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Flightradar24

An aviation podcast from Flightradar24, the world’s most popular flight tracking service.

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  • #393
    Friday · 50 min

    AvTalk Episode 393: The pieces are worth more than the whole

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, CNBC aviation reporter Leslie Josephs tells us why some young former Spirit Airlines A320neos are being dismantled and where the usable parts are going. Also on this week’s episode,

  • #392
    October 23 · 36 min

    AvTalk Episode 392: Certified at last

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re onboard the final Lufthansa A340-600 flight with a few hundred of our closest friends. Boeing’s largest 737 is finally certified by the FAA nearly 10 years after being announced by the the airframer.

  • #391
    October 16 · 1 hr 4 min

    AvTalk Episode 391: A critical path faces its greatest challenge yet

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, flights in Saudi Arabia are facing intense disruption following a series of strikes by the Houthi’s on Saudi aviation infrastructure. Riyadh Airport is closed until at least 18 October after a strike on a terminal buil...

  • #390
    October 9 · 52 min

    AvTalk Episode 390: Running a decade behind to avoid the glitches

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the latest on the investigation into flydubai flight 1073. The NTSB releases its preliminary report on the 767 runway overrun in Miami last month. The Houthis warn airlines against using Saudi Arabian airspace.

  • #389
    October 2 · 56 min

    AvTalk Episode 389: flydubai flight FZ1073

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we unpack what we know so far about flydubai flight FZ1073, what happened to the aircraft itself, and what might lie ahead for any investigation. Also this week, German investigators find brake application on the Vietn...

  • #388
    September 25 · 54 min

    AvTalk Episode 388: The difference a millisecond makes

    On this week’s AvTalk, we’re back from Dorkfest/SpotLAX with a busy week of news. We’re digging into the ATC failure that snarled traffic in the northeast US to start the week. And the preliminary technical report from NATS on the 8 September outage of...

  • #387
    September 18 · 50 min

    AvTalk Episode 387: The CVR makes it worse

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason prepare to head to Los Angeles for the annual CrankyFlier Dorkfest and NYC Aviation’s SpotLAX events. If you’re in town, stop by and say hello. But before we take off,

  • #386
    September 11 · 57 min

    AvTalk Episode 386: The Miami runway overrun

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the more we learn about last Sunday’s fatal runway overrun in Miami, the more confusing the circumstances become. We break down what we know from the ADS-B data and the limited flight data recorder information released...

  • #385
    September 4 · 51 min

    AvTalk Episode 385: “Looking into” that low flypast

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the low Airlink flypast in Cape Town, what’s been lost in the discussion so far, and what the South African civil aviation authority has to say about it. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy warns airline...

  • #384
    August 28 · 53 min

    AvTalk Episode 384: And we’re back

    After a week away, there’s much to discuss on this week’s episode of AvTalk. We start in Munich, where the Runway 26L took a great deal of abuse. We discuss the Vietnam Airlines 787 runway overrun and tail strike,

  • #383
    August 14 · 1 hr 18 min

    AvTalk Episode 383: Goodyear Blimp Chief Pilot Michael Dougherty

    On this episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by Goodyear Blimp Chief Pilot Michael Dougherty to learn more about his unique role in the aviation industry. Also on this week’s episode, German investigators continue looking for answers for how a drone was abl...

  • #382
    August 7 · 52 min

    AvTalk Episode 382: The RISE of the Open Fan

    On this episode of AvTalk, we jump back to Oshkosh for a conversation with David Ostdiek of GE Aerospace for an in-depth update on the progress being made on the CFM RISE program, as the manufacturer moves toward first flight of the new engine design b...

  • #381
    July 31 · 46 min

    AvTalk Episode 381: Xavier Pepin, Ultra Long Range Pilot

    On this episode of AvTalk, we speak with Xavier Pepin, the captain of the Airbus 24 hour, 24 minute Airbus A350-1000ULR flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. We talk about flight planning, crew resource management, fatigue and rest,

  • #380
    July 24 · 39 min

    AvTalk Episode 380: A Whale of a time

    It’s episode 380, so the Airbus A380 is most certainly on the agenda. But first we’re checking in on the orders placed at this year’s Farnborough Airshow. Sir Tim Clark opines on the proper use of early build Boeing 777X frames.

  • #379
    July 17 · 47 min

    AvTalk Episode 379: This feels eerily similar

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Ryanair (Malta Air) 737-800 suffers an uncontained engine failure after departing Thessaloniki, Greece, resulting in a shattered cabin window and a passenger partially sucked out of the cabin.

  • #377
    July 3 · 51 min

    AvTalk Episode 377: About that low, low pass by the 777

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a pair of powerful earthquakes cause widespread damage and significant loss of life in Venezuela. We look at how aid is reaching the country and the impacts on commercial aviation.

  • #376
    June 26 · 52 min

    AvTalk Episode 376: Transferring that risk elsewhere

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, airspace safety and efficiency take center stage as the NTSB begins an investigation into a close call in Boston. The US Coast Guard says changes to DC’s airspace have actually made helicopter operations in the region ...

  • #375
    June 19 · 46 min

    AvTalk Episode 375: Progress, but to what end?

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Indian investigators issue a progress note, but don’t necessarily note their progress. After more than a decade of negotiations the European Parliament keeps its signature airline compensation legislation much the same...

  • #374
    June 12 · 46 min

    AvTalk Episode 374: 17 years without a license

    On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Lufthansa 787 takes a bow in Frankfurt, the NTSB issues its preliminary report on the United 767 accident in Newark, and Canadian authorities charge a former Air Canada pilot with fraud and forgery after it was disco...

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