Friday, July 04, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute — July 5, 2025


“Strikes, near misses, and the maths behind the madness.”

French ATC Strike Grounds Hundreds

That strike I warned you about? It’s here. French air traffic controllers have forced hundreds of flight cancellations. Vive la disruption.

🔗 TravelMole

The Animated History of Narrowbodies

A delightful visual tour through the rise of the narrowbody jet. From DC-9s to A320s, all your single-aisle favorites get their moment.

🔗 Visual Approach

It’s Not a Hallucination. It’s Maths, Stupid.

AI hallucinations? The real culprit is often the math. A detailed study breaks down why your chatbot’s nonsense has cold logic behind it.

🔗 ScienceDirect

Pilot Detained After Antarctic Landing Attempt

A pilot trying to reach Antarctica gets detained instead. Almost made it to the ice.

🔗 Simple Flying

The BA Landing Gear at Waterside

If you visit BA’s HQ at Waterside, you’ll see a massive landing gear on display. This is the remarkable story behind it.

🔗 YouTube

Air France Flight Denied Clearance at Chicago

Flew across the Atlantic—just to get told “nope” at O’Hare. The ultimate aviation anticlimax.

🔗 Aviation A2Z


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