
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

Dec 21, 2022 • 21min
#149: Boeing's Humanitarian Aid, A Special Condor Arrival & 3 More Stories
In episode 149 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom is joined by Lukas Souza, Simple Flying's US Lead. Together they discuss,
Next summer's A380 plans
Boeing's United Airlines event last week
Boeing's humanitarian aid work
Air France's return to Newark
Condor's 1st Airbus A330neo delivery

Dec 15, 2022 • 30min
#148: The Last Boeing 747, A Huge United Airlines Order, & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 148 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
The last Boeing 747 rolls off of the production line
Snow causes chaos for Ryanair across Europe
Embraer presses pause on its turboprop project
United places the US' largest ever widebody order
Boom Supersonic now has an engine

Dec 8, 2022 • 30min
#147: Lufthansa's A380 Is Back, IATA Is Unhappy With Airports & 3 More Stories
In episode 147 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Lufthansa's A380 is back, but China Southern says farewell
IATA calls airports out over fare increases
Croatia Airlines' Airbus A220 order
Why Ryanair won't fly to Heathrow
30 grams of Boeing 747 for $800+

Dec 1, 2022 • 27min
#146: Interesting Sustainability News, C919 And MC-21 Update & 3 More Stories
Join Jo and Tom for the latest commercial aviation news roundup. Included today are conversations on:
The latest sustainability news
EVA Air slides off a taxiway
A couple of interesting airworthiness directives
Vistara Air India Merger
Update on the C919 and MC-21

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Nov 24, 2022 • 47min
#145: Simple Flying Meets 'Mentour Pilot' Petter Hörnfeldt
Internet's favorite airline captain, Mentour Pilot, shares his journey in aviation, YouTube content creation, pilot shortage challenges, future of summer travel, aviation technology, sustainability, and the debate on single pilot operations.

Nov 18, 2022 • 27min
#144: Air Astana's Boeing 787s, Indian Aviation Update & 3 More Stories
In episode 144 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Air Astana's Boeing 787 lease
Indian aviation update
Silk Way West's Boeing 777X order
Ameriflight crash (and what it has to do with dogs)
Tom's weekly Airbus A380 update

Nov 11, 2022 • 27min
#143: Boeing vs. Airbus in October, Ryanair's $200m Winglet Investment & 3 More Stories
In episode 143 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Boeing vs. Airbus in October
Ryanair invests $200m in its 737 winglets
An ITA Airways sale update
China Southern retires the Airbus A380
Elonjet won't be banned from Twitter

Nov 3, 2022 • 29min
#142: 1st Airbus A380 Scrapped In Teruel, Korean Air A330 Accident & 3 More Stories
In episode 142 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Teruel Scraps Its 1st Airbus A380
Korean Air Airbus A330 Accident
Lufthansa's 1st Boeing 787 flight
United's historic return to Brisbane
Boeing makes another quarterly loss

Oct 27, 2022 • 24min
#141: Simple Flying Meets Virgin Atlantic's Captain Chris Again
In episode 141 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is flying around Europe, so host Jo is joined by Captain Chris, an Airbus A350 training pilot at Virgin Atlantic, for a candid chat covering,
Long-haul flight recovery
Aviation's staffing levels
Obnoxious passenger behavior
The industry's biggest challenges
And more

Oct 20, 2022 • 28min
#140: Lufthansa's New Cabin Concept, Air New Zealand's Wind Problem & 3 More Stories
In episode 140 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Lufthansa's new cabin concept
Air New Zealand's wind problem
Stansted Airport could be eying Airbus A380 services
Lift's expansion plans in South Africa
Ryanair cuts its Berlin schedule over price row