Wednesday, September 03, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – September 4 2025



Lease exits, blocked corridors, startup fighters, nav jamming, ICE hiring—and a windmill turned tiny home.

  1. Spirit sheds leased aircraft

    AirFinance: Spirit is giving back a tranche of leased frames, easing near-term capacity and pushing A320-family aircraft into the secondary market. Watch lease rates and redeployments.

    Read more.

  2. Turkey bars Israeli ships, restricts airspace

    SCMP: fallout from the Gaza war hits sea lanes and sky routes; someone will pay—likely shippers, airlines, and ultimately consumers.

    Read more.

  3. Forget eVTOLs—combat startup rises

    Aeralis pitches a modular fast-jet platform. Disruption isn’t just for taxis; defense is a ripe target.

    Read more.

  4. Is anyone safe from jamming?

    Report suggests Russia interfered with an EU leader’s aircraft nav over Bulgaria. Geopolitics rides shotgun at FL350.

    Read more.

  5. ICE is hiring—and applicants are lining up

    Demand spikes for immigration enforcement roles; whatever your politics, staffing is surging.

    Read more.

  6. Quirky: Wind turbine → tiny home

    Repurposed blades become compact housing. Circular economy meets small living—actually useful.

    Read more.

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#Tags:

#Travel #Aviation #Airlines #Tourism #SpiritAirlines #A320Family #Leasing #Turkey #Geopolitics #Aeralis #Navigation #Jamming #ICE #Immigration #WindTurbine #TinyHomes #QuirkyTravel #Picasso #Security


Picasso Style Note: Today’s mix of defense, geopolitics, and clever reuse fits Synthetic Cubism—collaged forms, crisp separations, a hint of menace with a wink at ingenuity.

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