
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

Mar 3, 2023 • 27min
#159: Lufthansa's New Allegris Cabin With Rhys From Head For Points
In Episode 159 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom is joined by Rhys from Head For Points to look back at this week's Lufthansa Allegris Cabin launch.

Feb 24, 2023 • 27min
#158: Airbus' CEO On The A380, Singapore Airlines' Record Breaking Profit & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 158 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
The Airbus CEO's latest A380 comments
Singapore Airlines' record profits
Air Astana also has a record year
JetBlue's Amsterdam problems
More drama for Lufthansa passengers

Feb 17, 2023 • 29min
#157: Huge Air India Order, Frankfurt Airport Meltdown & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 157 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
A huge Air India order
Lufthansa causes a meltdown at Frankfurt Airport
Two flights make sudden descents on departure
Bits of Qantas Airbus A330 are auctioned off
Viva Air's merger is hotting up

Feb 10, 2023 • 24min
#156: Australia Boeing 737 Crash, Qatar vs Airbus Settled & 3 More Aviation News Stories
In episode 156 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
A Boeing 737 crashes fighting Australian wildfires
Airbus and Qatar Airways end their legal feud
Etihad's Airbus A380s are on the move
Another near-miss in America
The Antonov An-225 will fly again

Feb 2, 2023 • 24min
#155: Flybe & Flyr Bankrupt, Final Boeing 747 Delivery & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 155 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom are joined by US Lead Lukas to discuss,
Flybe & Flyr declare bankruptcy
The final Boeing 747 delivery
Alaska Airways retires the Dash 8
British Airways' short-haul widebody flights
Auckland Airport's miserable weather

Jan 27, 2023 • 27min
#154: Lufthansa's ITA Bid, More Qatar Vs Airbus Drama & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 154 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom chat about:
Lufthansa makes a bit for ITA Airways
Qatar Airways-Airbus court case update
An order for 12 A320neos from Uzbekistan Airways
Three years on: a 777X update
Where does Lufthansa plan to fly its Airbus A380s

Jan 20, 2023 • 27min
#153: Shocking Aviation Incidents, Virgin's Huge Fine & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:
Some shocking recent aviation incidents
Virgin fined for flying Delta codeshares over Iraq
Wizz Air’s new 7-hour route
Tom’s first MAX flight
Inside airBaltic’s Starlink deal

Jan 13, 2023 • 32min
#152: FAA NOTAM Disaster, Airbus V Boeing & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Lukas discuss:
Airbus Vs Boeing - who won 2022?
Delta finally secures free WiFi for passengers
FAA suffers a disastrous NOTAM failure
Fallout from flight disruptions in the USA
NASA is set to replace its DC-8 with a Boeing 777

Jan 5, 2023 • 25min
#151: Qantas Airbus A380 Drama, Southwest's Catastrophic Christmas & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Qantas Airbus A380 flight QF1 diverts twice in two weeks
Southwest Airlines' catastrophic Christmas
Emirates buys an Airbus A380
2022's airline rankings
San Diego's fuel crisis

Dec 28, 2022 • 55min
#150: Simple Flying's Bumper 2022 Aviation News Round Up
This week we have a special episode for listeners to celebrate reaching 150 episodes. Tom and Jo are joined by a host of lead journalists across Simple Flying to take a look at the top aviation news from each region throughout 2022 as follows,
00:35 - Africa - Jo Bailey
09:03 - Asia-Pacific - Michael Doran
17:10 - Latin America - Daniel Martínez Garbuno
24:37 - North America - Lukas Souza
33:07 - Europe - Tom Boon
40:10 - India - Pranjal Pande
46:40 - Eastern Europe - Jakov Fabringer