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
What Boeing’s Strike Means For The Industry
From delivery rates to junk ratings, book-to-bill ratios to engine spares, listen in to hear about the wide-ranging implications of Boeing’s machinists going on strike.
Guest columnist Richard Aboula…
V-22 Back Under The Spotlight
Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss the V-22 program and its safety, but first shed light on the latest NGAD and CCA developments as AFA fast approaches.
Is Boom's Supersonic Airliner Closer To Reality?
NASA’s Starliner Saga
Listen in as editors explain why a crew vehicle is coming home from the space station without a crew, and what it means for Boeing, SpaceX and two stranded astronauts.
Can Airbus And Boeing Win Back Suppliers’ Confidence? | Sponsored By McKinsey & Company
The commercial aviation supply chain is at a crossroads. In this sponsored podcast two McKinsey & Co. experts explain why—and what it means for the next generation of single-aisle aircraft.
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A Path For SAF?
Amid growing skepticism that airlines can achieve net zero emissions in 2050, a report lays out a road map for rapidly scaling up sustainable aviation fuels. Listen in as one of those skeptics, Aviat…
Propulsion Puzzle
Airbus is really excited about an open-rotor engine. Boeing not so much. Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris explains the background behind his recent story on Boeing's current assessment of CFM …
Sustainable X-Planes, Lunar Infrastructure & More At AIAA In Vegas
As the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' flagship Aviation Forum and Ascend conferences come together for the first time in Las Vegas, Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Graham Warwi…
Is Boeing’s New CEO The Right Pick?
Kelly Ortberg has a stellar track record as an aerospace CEO, but he faces momentous challenges in Seattle.
Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Michael Bruno discuss Ortberg's appointment with guests Kev…
Future Of Air Combat In Focus At Farnborough
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.
Farnborough Fizzle
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 wee…
Cold War Comeback
The NATO Summit in Washington and Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference in London both had Cold War undertones. Listen in as editors Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble unpack why long-ran…
Check 6 With Accenture: Four Stories To Watch At Farnborough
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…
UK Election Kicks Off Britain-Focused Defense Month
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 th…
Another Eventful Week At Boeing
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.
What's Up With NGAD?
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 …
Check 6 Revisits: Supersonic From Bongo To Boom
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…
What's Behind The Widebody Order Buzz?
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 im…
MRO Podcast: How AI Is Transforming The Aftermarket
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…
The F-35 Has A Case Of Long COVID
Listen in as Aviation Week editors Robert Wall, Steve Trimble and Tony Osborne discuss the GAO's recent report on the F-35 and explain what's hampering the now $2 trillion program.