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Paul Thompson

@FlyingPhotog

25-year airline employee and freelance aviation writer, covering manufacturing and passenger experience.

 Denver, CO
Joined October 2026
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9 years ago today, @united sent me this awesome 747-400 model as they retired the type from service. ❤️
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NASA Aeronautics
@NASAaeroNov 5
🚨 BREAKING: Introducing X-70 Fractal, @NASA's newest experimental aircraft! This crewed, modular aircraft will allow the agency to rapidly swap out internal & external payloads to help keep pushing the frontiers of aviation technology! @nasaadmin Details: go.nasa.gov/4kAeM0d
Generated image of NASA’s new X-70 Fractal experimental aircraft, a crewed, rapidly reconfigurable research platform for advanced aviation technologies.

ALT Generated image of NASA’s new X-70 Fractal experimental aircraft, a crewed, rapidly reconfigurable research platform for advanced aviation technologies.

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@iiMohamedOOct 30
Replying to @elonmusk
the world’s richest man just listed his biggest fears for america, and somehow housing, groceries, wages, and health care didn’t make the list. tells you everything
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Secretary Sean Duffy
@SecDuffyOct 26
🚨NEW: @FAANews has granted a first of its kind certification for eVTOLs @BETA_aircraft is officially CLEARED to fly potential customers in their aircrafts Under @POTUS, we are unleashing innovation and bringing incredible upgrades to the American people 🇺🇸
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I quit writing for SimpleFlying last night, because I was only making about $5 per hour spent writing each story. That’s not worth my time. I absolutely love aviation writing, but people deserve to be paid for the work they do. (1/2)…
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I gave it 2 months, publishing 15 stories. I went into it as an experiment to see how it would go, and learned that SF (ValNet) is a content farm that’s more interested in generating “sessions” for advertisers. ✌️
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Haha, Ted Cruz got booed (again) while presenting the trophy to the winner of the US Grand Prix in Austin. I won’t spoil the winner, in case you’re watching on a delay. 🏎️ #F1 #USGP
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This 30-year old @Airbus A330-600 (N667FE) just departed DEN to IND this morning.
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Caught this AA retro beauty at DEN earlier today. #avgeek #airlines
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Passengers at Chicago ORD Terminal 5 were attacked by an exotic bird on Tuesday! 😄 #travel #aviation simpleflying.com/exotic-bird…
“Fight, Not Flight”: Exotic Bird Attacks Passengers Inside Chicago O’Hare Terminal

“Fight, Not Flight”: Exotic Bird Attacks Passengers Inside Chicago O’Hare Terminal

Workers chased the feisty intruder across the check-in area until one employee captured it in her shirt and sought veterinary care.

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@michaelbaylorOct 17
Image from Reddit showing 1 of 3 electrical arcing events during testing of the LAX People Mover after $5B in taxpayer money for just 2.25 miles of track. No opening date in sight. Where is Karen Bass? reddit.com/r/transit/comment…
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@AirbusOct 16
Aviation Capital Group just ordered 75 #A320neo Family aircraft! 🛫 Building on a partnership dating back to 2007, when ACG placed its first Airbus order, the lessor will offer its customers the world’s most efficient single-aisle aircraft well into the next decade.
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@AirbusPRESSOct 16
Aviation Capital Group orders 75 Airbus A320neo Family aircraft. Read more: ow.ly/FYrV50ZYjv9
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In my latest for @simple_flying, @AmericanAir is looking to replace problematic 787 Dreamliner windows. #avgeek #travel #airlines simpleflying.com/american-ai…

Nose To Tail: American Airlines To Reportedly Replace Windows On Older Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Passengers pressing buttons ignore that it can take a minute for the electrochromic panes to go from bright to dark.

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I'm back. Not because I want to be, but because sometimes I need to see posts relevant to my aviation writing gig.
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