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Episode 622
Hypersonic flight and the research being conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Federal aid for the airlines, treating aircraft interiors with anti-microbial spray, a secret Air Force f…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)
Episode 621
We talk with Oshkosh Corporation about Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, or ARFF. Oshkosh Corporation builds tough specialty trucks and access equipment and Oshkosh Airport Products designs and prod…
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
The Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
Episode 620
A 737 crew couldn’t properly hand fly the airplane after autopilot failures, and we discuss the Master Minimum Equipment List. Also, airline furloughs, Austrian Eurofighter Typhoons, Air Force pilot …
Published on 4 years, 9 months ago
Spending Too Much Time at Home
Episode 619
Some Boeing 787s are grounded due to structural problems, Rolls-Royce financials don’t look good, a positive TSA story, another virtual flight option, US DOE funding for electric aircraft technologie…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Leave No One Behind
Episode 618
A retired U.S. Air Force colonel tells the “leave no one behind” story of a pilot who ejected over the Gulf of Tonkin. Also, Boeing could consolidate 787 assembly lines, F/A-18 ski jump launch trials…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Boeing 737 MAX NPRM
Episode 617
We look at the Boeing 737 MAX NPRM for return to service, Phillips 66 investment in sustainable aviation fuel, JetBlue carbon neutrality on domestic flights, this year’s Collier Trophy winner, Americ…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Latinas in Aviation
Episode 616
Latinas in aviation tell their stories, Pieter Johnson talks with Matt Bone from the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group, and Steve Vischer and Grant McHerron bring us up to date on Virgin Australia an…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Supersonic Commercial Aircraft
Episode 615
Boom Supersonic and Virgin Galactic supersonic commercial aircraft eye Rolls-Royce engine technology, China’s AG600 large seaplane, United’s ERJ-145 regional jets to CommutAir, pilot re-examinations,…
Published on 4 years, 10 months ago
Choosing a Flight School
Episode 614
EPA aviation climate control proposal, airline furloughs, military pilot flying experience, Airbus autonomous A350, Delta Airlines simplifying fleet, Garmin outage, Australia News Desk, discount code…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago
A-10 Thunderbolt II
Episode 613
An A-10 pilot talks about flying combat missions, Boeing 737 MAX cancellations, airline layoffs and furloughs, Emirates A380 plan, American Airlines and JetBlue partner, a bizarre Icelandair plan, av…
Published on 4 years, 11 months ago