Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

As the X-37B graces the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine, editors Robert Wall, Vivienne Machi and Guy Norris discuss the unique characteristics of the spaceplane and what its up to as it orbits Earth. Check out the X-37 graphic Guy describes here

America remains a hotbed of space innovation, but worries mount over China’s rapid advances. AIA's Steve Jordan Tomaszewski joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Garrett Reim and Graham Warwick to discuss.

As Airbus puts hydrogen on the back burner and ATR delays its hybrid-electric turboprop, does the industry have a prayer of meeting its net-zero goals? Joe Anselmo is joined by Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick.

As updates continue to fly out from advanced air mobility startups, Aviation Week's Ben Goldstein, Graham Warwick and Jens Flottau are joined by consultant Sergio Cecutta to cut through the noise and assess where the fledgling market is at.

The Jan. 29 collision of an American Airlines CRJ-700 with a U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk was the worst aviation accident in the U.S. since 2009. Aviation Week's Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine and Christine Boynton discuss potential contributing factors and the consequences for future flight operations around Reagan National Airport.

After President Trump signed an executive order for “Iron Dome for America,” Aviation Week editors Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss how an idea that dates back to the Cold War could take shape today. Register for Aviation Week's Defense Conference here

How did Airbus and Boeing finish last year in orders and deliveries? Can Boeing bounce back in 2025? And what are airlines saying they want from a new airliner? Listen in as our team delves into all of that, and register for our related Jan. 24 webinar on that potential new airliner here

Aviation Week editors Graham Warwick and Guy Norris discuss some of the breakthrough technologies and advanced concepts to emerge at this year's AIAA SciTech Forum in Florida. They also hear from AIAA's new CEO, Clay Mowry. P.S. After recording, Graham remembered who gave the hypersonic projectile presentation: Ronald M. Barrett-Gonzalez from University of Kansas School of Engineering. You can read his paper here.

Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Graham Warwick unpack the design details of two new Chinese combat aircraft and what makes them so odd. Stay in-the-know with Parker Aerospace on LinkedIn @ParkerAerospace or at Parker.com/aerospace.

Eight Aviation Week editors grade their predictions for 2024 and make new bets on what will happen next year. Joe Anselmo is joined by Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Molly McMillin, Guy Norris, Garrett Reim, Lee Ann Shay, Robert Wall and Graham Warwick on our last episode of the year.