On a domestic flight that just landed normally, FWIW.
replySecretary of Homeland Security just assured a press conference that all planes in the air will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Some may be prioritised.
replyI'm seeing some diversions on Flightradar24. E.g. DAL2195 from Tampa to LGA was diverted to Harrisburg. But some flights are continuing to their original destinations.
replySome of you may pay a price.
replyAnother brilliant guy we need to oust.
replyMaybe if all the passengers chip in and buy some Trumpcoin their flight could be prioritized?
replyI hear Newfoundland is lovely this time of year
replyYou are enroute ? Good thing Starlink still works.
replyOceanic traffic would be over HF radio (or CPDLC) and not affected by this - until you get back over land and switch to VHF radio.
replyMost airliners over the ocean also have inmarsat satphones for the pilots.
Or Panasonic or Viasat/Inmarsat :)
replyWhat network does the Panasonic run on ?
replyI believe they lease Ku band transponders from various commercial GEO satellites, think Eutelsat, Telesat, SES etc.
replyIndeed, on both counts!
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