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A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving
was instead deported to Honduras
in violation of a court order, according to her attorney.
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19,
had already passed through security at Boston Logan International Airport on Nov. 20
when she was told there was an issue with her boarding pass,
said attorney Todd Pomerleau.
The Babson College student was then detained by immigration off…

@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it
2025-12-30 01:54:15

"flying cars are the future" they said
gothamist.com/news/1-dead-1-cr

@floheinstein@chaos.social
2025-11-28 10:59:00

I'm sitting at Zurich Airport waiting to pick someone up. Next to me sits a German person who has propped up their iPad on their suitcase. They are in a video conference with several people from banks and legal, discussing tax "optimization" from Germany by buying real estate in different US states and pretending to live elsewhere. On loudspeaker.
"Don't make a bank account, don't change your drivers license. We have checklists we can provide you."

@gscherer2@social.linux.pizza
2025-12-22 16:06:19

Flame Skimmer Dragonfly hanging onto a branch with its mandibles. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. October 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4. #laarboretum #dragonfly #flameskimmer

Close up of dragonfly, hanging on the side of a branch, against an out of focus green background.  The dragonfly's body is bright reddish orange.  The wings are lacy and transparent, shading from reddish near the body to clear at the wingtips.
@cosmicray@mastodon.social
2025-10-20 06:15:11

It was a beautiful day for #flying in southern California. Visibility was at least 90 miles, and I managed to squeeze nearly 2 hours out of a few thermals near Warner Springs before making a stop at Santa Catalina Island on the way home.
#aviation

A Schweizer 1-26E glider, white with red and blue stripes, sitting on a dirt runway under clear, blue skies, a row of other gliders behind it.
View over the Pacific Ocean towards the sun. The sea is calm, there are a few clouds. Santa Catalina Island is visible to the right, an in the far distance, San Clemente Island rises above the horizon
Auroral view of Santa Catalina Island on a clear, sunny, calm day
A bicycle (with fenders and pannier bags) and an airplane (a Cessna 172, white with blue and red stripes, stand on an airport apron at sunset
@servelan@newsie.social
2025-12-11 04:02:39

"the section reverses safety changes put in place following the crash between an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29. According to investigators, it was difficult for the helicopter pilots to hear dispatches from National Airport’s traffic control."
National Transportation Safety Board ‘vehemently opposes’ NDAA provision
thehill.com/homenews/house/564

@stefan@gardenstate.social
2025-12-06 15:59:42

I can hear some fighter jets flying around Teterboro airport though I have yet to see one in the sky yet.
#newjersey

@gscherer2@social.linux.pizza
2025-10-13 15:00:54

Flame Skimmer dragonfly resting on a green branch. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. #laarboretum #dragonfly #flameskimmer

A flame skimmer dragonfly, seen from above, resting on a green branch.  The body and head are bright orange, and the wings shade from bright orange near the body to nearly transparent at the tips.  The background is out of focus foliage.

Mark Bray, a historian who has taught courses on anti-fascism at Rutgers university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport late on Wednesday when he was informed at the boarding gate that reservations for him and his family had been cancelled.
“‘Someone’ cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second,” Bray posted on Bluesky. “We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared’.”
Th…