AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

2018 was a year of highs, lows, and head scratchers. We take you through the year that was and we also revisit some of our favorite interviews from last year. What was new in 2018 We begin the show with new aircraft, either taking to the air for the first time in 2018 or achieving […] The post Episode 48: Aviation 2018: the good, the bad, and the weird appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss the recent incidents allegedly involving drones, Norwegian ends up with a 737 in Iran, Korean Air takes on overzealous K Pop fans, and one restaurant wants to help flyers with some emotional support chicken. Droning on We discuss recent incidents involving and allegedly involving drones in London and […] The post AvTalk Episode 47: Emotional Support Chicken appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, Indonesian investigators release a preliminary report on Lion Air 610, Anchorage gets shaken up, WOW Air lives to fly another day, and we travel to Stockholm for some pickled herring and Australian pronunciation. Lion Air 610 preliminary report Indonesian investigators released their preliminary report on the crash of Lion Air […] The post AvTalk Episode 46: Pickled Herring appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, The Air Current editor-in-chief Jon Ostrower joins us to discuss the investigation into the crash of Lion Air 610 and the attention now being paid to Boeing’s Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS). We also discuss Airbus’ plans for future aircraft development and the many incidents that occurred over the last […] The post AvTalk Episode 45: Tossing a FUD Grenade appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, Jason heads to South Africa, we discuss the crash of Lion Air flight 610, Brandon Buz, senior social media analyst with the Greater Orlando Airport Authority joins us to discuss social media use by airports and the fun conversation that is “Airport Twitter”. And Captain Ken Hoke is back to […] The post AvTalk Episode 44: The crash of Lion Air flight 610 appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, an Air India Express 737 clips a brick wall, Cobalt Airlines becomes the second airline this month to cease operations, and fresh off the relaunched world’s longest flight, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren fills us in on the journey. Air India Express hits a wall and keeps on going An Air India Express […] The post AvTalk Episode 43: A Little Brick Wall Won’t Stop a 737 appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, Jason and Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren report on their visit to London on the 60th anniversary of the first transatlantic jet flight. We get ready to welcome back the longest flight in the world and we look at Primera Air’s bankruptcy and what it might mean for the ultra low cost transatlantic […] The post AvTalk Episode 42: An Episode 60 Years in the Making appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, Seth Miller joins us as he and Jason take in the Airline Passenger Experience Expo in Boston. We revisit some of the aviation mistakes made last week and with a Bloomberg report suggesting Emirates could take over Etihad, we try to envision what a merger between the two carriers might […] The post AvTalk Episode 41: Mistakes Were Made appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, tropical cyclones dominate the discussion. We also look at a close—or not so close—call in Kenya. And Crankyflier himself, Brett Snyder joins us to preview the upcoming LAX Dorkfest next weekend. Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut We discuss the aviation effects of each storm and give some advice if you’re […] The post AvTalk Episode 40: A Hurricane Approaches and the Wheels Fall Off appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.

On this episode of AvTalk, we spend as little amount of time talking about Post Malone as possible. We find out that some aircraft are equipped with a ‘flux capacitator’. And Chris Sloan, the managing editor of Airways Magazine, joins us to discuss what he’s learned from interviewing leaders at Delta, United, and JetBlue this […] The post AvTalk Episode 39: A Broken Flux Capacitator appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.