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AvTalk Episode 225: The escaping escape slide
On this weeks episode of AvTalk, a United 767s escape slide escapes the aircraft just before landing in Chicago, Northern Pacific is off to a shaky start, and some airline worker unions are quite pl
AvTalk Episode 224: An unruly passenger
On this weeks episode of AvTalk, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren returns as resident Avgeek-in-Chief to talk about his behind the scenes look at how airline safety cards are designed. And a United passenger ha
AvTalk Episode 223: That’s a bad look Scott
On this weeks episode, we give United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby some friendly advice, JetBlue tries to make nice with the DOJ by not appealing the ruling invalidating the Northeast Alliance, and Ian h
AvTalk Episode 222: They warned us it would be bad
On this weeks episode of AvTalk, the first major operational meltdown of the summer hits the US, a Delta 717 lands without its nose gear, and we chat with Zac Brown, founder of European Pride in Avia
AvTalk Episode 221: The largest single order in commercial aircraft history
On this weeks AvTalk, we break down all the news from the 2023 Paris Air Show, from IndiGos record breaking order to the new propulsion technologies just over the horizon. The 2023 Paris Air Show In
AvTalk Episode 220: Nonstop to Beef Island
On this episode of AvTalk, Air Indias diversion to Russia ends up being about as easy as it gets. The FAA has a new acting administrator and the FAA reauthorization bill currently working its ways th
AvTalk Episode 219: Air India is in for a long wait
On this weeks episode of AvTalk, an Air India 777 diverts to Russia and we walk through the challenges of getting an aircraft repaired in a country under US sanctions. Boeing is dealing with a fresh
AvTalk Episode 218: Asiana’s open door policy
On this weeks episode of AvTalk, a passenger opens an exit door just before landing in Daegu, a new entrant for the most unrealistic airline business model emerges, and Boeing tries to kick start thi
AvTalk Episode 217: The NEA is DOA
On this episode of AvTalk founder and editor of The Airline Observer, Brian Sumers, joins us to discuss the ruling by a US judge dissolving American Airlines and JetBlues Northeast Alliance and what
AvTalk Episode 216: Former NTSB Chair Robert Sumwalt
On this episode of AvTalk, former NTSB Chair and member of the FAAs recently formed Independent Safety Review Team, Robert Sumwalt joins the program to discuss the state of aviation safety in the Uni