Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSpirit, the final Frontier
Episode 150
On this episode of AvTalk, Edward Russell from Airline Weekly joins us to discuss the merger of Frontier and Spirit Airlines. Mesa Airlines adds anot…
4 years, 5 months ago
Now that’s a biggun’
Episode 149
On this episode of AvTalk, Boeing launches the 777X Freighter with Qatar Airways as the launch customer. And some Ethiopian Airlines staff have fled …
4 years, 5 months ago
Firing the customer
Episode 148
Last week’s rollout of C-Band 5G wireless in the US wasn’t a total disaster, but it’s still a giant mess. And the dispute between Airbus and Qatar Ai…
4 years, 5 months ago
The US’s 5G fiasco
Episode 147
On this episode of AvTalk, we try to unpack what happened this week as C-band 5G wireless went live in the United States. And we talk with Matthew Wi…
4 years, 5 months ago
Train versus plane
Episode 146
On this episode of AvTalk, we break down Airbus and Boeing order and delivery numbers for 2021, the FAA’s mysterious ground stop in the western US, a…
4 years, 6 months ago
EK231 and the stinking onion
Episode 145
On this episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by The Air Current’s Jon Ostrower to discuss the concerning departure of Emirates flight EK231 from Dubai in …
4 years, 6 months ago
Our favorite conversations from 2021
Episode 144
On this final episode of AvTalk for 2021, we look back on some of our favorite conversations from the past year. Thank you to all our listeners, we t…
4 years, 6 months ago
Everything you need to know about jet fuel, part 2
Episode 143
On this episode of Avtalk, Airbus picks up another big order before the close of 2021, Qatar sues Airbus over peeling paint on its A350s, and John Pi…
4 years, 6 months ago
Everything you need to know about jet fuel, part 1
Episode 142
On this very full episode of AvTalk, we recount our travels back from Stockholm, go through the vast amount of news that came out this week—including…
4 years, 7 months ago
China greenlights the 737 MAX
Episode 141
On this episode of AvTalk, we travel to Stockholm for a julbord, China’s aviation authorities put the 737 MAX on a path to return to service soon, an…
4 years, 7 months ago