
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

May 24, 2024 • 26min
#219: Singpapore Airlines Turbulence, Qatar's New Gulfstream 700 & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 219 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
A freak Singapore Airlines turbulence occurance
Qatar Airways' new Gulfstream G700s
2 AtlasJet fugitives arrested 17 years after crash
Onboard Qatar Airways' Airbus A380
Saudia orders 105 more Airbus A320neos

May 17, 2024 • 22min
#218: United's New Safety Video, Russian MC-21 Update & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 218 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
New United Airlines safety video
Russia's MC-21 will be late & overweight
Boeing delivery delay warnings
NASA's DC-8 retires
Emirates' London Heathrow SAF

May 10, 2024 • 30min
#217: Emirates' 1st A350 Routes, Global's A380 Arrives In The UK & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 217 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
North America's top airlines for customer satisfaction
Emirates' 1st Airbus A350 routes
Global Airlines' A380 arrives in Scotland
Air Canada on the Airbus A321XLR
Why the A380 is a great flying testbed

May 2, 2024 • 34min
#216: Lufthansa's New Allegris Cabin, Bonza Collapses & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 216 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Lufthansa's new Allegris cabin
Australia's Bonza collapses
SAS is joining SkyTeam
More orders for the C919
Dubai World Central Airport plans

Apr 26, 2024 • 25min
#215: Air India Boeing 747 Sale, Ex-Cathay A330 Destroyed By Fire & More Aviation News
Episode 215 of the Simple Flying aviation news podcast is here!
Join Jo and Tom as we discuss some of the biggest and most interesting aviation stories of the week. In this episode, we discuss:
Air India sells its Boeing 747s at last
Ex-Cathay A330 is destroyed by fire
GPS jamming is on the up
Lufthansa's Allegris is here - an update
Boom Supersonic gets permission to exceed Mach 1

Apr 19, 2024 • 14min
#214: Rain Grounds Emirates, Iran Crisis Diversions & 2 More Aviation Stories
In episode 214 of the Simple Flying podcast your host Tom discusses,
Historic rain grounds Emirates
Iran crisis reroutes flights
Lufthansa's new historical exhibition
Royal Jordanian's new loyalty partnership

Apr 12, 2024 • 17min
#213: SAS Defects To SkyTeam, Airline Loyalty Update
Jonathan Hendry, US Lead at Simple Flying, joins Tom Boon to discuss SAS's switch from Star Alliance to SkyTeam, airline loyalty program transitions, implications of SAS joining SkyTeam, status matches with various airlines, and recent developments in British Airways, Qantas, and SAS points planes.

Apr 5, 2024 • 28min
#212: Boeing Delays Impact Airlines, Best Aviation April Fools 2024
Topics discussed in the podcast include a JetBlue Airbus diversion to Ireland, impact of Boeing delivery delays on airlines, USPS switching to UPS, rising Asian airline confidence, and the best aviation April Fools' jokes for 2024.

Mar 29, 2024 • 18min
#211: Boeing's Leadership Shakeup, Michael O'Leary Interviewed & Breeze Loyalty
For episode 211, the Simple Flying team make the most of being in the same part of the world for once. Doing things a little differently, we launch a roundtable discussion about some of the biggest events in aviation this week.
Featuring Content Manager Tom Boon, Managing Editor Joanna Bailey, USA Lead Jonathan Hendry and Editorial Lead Sumit Singh, we discuss:
* Boeing's big management shake-up
* Breeze launches a loyalty program
* Takeaways from Tom's time with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary

Mar 20, 2024 • 27min
#210: Qatar Airways First Class Returns, Transatlantic Beluga Crossing
In episode 210 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
A transatlantic Beluga crossing
Air Astana's impressive 2023 results
A LATAM Boeing 787 incident update
Qatar Airways reignites first class
New 6 hour Embraer E195-E2 flights