

Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast
Simple Flying
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.
We discuss the top commercial aviation news stories each week, all of the stories discussed can be found on simpleflying.com.
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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

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.