AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

On this episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason are joined by Nomadic Aviation Group’s Steve Giordano to discuss the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident. We break down what we know so far about the explosive departure from the aircraft of the mid-cabin exit door plug, how the 737-9 MAX fleet has been affected, and we […] The post AvTalk Episode 250: Alaska Airlines flight 1282 appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

This episode of AvTalk discusses the collision between Japan Airlines flight JL516 and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft in Tokyo. It explores the investigation into the incident, the challenges of seeing aircraft at night, and the ongoing investigation led by the Japan Transportation Safety Board. The podcast also covers recent aircraft orders by Lufthansa Group and EZJet, surprising news from Skipple, and extends gratitude to listeners and a retired air traffic controller.

As we close out the year we look back on our a few of our favorite AvTalk conversations from 2023. There were many great ones to choose from, so visit our archive to hear them all. We’ve picked out a pair that were crowd favorites. First up we have our conversation with former National Transportation […] The post AvTalk Episode 248: Our favorite conversations of 2023 appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, we scratch our heads trying to figure out the story of a stowaway who managed to make it from Copenhagen to Los Angeles aboard an SAS flight. Stopped by a US customs officer, the man had Russian and Israeli identity documents, but no passport. And he could not tell the […] The post AvTalk Episode 247: He’s a stowaway! appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, Jason is still alive, Ian makes his way home from Sweden, passengers on a Delta flight are waylaid in Goose Bay, and Boeing picks a Pope. Ian and Jason are back in action this week with all the week’s aviation news and some insights into 2023 and a brief look […] The post AvTalk Episode 246: Getting goosed appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Gabriel Leigh joins Ian in Stockholm to discuss his travels for the Flightradar24 YouTube channel, including a very exciting trip coming up in January. And we speak with Ned Russell, airlines editor at Skift about Alaska Airlines’ proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines. We dig in to the […] The post AvTalk Episode 245: Alaska says Aloha appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Jason checks in from Taipei and Ian sits down with Olov Lindström, Norse Atlantic Airways Fleet Chief pilot and the first person to captain a 787 to Antarctica. We learn all about the special preparations necessary to make the flight as ordinary as possible. Thank you for listening! Thank […] The post AvTalk Episode 244: Olov Lindström: how to land a 787 in Antarctica appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

We bring you an abbreviated Thanksgiving week episode, partly because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but mostly because Jason is wandering around Japan on high speed trains. We have some updates on stories we discussed last week as well as some much welcome news for Boeing and its 737-10 MAX. And on next week’s episode we’ll […] The post AvTalk Episode 243: Turkey, mashed potatoes, and Shinkansen appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a horse escapes its stall onboard a 747 flying from New York to Liege. A panel of experts says decades of congressional meddling and underfunding of the FAA introduces undue risk to flying in the US. And the Dubai Airshow is Boeing’s show with orders for nearly 300 aircraft, […] The post AvTalk Episode 242: Quit horsing around back there appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, we learn that the arraignment of the pilot who threatened his captain with a gun has been delayed—because he is on active duty military service outside the country. A Titan Airways A321neo was damaged by high-intensity film lighting, more PW1100G issues, and you could be in charge of the world’s […] The post AvTalk Episode 241: Want to run the most secretive airline in the world? appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.