AvTalk - Aviation Podcast
An aviation podcast by aviation geeks for anyone who looks up when they hear an airplane fly overhead. Listen in as Ian Petchenik and Jason Rabinowitz bring you aviation news, views, and special guests every Friday. If you're a new avgeek or just can't get enough aviation in your life, get your avgeek fix with us.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
AvTalk Episode 96: Everything is strange and nothing makes sense
On this episode of AvTalk, the longest flight in the world is set to return soon, but with a few twists. European regulators are moving forward with recertification of the 737 MAX and Cathay Pacific …
00:48:38 |
Fri 23 Oct 2020
AvTalk Episode 95: Buddy Start
On this episode of AvTalk, the FAA releases the Flight Standardization Board Report for the 737 MAX, which details the training pilots will need before they can fly the aircraft. And we’re joined by …
01:03:03 |
Fri 09 Oct 2020
AvTalk Episode 94: What a mess
On this episode of AvTalk, the last A380 rolls out of assembly, more aircraft are slated for storage, and we dig in to some of the more noteworthy comments on the FAA’s proposed 737 MAX airworthiness…
00:44:45 |
Fri 25 Sep 2020
AvTalk Episode 93: Shimmy Shake
On this episode of AvTalk we’ve got jet packs, a bunch of helium balloons with an ADS-B transponder, and The Air Current’s Jon Ostrower joins us to discuss the new quality issues affecting the 787 an…
00:52:43 |
Fri 11 Sep 2020
AvTalk Episode 92: Not great, not great at all
On this episode of AvTalk, the FedEx 767 emergency landing at LAX, Canada takes the 737 MAX out for a spin, and we look at an unfortunately large amount of discouraging news from around the industry.
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00:40:06 |
Fri 28 Aug 2020
AvTalk Episode 91: The public comment period
On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss the proposed Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive to return the 737 MAX to the air and what steps still need to be taken before the aircraft c…
00:46:22 |
Fri 14 Aug 2020
AvTalk Episode 90: Long live the Queen
On this episode of AvTalk we say goodbye to a big chunk of the passenger 747 fleet, one airline is bringing a 747 back from the desert, one airplane caught fire in Shanghai, and our resident numbers …
01:07:52 |
Fri 31 Jul 2020
AvTalk Episode 89: The recovery that isn’t
On this episode of AvTalk, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization details the chain of events that led to the downing of Ukraine International Airlines flight 752. The NTSB issues its report on the Atlas…
00:34:29 |
Fri 17 Jul 2020
AvTalk Episode 88: 262 out of 860
On this episode of AvTalk, we look at the preliminary report from the crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303. We also discuss the recent disturbing news about fraudulent pilot licenses …
00:42:13 |
Fri 03 Jul 2020
AvTalk Episode 87: 100 kilograms of silica
On this episode of AvTalk, we look at the signs of recovery around the world as aircraft are reactivated and passenger numbers rise. And we chat with Gabriel Leigh about how airlines and aircraft sto…
00:43:26 |
Fri 19 Jun 2020
AvTalk Episode 86: What’s next: a roundtable discussion
On this episode of AvTalk, we see what the initial data tells us about the crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight 8303. And we sit down for a roundtable discussion about the state of the ind…
00:48:03 |
Fri 05 Jun 2020
AvTalk Episode 85: We’ll see
On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss the extremely rare incident where a Southwest Airlines 737 struck and killed someone on the runway while landing in Austin. We also see which airlines are contin…
00:29:46 |
Fri 22 May 2020
AvTalk Episode 84: Completing the trifecta
On this episode of AvTalk, more airlines say goodbye to sizable portions of their fleets while one airline will press an A380 into cargo service. And pilot Jon Weiswasser joins us to talk about his t…
00:47:59 |
Fri 08 May 2020
AvTalk Episode 83: Have we hit the bottom?
On this episode of AvTalk, we look at some COVID-19 related aviation innovation, Seth Miller returns to help us understand how airlines are navigating the CARES Act, and we talk with Karan Singh from…
01:21:03 |
Fri 24 Apr 2020
AvTalk Episode 82: Setting all the wrong records
On this episode of AvTalk, we see how far air traffic fell in March and what we’re likely to see in April. We also take a look at some of the more interesting flights that airlines have operated in t…
00:45:34 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
AvTalk Episode 81: ATC 0
On this episode of AvTalk, we review which airlines and countries have now canceled all flights. And journalist Ethan Klapper joins us to discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on some air traffic con…
00:39:51 |
Thu 26 Mar 2020
AvTalk Episode 80: Grinding to a halt
On this special episode of AvTalk, Jason and Ian take stock of how the aviation industry has reacted to plummeting demand and ever changing government restrictions as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its …
00:31:22 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
AvTalk Episode 79: It’s nothing short of a crisis
On this episode of AvTalk, we welcome back The Air Current editor-in-chief John Ostrower for a wide-ranging conversation as we try to understand the effects of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 on the a…
00:50:56 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
AvTalk Episode 78: Climb into the Skynest
On this episode of AvTalk, air traffic in China is down over 80% from the beginning of the year, the first Air France A380 enters retirement, and Air New Zealand’s Skynest may be a way to make ultra-…
00:47:02 |
Fri 28 Feb 2020
AvTalk Episode 77: Jetting in the Jet Stream
On this episode of AvTalk, a Pegasus Airlines 737 overruns the runway in Istanbul, traffic to China grinds to a halt, Air Italy calls it quits, and the jet stream helps British Airways set a new reco…
00:53:59 |
Fri 14 Feb 2020
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