

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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Apr 14, 2022 • 28min
#114: Spirit's Competing Offers, Emirates Returns To Stansted & 3 More Stories
In episode 114 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Spirit has competing bids from Frontier and JetBlue
Emirates returns to London Stansted with the 777
The new Jet Airways
Air France firms its Airbus A350F order
2021's busiest airports

Apr 7, 2022 • 27min
#113: Colorful Condor Livery, Etihad's Airbus A350 Launch & 3 More Stories
In episode 113 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Condor's colorful new livery
Etihad's Airbus A350 launch
How Royal Air Maroc adds to the oneworld network
The longest and shortest international flights
The best of aviation on April Fools day 2022

Mar 31, 2022 • 29min
#122: Eastern Airlines Happenings, British Airways Back At Gatwick
In episode 122 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
What's happening with Eastern Airlines
British Airways resumes short-haul international flights at London Gatwick
How airBaltic's Airbus A220 gamble paid off
Tom's African adventure
St Helena is back on the flight schedule

Mar 24, 2022 • 28min
#111: China Eastern Crash, Air Canada's A321XLR Order & 3 More Stories
In episode 111 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
The China Eastern crash
Air Canada's Airbus A321XLR order
Lufthansa's quadjet operations
The Antonov An-225 drama
A recap of our Air Astana webinar

Mar 17, 2022 • 24min
#110: PW4000 Boeing 777s Could Fly Soon, Air Astana's Great Results & 3 More Stories
In episode 110 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Comair's South African grounding
Air Astana's impressive 2021 results
PW4000 Boeing 777s could fly again soon
Lufthansa resumes Airbus A340-600 Flights
Boeing eyes Dreamliner delivery resumption

Mar 10, 2022 • 28min
#109: World's Largest Plane Destroyed, Embraer Pursues Freight & 3 More Stories
In episode 109 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,
Manufacturers pull out of Russia - What's the impact?
The world's largest plane has been destroyed
Embraer pursues the freight market,
Tom's Norwegian trip,
Titan Airway's Boeing 737 Classic is flying

Mar 3, 2022 • 25min
#108: Simple Flying Meets NATS
In episode 108 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo catch up with Andy Taylor, Chief Solutions Officer at NATS to talk about everything from digital control towers to the impact of COVID on air navigation service providers.

Feb 25, 2022 • 26min
#107: Ryanair Shifts To Hahn, Bonza Initial Route Network & 3 More Stories
In episode 107 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Ryanair shifts to Hahn Airport
Bonza reveals its initial route network
The Airbus A220 is still gaining altitude
The FAA updates on Boeing 787 certification
Emirates A380 tags are coming!

Feb 17, 2022 • 23min
#106: Finnair's New Long-Haul Cabin, Boeing Printing Aircraft Liveries & 3 More Stories
In episode 106 of the Simple Flying, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
SAS plans lots of long-haul A321 action
Finnair refreshes long-haul cabins
International flying is looking up at Qantas
Embraer's new Tech Shark livery
Boeing's inkjet painting revolution

Feb 10, 2022 • 24min
#105: Frontier/Spirit Merger, Qatar's Big Order, & 3 More Stories
In episode 105 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,
Spirit/Frontier merger
Qatar Airways' huge Boeing order
Ryanair is happy with MAX, unhappy with Boeing
Inside Hans Airways’ business plan
Plans drawn up for an Airbus A380 Hotel