
Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast
The Simple Flying Podcast - hosted by Tom Boon and Channing Reid is your go to podcast for commercial aviation news and insight.
We discuss the top commercial aviation news stories each week, all of the stories discussed can be found on simpleflying.com.
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2025 • 28min
#245: American Airlines Crash, 1st Boeing 777X Customer & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 245 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,
American Airlines CRJ700 crash
United Airlines has 1,000 planes
Who will get the 1st Boeing 777X?
Boom's XB-1 flies supersonic
Lufthansa takes a stake in airBaltic
Recorded: January 30th

Jan 23, 2025 • 26min
244: Southwest Airlines Pilot Cuts, Emirates' Odd 2 Class A380s & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 244 of the Simple Flying Podcast your hosts, Tom and Channing, return for a new year to discuss,
Southwest Airlines ATL & DEN pilot reduction
Emirates 2 Class Emirates Airbus A380
Horizon Air flight attendant federal mediation
Flying Emirates’ New Airbus A350
How many firearms did the TSA find in 2024?

Dec 27, 2024 • 31min
#243: Looking Back On 2024's Top Stories
In this special episode of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing take a look back through 2024, discussing the top stories from each month based on what our readers were reading the most.

Dec 23, 2024 • 21min
#242: Frontier Cuts 40+ Routes, FAA Certifies P&W A321XLR Engine
In episode 242 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss,
Frontier Airlines suspends 40+ routes
Turkish Airlines commits to JFK Terminal One
Delta Air Lines restarts daily Rio-JFK flights
The FAA certifies the Airbus A321XLR with P&W engines
QantasLink takes 1st ex-WestJet Dash 8 Q400

Dec 13, 2024 • 22min
#241: AA Cuts 787 Flight Attendants, Grenade Found In Laguardia Baggage
In this episode of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Channing and Tom, discuss,
Strikes at Finnair
Hawaiian Airlines adds Seattle-Tokyo
Boeing restarts 737 production
American Airlines cuts 787 minimum flight attendants
Grenade found in LaGuardia baggage

Dec 11, 2024 • 30min
#240: Inside Emirates' New A350, Delta Retires 28 Year Old Boeing 757s
In episode 240 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Channing and Tom discuss,
Hawaiian Airlines' San Francisco base
Touring Emirates' new Airbus A350
Delta retires 28-year-old Boeing 757s
Comparing Emirates' A350 to its Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s
United hires one of its youngest captains yet

Nov 22, 2024 • 29min
#239: Spirit Bankruptcy, TAP Hamsters Chaos, & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 239 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,
Hawaiian Airlines cuts routes
Spirit Airlines enters Chapter 11
Delta's new Burger partnership
Will Airbus meet its delivery target?
Hamsters cause chaos for TAP

Nov 20, 2024 • 30min
#237: Air Canada Boeing 767s, Air Force One Color Scheme
This episode was recorded on November 7th. However, due to a technical issue, it did not upload correctly to our podcast platform.
In episode 237 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom and Channing discuss,
Iberia's 1st Airbus A321XLR flight
Air Canada brings 767s out of retirement
Air Force One's color scheme
Racoon causes chaos in LaGuardia
The Boeing strike is over

Nov 15, 2024 • 22min
#238: Southwest Separation Packages, 1st COMAC C929 Customer
In this slightly shorter episode, Tom and Channing discuss,
Southwest Airlines' voluntary separation packages
The 1st COMAC C929 customer
Denver Airport's virtual golf lounge
Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy risk

Nov 1, 2024 • 34min
#236: 1st Airbus A321XLR Delivery, JetBlue Sued Over Ice Cream & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 236 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,Delta Air Lines close calls1st Airbus A321XLR deliveredAmerican Airlines’ new longest routeRiyadh Air orders 60 Airbus narrowbodiesJetBlue sued over an ice cream sandwich
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