Airplane Geeks Podcast
Our aim to educate and inform you, explore and develop your passion for aviation, and entertain you a little along the way.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 82 minutes
- Episodes
- 310
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
621 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF)
We talk with Oshkosh Corporation about Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting, or ARFF. Oshkosh Corporation builds tough specialty trucks and access equipment and Oshkosh Airport Products designs and prod…
00:38:00 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
620 The Master Minimum Equipment List (MMEL)
A 737 crew couldn’t properly hand fly the airplane after autopilot failures, and we discuss the Master Minimum Equipment List. Also, airline furloughs, Austrian Eurofighter Typhoons, Air Force pilot …
01:34:01 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
619 Spending Too Much Time at Home
Some Boeing 787s are grounded due to structural problems, Rolls-Royce financials don’t look good, a positive TSA story, another virtual flight option, US DOE funding for electric aircraft technologie…
01:12:34 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
618 Leave No One Behind
A retired U.S. Air Force colonel tells the “leave no one behind” story of a pilot who ejected over the Gulf of Tonkin. Also, Boeing could consolidate 787 assembly lines, F/A-18 ski jump launch trials…
01:22:54 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
617 Boeing 737 MAX NPRM
We look at the Boeing 737 MAX NPRM for return to service, Phillips 66 investment in sustainable aviation fuel, JetBlue carbon neutrality on domestic flights, this year’s Collier Trophy winner, Americ…
01:14:16 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
616 Latinas in Aviation
Latinas in aviation tell their stories, Pieter Johnson talks with Matt Bone from the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group, and Steve Vischer and Grant McHerron bring us up to date on Virgin Australia an…
01:24:49 |
Wed 12 Aug 2020
615 Supersonic Commercial Aircraft
Boom Supersonic and Virgin Galactic supersonic commercial aircraft eye Rolls-Royce engine technology, China’s AG600 large seaplane, United’s ERJ-145 regional jets to CommutAir, pilot re-examinations,…
00:52:52 |
Wed 05 Aug 2020
614 Choosing a Flight School
EPA aviation climate control proposal, airline furloughs, military pilot flying experience, Airbus autonomous A350, Delta Airlines simplifying fleet, Garmin outage, Australia News Desk, discount code…
01:25:00 |
Wed 29 Jul 2020
613 A-10 Thunderbolt II
An A-10 pilot talks about flying combat missions, Boeing 737 MAX cancellations, airline layoffs and furloughs, Emirates A380 plan, American Airlines and JetBlue partner, a bizarre Icelandair plan, av…
01:32:03 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
612 Difficult Times for Airlines
Possible United furloughs, airline bookings down, flight training with social distancing, enforcing airline face covering policies, airports responding to the pandemic, Boeing’s 737MAX pilot training…
01:18:04 |
Wed 15 Jul 2020
611 Aviation News
Boeing 737 MAX certification flight tests, Airbus job eliminations, COVID-19 protocols, Aeromexico bankruptcy, NBAA convention, Concept of Operations for Urban Air Mobility, Ryanair 737 MAX, Austrian…
01:26:39 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
610 Air Cargo
An air cargo pilot talks about that business, American recovery plan includes more growth than others, Allied Pilots Association proposal for the government to buy middle seats, Lufthansa bailout, It…
01:25:02 |
Tue 30 Jun 2020
609 Airline Cash Flow
United uses MileagePlus to improve balance sheet, study says Amazon Air fleet to grow to 200, British aircraft carrier closer to operational capability, Southwest requires customer health declaration…
01:17:12 |
Tue 23 Jun 2020
608 Aviation Oxygen Systems
The president and CEO of Aerox Aviation Oxygen Systems explains the role of onboard aviation oxygen and gives us an update on the New England Air Museum and Patient Airlift Services. In the news, cur…
01:05:35 |
Wed 17 Jun 2020
607 Spirit of Aviation Week
The EAA plans for "Spirit of Aviation Week," their big virtual aviation event. Also, Boeing customers defer 737 MAX orders, WOW Air plans to return as a cargo airline, and commercial pilots might see…
00:47:39 |
Tue 09 Jun 2020
606 Cessna SkyCourier
The new Cessna SkyCourier explained, strategic moves Triumph, engine competitions for B-52 and F-15EX, Pakistani airliner crash, Delta retires MD-80 fleet, USAF drops height requirement for pilot can…
01:34:39 |
Wed 03 Jun 2020
605 Bits & Pieces XXVII
A Memorial Day tale of the loss of a Douglas A-26 Invader, conversation with the young founder of an airship company, and flying a Focke-Wulf into a major airport.
00:43:33 |
Tue 26 May 2020
604 Aircraft Storage
The chief commercial officer of one of the largest aircraft maintenance, storage, and reclamation operations explains aircraft storage in light of the large number of airplanes taken out of service. …
01:31:10 |
Wed 20 May 2020
603 The RenegadeAV8R
David Costa, the RenegadeAV8R, on being a jet airshow demo pilot, hosting the RenegadeAV8R Radio Show and engaging young engineers in a project to set new jet records. ALPA wants COVID rules, airline…
01:28:08 |
Wed 13 May 2020
602 The Life of a Pilot
Chris Manno’s 42 years as a professional pilot, industry Q1 losses, production cuts, furloughs, and layoffs. Airline and airport safety measures, Federal bailout money, a hybrid-electric aircraft, an…
01:17:52 |
Wed 06 May 2020
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