
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

Jan 8, 2024 • 35min
#199: Aviation's 2023 Wrapped: All The Biggest Stories From Around The World
After a brief break over the festive season, the Simple Flying podcast is back! Join Jo, our managing editor, as she chats with regional journalists for Simple Flying about the biggest news stories from their regions over the course of 2023.

Dec 10, 2023 • 23min
#198: Alaska & Hawaiian To Merge, Reporting From IATA GMD & 3 More Trending Stories
In episode 198 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:
Alaska Airlines set to acquire Hawaiian
Cathay orders the A350F
Reporting in from IATA's Global Media Day
Emirates buys more Airbus A380s

Dec 1, 2023 • 25min
#197: Rolls-Royce Narrowbody Hopes, American Airlines Near Miss & 3 More Trending Stories
In episode 197 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Etihad's New York Airbus A380 plans
Rolls-Royce's narrowbody hopes
An American Airlines near miss
China Eastern gets lost in translation
A flydubai mini-review

Nov 20, 2023 • 19min
#196: Simple Flying At The 2023 Dubai Airshow
In episode 196 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom are joined by Sumit Singh, Simple Flying's Lead Editor, and Richard Shuurmann, freelance journalist and the man behind the Airbus A380 Fanclub Twitter account, to take a deep dive into the going ons of the week.

Nov 11, 2023 • 31min
#195: JetBlue's AMS Loss, UK's Last Boeing 767 Retires & 3 More Stories
Join Jo and Tom for the best aviation news podcast on the planet as we dive into some of the most entertaining, surprising and enlightning stories from the world of aircraft and airlines this week.
In episode 195, we discuss:
What really caused the A321neo window blowout?
TUI retires the UK's last 767s
EVA Air makes a big old Airbus order
JetBlue's Amsterdam slot loss turns into a political hot pot
Dubai Airshow, naturally

Nov 3, 2023 • 25min
#194: Drama In The Cockpit, Akbar Al Baker's Resignation & 3 More Stories
In episode 194 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
The latest in the JetBlue Spirit trial
Akbar Al Baker steps down as Qatar Airways CEO
Arajet's massive Boeing 737 MAX route
Etihad moves to a new home in Abu Dhabi
A week of cockpit dramas in the USA

Oct 27, 2023 • 24min
#193: Star Alliance's New Paris Lounge Feat. Rhys From Head For Points
In episode 193 of the Simple Flying podcast, regular host Tom is joined by Rhys from Head for Points to take an in-depth look at the new lounge that Star Alliance opened in Paris Charles De Gaulle Terminal 1 earlier this month.

Oct 20, 2023 • 32min
#192: Emirates & Berlin, AIX's New Boeing 737 MAX Livery & 3 More Stories
In episode 192 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Why Emirates can't fly to Berlin
AIX's new branding
German Chancellor evacuated from Merkel One
US airline earnings season
Qatar Airways cuts Bangkok A380 schedule

Oct 13, 2023 • 33min
#191: Aviation & The Israel Conflict, Emirates Buying Airbus A380s & 3 More Stories
In episode 191 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Aviation and the conflict in Israel
Emirates buying Airbus A380s
14 airports lost winter A380 services
1 month until the Dubai Airshow
KLM's new porcelain house

Oct 6, 2023 • 34min
#190: United Airlines' Big Order, The Band Sued By easyJet & 3 More Aviation Stories
In episode 190 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Silk Way West's 1st Boeing 777F
United Airlines' big order
Allegiant Air updates its order
Reasons for London Heathrow's expansion
easyJet sues a band over its name