Our Mission

Jumpseat Aerospace News delivers curated, AI-assisted intelligence across the aerospace industry. We exist to help professionals stay informed without spending hours sifting through fragmented coverage. Every editorial decision we make serves that goal.

What We Do and Don’t Do

We are a curation and synthesis platform, not an original reporting outlet. We aggregate, score, and summarize news from established sources across the aerospace industry, always with clear attribution to the original reporting.

We do not conduct interviews, send correspondents into the field, or publish anonymous tips. When you read an article on this site, you are reading an AI-generated summary of reporting done by others, reviewed and published under human editorial oversight.

Source Hierarchy

Not all sources carry equal weight. We classify sources into three tiers that directly influence which stories our platform surfaces and how prominently they appear.

Tier 1 – Primary and Regulatory Sources. Official publications from government agencies, regulatory bodies, and the entities directly involved in a story. This includes FAA orders, airworthiness directives, and advisory circulars; EASA safety information bulletins and certification documents; NTSB preliminary reports, factual reports, and final determinations; NASA technical reports and mission updates; OEM press releases and official statements from airlines, manufacturers, and defense contractors; ICAO and national aviation authority publications; and SEC filings and official financial disclosures.

Tier 2 – Specialized Trade Media. Established aerospace and defense trade publications with dedicated editorial teams and subject matter expertise. Sources in this tier include Aviation Week Network, FlightGlobal, AIN Online, Defense News, SpaceNews, The Air Current, Leeham News, and comparable outlets with a track record of accurate, sourced aerospace reporting.

Tier 3 – General and Secondary Sources. Major wire services (AP, Reuters, AFP), national newspapers, broadcast networks, and credible industry blogs. These sources provide breadth and breaking news coverage but may lack the domain specificity of Tier 1 and Tier 2 outlets.

We do not source from anonymous forums, unverified social media posts, or outlets with a documented pattern of inaccuracy. If a story only exists at Tier 3 with no corroboration, we may wait.

AI Transparency

Artificial intelligence is central to our production workflow. Here is exactly how we use it.

Automated steps. Our pipeline uses AI models to score incoming articles for relevance to the aerospace industry, generate summaries of qualifying articles, extract key entities (organizations, aircraft types, regulatory references), and produce metadata for search and categorization.

Human steps. A human editor defines the scoring criteria and source list, reviews pipeline output for accuracy and editorial judgment, makes all publish/kill decisions, and writes or edits any original commentary, analysis, or context that accompanies a summary.

AI does not choose which stories matter. It does not generate opinions or editorial positions. It summarizes what others have reported, and a human decides whether that summary meets our standards before it reaches you. Any analysis, insight, strategic Implications or highlights are AI-generated.

We will always disclose when content is AI-generated. If a piece includes original human-written analysis or commentary, that will be clearly distinguished from AI-produced summaries. Unless stated, all material contained is AI-generated.

Accuracy and Incident Coverage

We take accuracy seriously, and we take extra care with stories involving accidents, incidents, and safety.

General accuracy standard. Every summary must faithfully represent the substance of the original source. We do not editorialize within summaries, extrapolate beyond what is reported, or combine claims from separate sources in ways that imply connections not established in the original reporting.

Accident and incident coverage. For coverage of aviation accidents and incidents, we adhere to strict rules. We cite only official sources: NTSB, BEA, AAIB, or the relevant national investigation authority, plus verified airline or operator statements. We never speculate on probable cause while an investigation is open. We include standard language noting that the investigation is ongoing and that preliminary information is subject to change. We do not publish unverified passenger or crew accounts from social media as factual claims.

These rules are non-negotiable. An inaccurate accident report damages public understanding and disrespects the people involved.

Corrections and Retractions

When we get something wrong, we fix it openly.

Corrections. If a published summary contains a factual error, we update the article with a clearly marked correction notice at the top, describing what was wrong and what the accurate information is. The original publication date and the correction date are both displayed.

Retractions. If an article is based on a source that is later found to be fabricated, retracted, or fundamentally unreliable, we remove the summary and replace it with a retraction notice explaining why.

We do not silently edit published content. If it changed, you will know.

Topic Scope

Jumpseat Aerospace News covers commercial aviation and air transport, defense and military aerospace, space exploration and the commercial space industry, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM), maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), aerospace regulation, policy, and certification, and aerospace business, workforce, and supply chain.

We do not cover general technology, consumer electronics, automotive, or other industries unless there is a direct and substantive connection to aerospace.

Editorial Independence

Our coverage is not influenced by advertisers, sponsors, or paid subscribers.

Jumpseat Aerospace News operates on a membership model. Free-tier readers see advertising. Paid members receive the same content without ads and with additional features. At no point does a financial relationship with any company influence which stories we cover, how we cover them, or which sources we prioritize.

If and when we pursue direct sponsorship relationships, sponsored content will be clearly labeled and separated from editorial coverage. A sponsor’s presence on this platform will never buy favorable coverage, suppress critical reporting, or alter the editorial pipeline in any way.

Contact

Questions about our editorial standards or a concern about a specific article? Reach us at [email protected].