Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week & Space Technology editors take a look at some of the bigger-picture issues in the world of aerospace and defense
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 114
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Brilliant Pebbles Are Back
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 c…
What’s Next For Boeing, Airbus And Embraer?
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 …
AIAA’s SciTech Forum Teases Hydrogen Cycles And Gulled Wings
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 AIA…
Dissecting China's New Combat Aircraft Designs
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 Aeros…
Flubs And Forecasts
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…
Aerospace & Defense’s Digital Transformation Opportunity | Sponsored By Siemens
In this Siemens-sponsored podcast Todd Tuthill, Vice President of Aerospace, Defense, and Marine Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software, explains how digital technology can address top chall…
Airbus Races, Boeing Staggers To The 2024 Finish Line
Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.
What's New With Europe's Fighter Programs?
Aviation Week's defense team discusses the latest developments with Europe's combat air projects as governments there ramp up military spending.
Check 6 Revisits: Hypersonic Hopes—The Legacy Of The X-30 Orient Express
Hypersonics expert and former chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force Dr. Mark Lewis joins Aviation Week's Christine Boynton, Guy Norris and Graham Warwick to examine the X-30 NASP program, and how—dec…
How NASA's New 2050 Goals Could Reshape Airliners
Sixteen years after the launch of its ground-breaking N+3 project, NASA is using the same model to once again accelerate the pace of advancements as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by …
Aerospace Eyes Trump 2.0
How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? Listen in as the McCain Institute’s executive director Evelyn Farkas joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Mi…
Why Isn’t Airbus Doing Better?
Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Robert Wall to explain why.
Can Anyone Catch SpaceX?
SpaceX’s Starship booster “catch” at the launchpad wowed the space world, but big hurdles remain to launching humans to Mars in 2028. Irene Klotz and Guy Norris join Joe Anselmo to discuss.
Understanding UAP As An Aerospace Safety Concern
Once known as UFOs, sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena present a thorny issue for the aviation community.
Former F/A-18 pilot Ryan Graves who leads Americans for Safe Aerospace joins Aviat…
Why Boeing Has Delayed The 777X Yet Again
It’s been nearly five years since the cutting-edge aircraft first flew, but you won’t fly on one before 2026. Aviation Week’s Guy Norris, Sean Broderick and Dan Williams explain to Joe Anselmo how we…
Check 6 With Accenture: Why The Commercial Aerospace Outlook Isn’t As Bad As You Think
Despite a downturn in deliveries, industry revenues will actually grow this year. Accenture’s John Schmidt and Jeff Wheless reveal why.
Boeing Strike Goes From Bad To Worse
As the strike by Boeing’s machinists enters a new, uncertain phase, the company’s suppliers, customers and investors are grappling with the rising damage. Listen in as Aviation Week editors and speci…
Where Is Commercial Propulsion Heading?
Listen in to hear Frank Haselbach, president of ISABE and head of propulsion at Airbus, in conversation with Aviation Week's Guy Norris. They discuss various technology pathways for commercial engine…
Unpacking Israel's Air Campaign Against Hezbollah
Aviation Week's Steve Trimble is just back from a trip to Israel, including its northern border. Listen to his observations from the frontline and what the fighting tells us about the future of warfa…
Check 6 Revisits: Engine Of Change—50 Years Of CFM
CFM International CEO Gael Meheust joins the podcast to dive into the remarkable story behind the CFM56: Hear how teams on opposite sides of the Atlantic persevered against the odds to propel the ind…