Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Tony Osborne and Brian Everstine discuss their highlights from Farnborough Airshow, sharing their thoughts on GCAP, CCAs, FLRAA, tankers and more.

At Farnborough Airshow 2024, an absence of new aircraft orders spoke volumes. Listen in as Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Christine Boynton, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Daniel Williams analyze the week, breaking down the deals that did take place and sharing the buzz from airlines, suppliers and manufacturers. 

The podcast unpacks the return of long-range missiles in Europe and deterrence strategies. Topics include Army's deployment of new weapons to Germany by 2026, European missile deployment post-INF Treaty, and insights on deterrence strategies in modern warfare.

Listen in to hear from Accenture leaders John Schmidt and Joyce Kline on why supply chain and workforce challenges remain vexing, but technological solutions such as generative AI point to a brighter future in this sponsored podcast.

In the defense industry, all eyes are on the UK in July for RIAT and Farnborough. Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Tony Osborne and Craig Caffrey kick off the conversation with a special episode about the British elections and what they (and those in France) mean for A&D.

Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick and Jens Flottau unpack a week that started with a unique media briefing at Boeing's Renton facility and ended with the purchase of Spirit AeroSystems.

U..S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall cast doubt on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program in an interview with Aviation Week. Listen in as editors Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Robert Wall break down what we know—and what we don't know.

Aviation Week editors go back through the archives to the origins of supersonic flight, revisiting key programs and exploring the issues that are still challenging high-speed aircraft designers today. Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles relating to this podcast here:  Letter from Oklahoma City resident on Project Bongo (AW&ST, March 2, 1964, p. 98) Sonic Boom Report Expected in October (AW&ST, July 13, 1964, p. 28) Boom Restrictions May Swell SST Costs (AW&ST, Aug. 3, 1964, p. 38) Concorde is Coming (AW&ST, Feb. 8, 1971, p. 11)  Audio Clips: March 2, 1969: Concorde's first Toulouse test flight (BBC) June 5, 1963: President John F. Kennedy spoke at U.S. Air Force Academy (JFK Library) June 4, 1963: JFK phone call to Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon (JFK Library)

Airlines are on the verge of placing hundreds of orders for widebody jets. Listen is as Aviation Week Network's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Lori Ranson and Daniel Williams discuss what’s behind the impending order boom. Read Jens' article here: Multiple Airlines Prepare Large Widebody Orders

Check 6 will be back with a regular episode next week. Today we are sharing an episode of Aviation Week's MRO Podcast. Listen in to hear Aviation Week Network editors James Pozzi, Lindsay Bjerregaard and Michael Bruno discuss the novel applications MROs are finding for generative AI and the technology’s workforce implications. Read Lindsay's article: AI Fever Sweeps MRO, But Will Excitement Last? You can follow the MRO Podcast wherever you get Check 6.