AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

AvTalk - Aviation Podcast


Latest Episodes

AvTalk Episode 186: Unexpected runway
October 21, 2022

On this episode of AvTalk, the FAA tells Boeing to get its act together if it ever wants to certify the 737-7 MAX, let alone by the end of the year and another pilot union weighs in on certification d

AvTalk Episode 185: Wheel’s Away!
October 14, 2022

On this episode of AvTalk, a Boeing Dreamlifter loses a wheel, the fate of the 737-7 and -10 MAX remains firmly on the ground, and we welcome back Airline Weekly editor Edward Russell to fill us in on

AvTalk Episode 184: The life of an airline dispatcher
October 07, 2022

On this weeks episode of AvTalk, airline dispatcher Michael Karrels joins us to talk about his work at a legacy carrier in the US and some of the differences in dispatching around the world. Plus, th

AvTalk Episode 183: Closing down, Opening up
September 30, 2022

On this weeks episode of AvTalk, we look at the aviation effects of Hurricane Ian, check in on ICAOs 41st assembly in Montreal, and try to understand how a rumor took off before we even knew it was

AvTalk Episode 182: Electricity in the air
September 23, 2022

On this episode of AvTalk, American Airlines announces a major cabin refit and the end of international first class, prices for flights departing Russia skyrocket after Putin announces the mobilizatio

AvTalk Episode 181: The Queen’s flight
September 16, 2022

The flight carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II shattered the record for the most tracked flight of all time, nearly doubling the record set just last month by Nancy Pelosi. We talk about the rec

AvTalk Episode 180: Parabolic flight on the Zero G A310
September 09, 2022

On this episode of AvTalk, Ian heads to Bordeaux to experience weightlessness aboard the Novespace / Air Zero G A310 with the German Aerospace Research Center. Novespace chairman and former astronaut

AvTalk Episode 179: French fisticuffs on the flight deck
September 02, 2022

On this episode of AvTalk, Jason makes his way down to Washington on the CRJ-550, Ian prepares for the ride of a lifetime, a pair of Air France pilots duke it out mid-flight, and an aircraft sale that

AvTalk Episode 178: Behold the AmeriBoom!
August 26, 2022

On this weeks episode of AvTalk, Brett Snyder from Crankyflier joins us to discuss his analysis of American Airlines order for up to 60 of Booms supersonic jets. Plus, big moves by US regional airl

AvTalk Episode 177: Our attempt at a summer break
August 19, 2022

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we try our hand a quick summer break, but can’t fully get away from the news. For that, Airline Weekly editor and AvTalk’s chief short answer correspondent drops by f