END OF THE LINE. PMM on Blogger. November 30th. 2025. NOW ON SUBSTACK

Well it has been a great ride here. But the reach is pretty poor on Blogger so I am moving Professor's Minute Minute to Substack.

You can find it here: https://professorsminute.substack.com/

This will be my last post here for the PMM. 

It’s pretty dire at SEATAC.

United Airlines is now refusing Seattle cargo because fuel shortages are that bad. An airport that anchors the Pacific Northwest shouldn’t be operating at the margins like a remote outstation — but here we are.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/united-airlines-refuses-seattle-cargo-because-of-fuel-shortage

Not so great in the control towers either.

U.S. air-traffic controllers rejecting a $10,000 retention bonus tells you everything you need to know. The crisis isn’t about money — it’s about burnout, mistrust, and a system stretched far beyond its staffing limits.

https://guessingheadlights.com/air-traffic-controllers-reject-10000-bonus-as-insulting-amid-staffing-crisis/

Going, going, gone.

A nostalgic goodbye: a KLM 747 gets swallowed by time-lapse demolition. A reminder that even icons become scrap metal when the economics shift.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyZ9JwLMGTc

MD-11s and MD-10s likely to sit out for a while.

Freight operators are facing extended downtime for inspection cycles, and old tri-holers are the first to feel the pain. No quick return expected.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/md-11-freighters-face-extended-grounding-for-inspections-airline-says

A320s are vulnerable to the sun?

Turns out heat cycles and exposure are stressing components faster than expected. Airbus may not like the headline, but the physics don’t care.

https://mailchi.mp/theaircurrent/pw-airbus-a320-rate-75-non-sub-14838637

Quirky: Helicopter-parenting is now literal.

A beautifully written piece about “flying” to check up on college-age kids — and what it says about us.

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/11/trailing-helicopter-parent-kids-college/684768/

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