AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

AvTalk - Aviation Podcast


Latest Episodes

AvTalk Episode 225: The escaping escape slide
July 21, 2023

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
July 14, 2023

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
July 07, 2023

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
June 30, 2023

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
June 23, 2023

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
June 16, 2023

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
June 09, 2023

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
June 02, 2023

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
May 26, 2023

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
May 19, 2023

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