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06/07/2026

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06/07/2026

American Airlines is suspending some routes at Charlotte Douglas International Airport over rising jet fuel costs, CBS News reported.

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06/07/2026

𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐧 "𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞" 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐰 — 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭.

Delta is at the top again.

But don't let that fool you — 2026 was the closest race in the history of The Points Guy's annual Best Airlines Report.

United Airlines and Southwest finished right on Delta's heels.

In fact, United had a real shot at the crown.

What stopped them?

The highest rate of mishandled bags in the entire industry.

One category. That's all it took.

Meanwhile, American Airlines had the worst cancellation rate of any carrier — but still won the loyalty category thanks to the value of its AAdvantage miles.

And budget airline Allegiant, with no lounges and no frills, quietly posted the best reliability numbers in the country.

Delta didn't lead a single individual category this year. It just never finished far from the top in any of them.

The rankings are based on real DOT data — on-time performance, cancellations, baggage, fees, cabin features, and loyalty programs.

Which airline do YOU think deserves the title — and does your personal experience match these rankings?

06/07/2026

🚗🧑‍🚀 Imagine spending months piloting spacecraft worth billions of dollars...
..and then being told you're not allowed to drive a car.

After returning from space, astronauts are typically prohibited from driving for 21 days. Not because they forgot how—but because their brains have adapted to a world without gravity.

In orbit, the vestibular system inside the inner ear no longer works the way it does on Earth. The brain learns to ignore gravity-related signals, muscles weaken, coordination changes, and even the perception of motion can become distorted.

When astronauts finally return home, something as ordinary as walking in a straight line can feel strange. Driving a vehicle, where split-second reactions matter, becomes a serious safety risk.

It takes weeks of rehabilitation before the body fully trusts gravity again.

🌍 The journey back to Earth is often harder than the journey into space.

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06/07/2026

06/07/2026

NASA just broke the sound barrier… quietly.

Meet the X-59 — NASA's quiet supersonic research aircraft, 10 years in the making.

On its historic flight over the Mojave Desert, it hit Mach 1.1... roughly 1,147 km/h... at 44,340 feet.

Same skies where Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947.

But unlike every supersonic jet before it, the X-59 doesn't shake the ground below. Instead of a thundering boom, it produces only a quiet thump.

Here's the big picture...

Supersonic flight over land is currently banned worldwide. The sonic boom is too disruptive for communities below.

NASA's plan? Fly the X-59 over real neighborhoods. Measure how people react. Then hand that data to regulators — and push to rewrite the rules.

If it works, supersonic passenger flights over land could become a reality.

Next step: a "mission conditions" flight reaching Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet. That's what this plane was truly built for.

The quiet supersonic age just began. 🌐💨

📸 Credit: NASA / Jim Ross

06/06/2026

Another 737...






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06/06/2026

787 Engine up close!






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06/06/2026

A350-1000 or 777X, which aircraft are you ordering if you're Singapore Airlines?

06/06/2026

737MAX8 Ferry Flight
KMZJ Airport.






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