Airplane Geeks Podcast

Airplane Geeks Podcast


Latest Episodes

AirplaneGeeks 387 Flight Training with Greg Brown
February 03, 2016

We talk with Master Flight Instructor Greg Brown about flight training and flight instructors, pilot training at American Airlines, the Boeing 737 MAX first flight, air traffic control privatization and user fees. Guest

AirplaneGeeks 386 Steve Hinton and Planes of Fame
January 27, 2016

Guest Steve Hinton is a record holding air racer, president of Planes of Fame Air Museum, and owner of a military aircraft restoration company. In the news, United is replacing 50-seaters with larger aircraft,

AirplaneGeeks 385 Even More Intellectually Stimulating Than Useful
January 20, 2016

James Fallows talks with us about aviation in China. Also, the NTSB Most Wanted List, A-10 retirement put on hold, the C-130 keeps on flying, a flight attendant meltdown, a new study about lasers pointed at pilots, and more on-demand flying.

AirplaneGeeks 384 Plane Spotting with Ben Granucci
January 13, 2016

NYCAviation.com editor Ben Granucci on plane spotting, CEO change at Spirit Airlines, drone news from the 2016 CES, a new FAA app, the Airbus A350, hand flying the airplane, five-engine airplanes, and the odd-looking Northrop Tacit Blue. Guest

AirplaneGeeks 383 Henry Harteveldt on Air Travel
January 06, 2016

A wide-ranging conversation about airlines with travel industry analyst and advisor Henry Harteveldt. Also, United bundles amenities, the Mitsubishi MRJ is delayed, Allegiant Air mis-cues, the viability of an Uber for the skies, the Westland Lysander,

AirplaneGeeks 382 The Women of the Boeing Company
December 23, 2015

We talk with the author of Trailblazers: The Women of the Boeing Company. Also, inductees into the 2016 International Pioneer Hall of Fame, Chinese airline orders, Aviation Week’s Person of the Year, commercial flights to Cuba,

AirplaneGeeks 381 Ballistic Recovery Parachutes
December 16, 2015

A conversation about aircraft parachute systems with the founder of Ballistic Recovery Systems, HondaJet certification, the Cirrus Vision SF50, British Airways displeasure with Heathrow expansion plans, abandoned 747 freighters,

AirplaneGeeks 380 SkyWest Airlines
December 09, 2015

Conversation with the Vice President of Flight Operations at SkyWest Airlines, including pilot applicant qualifications, training, and pay. Also, Ryanair takes aim at Google and online travel agent eDreams, an AirAsia Flight 8501 crash report,

AirplaneGeeks 379 WOW Air and the Dubai of the North
December 02, 2015

We talk with Skúli Mogensen, CEO of WOW air, the low cost carrier from Iceland. Also, Miami Rick from the Airline Pilot Guy show joins us and gives us his insights on flying the Boeing 777 Long Range Freighter. We talk about commercial pilot salaries,

AirplaneGeeks 378 NBAA 2015 Debrief
November 25, 2015

The 2015 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition, a supersonic business jet, and new turboprop engines. Also, AC-130 Ghostrider, used Boeing 777 prices, the TSA, and ATC operating systems, AusDesk and Across the Pond segments,