This week’s featured link:
American Airlines jet “nearly crashed” during takeoff at JFK last week – CBS News
In case you missed this, just… wow. That was quite the close call, and I’ll be really curious to hear whether the NTSB agrees that this was an uncommanded roll right on takeoff. If so, that’s bad news.

celebrate Double-A baseball team, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. It’s a good look, as long as they didn’t have to pay too much for it.
Two for the road:
Due to a 6.7-billion-peso hill, new airport records its first cost overrun – Mexico News Daily
I assume everyone is shocked by this, right? Yeah, right.
British Airways engineer re-imagines famous musical theme from Lakme for the airlines 100th year – Air101
Considering how much time I’ve spent on a phone hold with BA in my life, you’d think I hate this. But I don’t. It’s fun to listen to the changes during each era.