>>17798700 lb

Moroccan AF FRV1315 G5 departed from Westchester, NY after a fuel stop and heading for Los Angeles AE7466 E-11A BACN GLEX up for another test flight out of MCAS Miramar and back on the ground

Cap 2-3 (3 not actual tail # but same appearance-none of the AC spotters sites have uploaded a pic of this specific tail # as of yet)

All BACN aircraft are assigned to Air Combat Command. The E-11A is operated by the 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, 451st Air Expeditionary Group, and 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. The EQ-4B is operated by the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron, 380th Expeditionary Operations Group, and 380th Air Expeditionary Wing. BACN is a communications relay and gateway system that provides military commanders with a versatile means of exchanging information from multiple air, ground, and maritime sources, to include host nation, joint, and coalition forces. It facilitates the transport of both voice and data across the battlespace enabling network connectivity among weapon systems, sensors, warfighters, decision makers, platforms, and command centers at all echelons of command and control (C2). BACN reduces line-of-sight issues, provides greater range for communication links, and provides commanders with versatile and flexible communications support across the range of military operations as well as a reliable means of communications between edge users across different waveforms and data formats.

https://www.acc.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/2241383/battlefield-airborne-communications-node-bacn/

>>17798702 lb

Coinbase Hits Record Low as Crypto Contagion Anxiety Intensifies

Coinbase Global Inc. shares hit an all-time low amid rising investor skittishness over how far the fallout from rival exchange FTX’s insolvency might spread.

The largest US cryptocurrency exchange’s stock dropped as much as 10.3% to $40.61 before closing down 9% on Monday, leading other crypto-related shares lower. Year-to-date, Coinbase’s shares have plunged more than 80%, while cryptocurrency bellwether Bitcoin is down 65%. Coinbase shares reached a high of $429.54 in April 2021 after making their debut on the Nasdaq. The drop aligns with a downturn in digital asset prices, which have fallen after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire. Bitcoin dropped as much as 4.1% to $15,589 on Monday, just short of a two-year low hit on Nov. 9. The token has tumbled around 75% from a record high of almost $69,000 reached about a year ago. Also on Monday, Ether dropped as much as 5.5%. Shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc, MicroStrategy Inc., Riot Blockchain Inc. and Core Scientific Inc. all respectively dropped by as much as 10% as well. Coinbase has 14 buy, 12 hold, and 6 sell ratings. On Friday, Bank of America downgraded Coinbase to neutral from buy. (rarely a sell cause that is still a four-letter word on Wall St-and financial cancer Cathie Wood is going down with this ship and owns something like 19% of it nao) Meanwhile, Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management funds have purchased more than 1.3 million shares of Coinbase since the start of this month. (and a very large % of these purchases-excepting the most recent one-came when Coinbase was in the low $200 range-Good Luck suckers!!)

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/coinbase-hits-record-low-as-crypto-contagion-anxiety-intensifies-1.1849486

madness and since they have no alternative cause all the pilots are dying and/or quitting from the jabs….IF theY do this and you get on an airplane (since it's such a wonderful experience already) you are really a masochist

'Airlines Move To Have One Pilot, Not Two, In Cost-Cutting Solution

In a move to save costs and ease staff shortages, many countries are asking the UN body that controls global aviation safety rules, to move to a one-pilot model in commercial flights, instead of two.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency believes this might happen as soon as 2027, but it raises issues of safety and places more stress on pilots. Tony Lucas, an Airbus SE A330 captain for Qantas Airways and president of the Australian & International Pilots Association, told Bloomberg that lone pilots could be quickly overwhelmed in emergency situations and it might take backup too long to arrive in the cockpit. “When things go awry, they go awry fairly quickly," said Lucas, who added that the people pushing for this move are not the same ones who fly these jets every day. An additional issue is that there are fewer opportunities for junior crew members to learn from experienced pilots if everyone flies alone. The EUSA is running a safety risk assessment on single-pilot operations, to find out what rules would need to be in place to manage issues such as fatigue and comfort breaks. A statement by the EASA in January 2021 stated that there would also need to be advanced autonomous systems in place to fly the aircraft unmanned should the crew become incapacitated. In one sense, this is just a logical conclusion to the increasing automation that has been happening in the aviation industry for decades. In the 1950s, there would have been a captain, a co-pilot, a flight engineer, a navigator and a radio operator all in the cockpit. (and yes there has been huge leaps in technology that has allowed for many functions to be automated but ONE pilot?….GTFO) Over 40 countries have asked to change regulations, including Germany and the U.K. and the stipulation by the EU has been that a single-pilot cockpit is as safe as one with two pilots.

On of the biggest obstacles though is not whether it is possible to fly with one pilot safely, but more if customers would be willing to accept the idea.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2022/11/21/airlines-move-to-have-one-pilot-not-two-in-cost-cutting-solution/

>>17781223 pb, >>17798796

Crypto Lender Genesis Asks Binance and Apollo for Cash

Cryptocurrency firm Genesis is still trying to raise cash.

The lender has approached crypto exchange Binance for an investment and to bid for its loan book, according to people familiar with the matter. Binance decided not to invest, fearful that some of Genesis’s business could create a conflict of interest down the line, according to one of the people familiar with the matter. The company also approached private equity giant Apollo Global Management APO for capital assistance, according to people familiar with the matter. “We have no plans to file bankruptcy imminently. Our goal is to resolve the current situation consensually without the need for any bankruptcy filing. Genesis continues to have constructive conversations with creditors,” a Genesis spokesman said. Genesis has faced a rush of withdrawals from its lending arm following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. The company initially sought an emergency loan of $1 billion from investors before it told clients it was suspending redemptions and loan originations in a brief call Nov. 16, Genesis said. At that meeting, Interim Chief Executive Derar Islim said Genesis would deliver a plan for its lending business this week.

Genesis’s outreach to Binance was first reported by Bloomberg. Genesis became the latest crypto lender to pause withdrawals last week after the swift and sudden collapse of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire. The Wall Street Journal has previously reported that Genesis had loans outstanding to Alameda Research, an affiliated trading firm of FTX that Mr. Bankman-Fried founded, with FTX’s own cryptocurrency used as collateral. Earlier this year, Genesis lent $2.4 billion to Three Arrows, according to court documents. Genesis’s parent company, Digital Currency Group, has a $1.2 billion claim against the hedge fund.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-lender-genesis-asks-binance-and-apollo-for-cash-11669075159

N757AF 757 departed Laguardia Airport back to Palm Beach Int'l after arriving on 1116

PF Housekeeping EJM473 (N109PB G650) went to Providence Rhode Island yesterday for about 5h and then returned to Palm Beach Int'l to drop off and is now at Stuart , FL-Witham Field

Qatar And China Make History With 27-Year LNG Supply Deal

Qatar’s state firm QatarEnergy signed on Monday the longest-term contract in the history of the LNG industry in a deal to supply LNG to Chinese state energy giant Sinopec for 27 years. QatarEnergy will supply China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) with 4 million tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG to China from the North Filed East (NFE) expansion project, just as global competition for LNG intensifies amid a European rush to secure non-Russian gas supply. “This is the first long-term SPA from the NFE project to be announced, and marks the longest gas supply agreement in the history of the LNG industry,” said Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy. Qatar has traditionally preferred long-term supply deals with customers, at which Europe balked earlier this year. But more recently, even European companies have started negotiations for longer-term supply with LNG providers.

China, for its part, is looking to secure LNG to avoid more spot buying amid uncertainties over the Asian spot prices in the coming years. Today’s sale and purchase agreement (SPA) also represents the first long-term LNG offtake agreement from the NFE Expansion project. Qatar’s North Field East and North Field South (NFS) projects are expected to come online in 2026 and 2027, respectively. Qatar announced last year the world’s largest LNG project, which is set to raise its LNG production capacity from 77 million tons per annum (mmtpa) to 110 mmtpa. The Gulf gas and oil producer also plans another expansion phase at the North Field, the world’s largest natural gas field, which it shares with Iran. The second expansion phase will be the North Field South Project (NFS), set to further increase Qatar’s LNG production capacity from 110 mmtpa to 126 mmtpa, with an expected production start date in 2027.

https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Qatar-And-China-Make-History-With-27-Year-LNG-Supply-Deal.html

>>17798822

totally DePape

Carerra 4S has an optional Surround View system and likely showed DePape getting in earlier and then running away

>>17798802

N757AF 757 on descent to Paml Beach Int'l from Laguardia some weather just to the north of the airport