AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

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

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20 episodes
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Friday · 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,
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.
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.
July 10 · 57 min
AvTalk Episode 378: How the Farnborough Airshow comes together
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re headed to Farnborough for an inside look at how the airshow comes together. From state of the art aircraft tracking technology to making sure all of the toilets are working,
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
June 5 · 53 min
AvTalk Episode 373: Eight hours to nowhere
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, SAS’s India relaunch doesn’t quite make it to India. The first Airbus A350-100ULR for Qantas’ Project Sunrise takes to the skies. Boeing is advancing the 737 MAX monthly production rate as it says it anticipates MAX 7 ...
May 29 · 31 min
AvTalk Episode 372: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
We’re in Stockholm for a our semi-annual Flightradar24 crew meetup this week. Ian is joined by Gabe Leigh to discuss what’s it like behind the scenes capturing the stories of aviation professionals around the world.
May 22 · 51 min
AvTalk Episode 371: “So that started this on the wrong trajectory to begin with”
On this episode of AvTalk, we follow the NTSB’s thread as the agency holds two days of investigative hearings on the crash of UPS flight 2976, the MD-11 that crashed in Louisville after one of its engines separated from the wing.
May 15 · 1 hr 16 min
AvTalk Episode 370: The man collecting Spirit’s pieces
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by Nomadic Aviation Group co-founder Steve Giordano to talk about what happens when you suddenly need to move dozens of aircraft in a very short amount of time.
May 8 · 54 min
AvTalk Episode 369: Extra exits, bread trucks, and bankruptcies
This week’s episode of AvTalk takes us from the highest highs to the lowest lows of the aviation industry. We begin with a major announcement mere minutes before our recording as AirAsia orders 150 A220s in a new, denser cabin configuration.
May 1 · 46 min
AvTalk Episode 368: Humanoids handling your bags?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the NTSB’s preliminary report on the crash at La Guardia Airport in New York lays out the avenues of investigation and spurs the Port Authority to action. FedEx says it will put the MD-11 back into service in May,
April 24 · 55 min
AvTalk Episode 367: We’re worried about availability, not just cost
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Europe’s jet fuel supplies run low while airlines cut flights as we transition into the summer season. We’re joined by Steven Fox from NATS to learn more about how the UK’s air navigation service provider prepares for ...
April 17 · 52 min
AvTalk Episode 366: An unserious proposal
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we make our annual trek to Hamburg for the Aircraft Interiors Expo where Jason is joined once again by PaxEx.aero’s Seth Miller. Buttons, buttons, and more buttons The Skynook concept American Airlines celebrates its 1...
April 10 · 52 min
AvTalk Episode 365: Bag fees, bag fees, bag fees
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we make a special trip to space and await Artemis II’s return to Earth. A tenuous cease fire in Iran leads to the first airspace re-openings, but a lack of jet fuel is affecting airports in Asia and Europe.
April 3 · 56 min
AvTalk Episode 364: Emergency management mode
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, airlines—and entire countries—outside of the Middle East are facing a reckoning as the high price and impending unavailability of fuel. The FAA is making changes to approaches in San Francisco,
March 27 · 1 hr 2 min
AvTalk Episode 363: Collision on the runway
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss what we know so far about the collision between flight AC8646 and an airport fire truck at New York’s La Guardia Airport. We walk through the sequence of events provided by the NTSB and analyze some of the i...
March 20 · 55 min
AvTalk Episode 362: Beware tall elk and low flying hog hunters
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, more updates on the war in the Middle East, including the mid-air collision between two US Air Force KC-135s and an Iranian drone attack on a fuel facility next to Dubai International Airport.

AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

AvTalk Episode 381: Xavier Pepin, Ultra Long Range Pilot

AvTalk Episode 380: A Whale of a time

AvTalk Episode 379: This feels eerily similar

AvTalk Episode 378: How the Farnborough Airshow comes together

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

AvTalk Episode 376: Transferring that risk elsewhere

AvTalk Episode 375: Progress, but to what end?

AvTalk Episode 374: 17 years without a license

AvTalk Episode 373: Eight hours to nowhere

AvTalk Episode 372: Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should

AvTalk Episode 371: “So that started this on the wrong trajectory to begin with”

AvTalk Episode 370: The man collecting Spirit’s pieces

AvTalk Episode 369: Extra exits, bread trucks, and bankruptcies

AvTalk Episode 368: Humanoids handling your bags?

AvTalk Episode 367: We’re worried about availability, not just cost

AvTalk Episode 366: An unserious proposal

AvTalk Episode 365: Bag fees, bag fees, bag fees

AvTalk Episode 364: Emergency management mode

AvTalk Episode 363: Collision on the runway

AvTalk Episode 362: Beware tall elk and low flying hog hunters