Airplane Geeks Podcast

Airplane Geeks Podcast


Latest Episodes

852 Ram Air Turbine
June 18, 2025

The Air India B787 fatal crash and the ram air turbine, how your personal travel data is sold, next generation commercial aircraft engines, personal electric flying machines that are becoming dangerously affordable, and GippsAero is coming back to Austral

851 Supersonic Flight Ban
June 11, 2025

We speak with the Chief Pilot for a large European carrier about taking delivery of his airlines first A321XLR, and with a fractional ownership pilot about changing from the Phenom to the Challenger Global 300. In the news, we look at lifting the superso

850 Experimental Sounding Rocket Association
June 04, 2025

The International Rocket Engineering Competition, a tentative contract for the United Airlines flight attendants, the proposed NASA funding cut, planes that nearly collide at LAX, and a bill to prohibit chemtrails. Also, the Spurwink Farm fly-in, the Ange

849 Open Skies for Southwest
May 21, 2025

Southwest Airlines files to fly to all Open Skies countries, the TSA explains last years New Jersey drone scare, a Lufthansa A321 flew for 10 minutes without a pilot at the controls, sleep and fatigue in military aviation, a new direction for the Boeing

848 Aviation Maintenance Training
May 14, 2025

Aviation maintenance training with the Chennault Aviation Maintenance Academy Director of Education, and with the Director of Maintenance for Chennault Aviation Services. In the news, more Newark Airport air traffic control problems, a large IAG order for

847 Vulcanair V1 Training Aircraft
May 07, 2025

The Vulcanair V1 training aircraft will be built in a new US manufacturing facility and offered as an affordable option for flight schools. In the news, air traffic control problems at Newark and government actions, the impacts of tariffs on commercial av

846 Seattle Aerospace Bash
April 30, 2025

A report from the Seattle Aerospace Bash, Boeing's strategic divestments, Avelo Airlines' controversial charter flights, Electra's innovative aircraft technology, Lockheed Martin's future fighter jet developments, and Boeing's reacquisition of Spirit Aero

845 Aircraft Maintenance
April 23, 2025

We speak with a KC-135 pilot and licensed airframe and powerplant mechanic who runs a business specializing in aircraft maintenance, avionics upgrades, and aircraft management. In the news, budget cuts at NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office, a

844 Airline Retailing
April 16, 2025

Airline retailing with ATPCO CEO Alex Zoghlin, IATAs New Distribution Capability, Offers & Orders, and the Elevate industry conference. In the news, AI transformation of the airline industry, cyber criminals stealing United FA login credentials, shark sk

843 Deportation Flights
April 09, 2025

Challenges faced by charter operators in deportation flights, the NTSB's new online accident reporting portal, rising military aviation accident rates, the uncertain future of Air Wisconsin, and the merger of regional carriers Republic and Mesa. Also, fin