

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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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

Oct 13, 2022 • 28min
#139: Simple Flying Meets: Sam Chui
In episode 139 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom meet with aviation legend Sam Chui. While chatting, we'll discuss how Sam makes a living from traveling the world, his favorite airlines, what it was like to fly on Concorde, and much more.

Oct 6, 2022 • 34min
#138: Russia Axed From ICAO Council, Airbus' Livery Competition & 3 More Stories
In episode 138 of the Simple Flying podcast, yous hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Eviation's Alice takes its first flight
Airbus launches an A350F livery competition
Russia is axed from the ICAO Council
FlyArystan takes delivery of its 1st brand new plane
SOFIA takes its final flight... what now?

Sep 29, 2022 • 37min
#137: American Airlines New Business Class, Air Cargo Analysis & 3 More Stories
In episode 137 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
American Airlines reveals new flagship business product
Altitude 22
A dive into Avelo Airlines
Emirates Business class experience
A look at the air cargo market - has the bottom dropped out?

Sep 22, 2022 • 34min
#136: Oktoberfest Is Back, Rwandair Could Join Oneworld & 3 More Stories
In episode 136 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Oktoberfest is Back!
Rwandair could join oneworld
Ryanair extends Airbus A320 leases
Heart Aerospace gets votes of confidence from several major players
Airbus A380 auction coming up

Sep 15, 2022 • 34min
#135: Royal Flights, A Middle Eastern oneworld Mega Hub & 3 More Stories
In episode 135 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
How the Queen flew and King Charles III's first flight,
The shortest Airbus A380 flights,
United orders another eVTOL
Doha is becoming a oneworld mega hub
What happened on our recent Etihad Airways Webinar