Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchReading them the ROTOR Act
Episode 359
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, after passing unanimously in the Senate, the US House of Representatives votes down the aviation safety-focused ROT…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Not how you want the day to go
Episode 358
Plenty to discuss on this week’s episode of AvTalk: More clarity on what exactly led to the closure of airspace above El Paso last week A United Airl…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Frickin’ drones with frickin’ laser beams
Episode 357
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by Ned Russell in the studio as Jason and Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren report from their outpost in the Cari…
5 months ago
Finally, a 25 hour rule
Episode 356
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the FAA finalizes the rule mandating 25-hour recordings on cockpit voice recorders. Confusion ensues after Presiden…
5 months, 1 week ago
Systemic failures
Episode 355
On this week’s episode of AvTalk: The NTSB holds its board meeting to determine the probable cause of the mid-air collision above the Potomac River l…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Want to buy a 747SP?
Episode 354
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the US issues a set of NOTAMs warning of military activity in a large swath of the North Pacific. The NTSB issues a…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Boeing has a banner year
Episode 353
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing and Airbus report their final tallies for orders and deliveries in 2025 and it was Boeing’s best year since …
6 months ago
It’s the deicing that’ll get ya
Episode 352
We begin the year with a mess in Amsterdam as more than 3,000 flights have been canceled at the airport this week following snow storms and a long li…
6 months, 1 week ago
Our favorite conversations from 2025
Episode 351
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re beginning 2026 by looking back at a pair of our favorite conversations from 2025. Throughout the year, we fo…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
“Outrageous:” close calls near Venezuela
Episode 350
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a pair of incidents involving civilian aircraft and military aircraft without active transponders operating in Cura…
6 months, 4 weeks ago