiled its next generation rotorcraft concepts to address the NATO NGRC study requirements.

fly.airbus.com/3MCmlFl

23.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quite obvious... Either the horse or the aliens. Or both, in cahoot with the Illuminati operatives hiding in the APM tunnels. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈπŸ΄πŸ‘½πŸ›Έ #airports #DEN

23.02.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The ice runway at Alton Bay Seaplane Base (B18) on New Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee has set a new seasonal landing record. https://bit.ly/4qKcMlB

21.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA declares Boeing’s botched Starliner flight a mishap on-par with deadly space-shuttle disasters NASA leadership on Thursday outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the space agency’s culture of safety and accountability

NASA leadership on Thursday outlined how 2024’s glitch-plagued Boeing Starliner mission jeopardized astronaut welfare and the space agency’s culture of safety and accountability

19.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11
With the landing of Chandrayaan-3 in 2023, India became the first nation to achieve a soft landing near the Moon’s south pole and only the fourth country to accomplish a lunar soft landing overall.
Image credit: Indian Space Research Organisation.

With the landing of Chandrayaan-3 in 2023, India became the first nation to achieve a soft landing near the Moon’s south pole and only the fourth country to accomplish a lunar soft landing overall. Image credit: Indian Space Research Organisation.

Opinion piece: India’s frugal #space innovation offers key lessons for #EmergingNations. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/chLl50Yi5Z3

#ISRO #India #Chandrayaan3 #SpaceProgram #NASA #MAVENOrbiter

19.02.2026 18:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0