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 315: Growth has “largely stalled”
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Jason joins Ian in Chicago for a face to face conversation, which also means it’s a self-edited show this week.
The preliminary report on the Swiftair 737 crash in V…
The preliminary report on the Swiftair 737 crash in V…
00:33:00 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
AvTalk Episode 314: World Champion Gas Ballooning
On this episode of AvTalk, we learning all about long endurance gas balloons with a world record holder. We learn more about the erroneous TCAS alerts that plagued aircraft near DCA at the beginning …
00:49:16 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
AvTalk Episode 313: Turn off the airport, and turn it on again
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the lights are back on at Heathrow and investigation into what happened is in full swing. We discuss the Transport Safety Board of Canada’s preliminary report on the…
00:55:29 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
AvTalk Episode 312: It’s good to have balloon insurance
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Chris Lomas fills in for a vacationing Jason. The FAA acts on the NTSB’s urgent safety recommendations in DC and reconfigures helicopter routes near DCA. An American…
00:28:51 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
AvTalk Episode 311: No LUV for a broken Heart
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the NTSB releases its preliminary report on the mid-air collision over the Potomac River. In addition to the report, the NTSB also issued a pair of urgent safety rec…
00:43:59 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
AvTalk Episode 310: “Engulfed in flames”
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, another round of tabloid journalism meets aviation incident as a FedEx bird strike and resulting engine fire lead to breathless headlines. Also this week, the FAA is…
00:28:57 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
AvTalk Episode 309: Tower, how’d that happen?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a tale of 3 go arounds. We first visit Chicago, where a Southwest pilot made the quick decision to go around as an unauthorized aircraft crossed the runway. Then we …
00:49:32 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
AvTalk Episode 308: Upside down, but alive
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, an Endeavor Air CRJ-900 ends up upside down in Toronto, but everyone on board makes it out safely. The NTSB provides a detailed update on the mid-air collision in Wa…
00:46:16 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
AvTalk Episode 307: Everything is delayed 5-10 years
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Bering Air Cessna 208 crashes near Nome, Alaska. Updates on the mid-air collision in Washington DC and what airspace changes may become permanent. New propulsion t…
00:41:50 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
AvTalk Episode 306: The facts from Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Aktau
On this episode of AvTalk, we review what we know so far about the mid-air collision between a US Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and a PSA Airlines CRJ-700 in Washington DC, what we don’t know, an…
00:46:54 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
AvTalk Episode 305: Boom booms for the first time
Note: this episode of AvTalk was recorded prior to the crash in Washington DC involving a PSA Airlines CRJ-700 and US military H-60 helicopter. We will have complete coverage of the accident and wher…
00:53:03 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
AvTalk Episode 304: Oh baby baby
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Jason journeys through the European fog for a very special trip to the beach. Snow hits the US Gulf Coast from Houston to New Orleans forcing the cancellation of tho…
00:41:50 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
AvTalk Episode 303: A comforting musky scent
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, TCAS once again ensures everyone goes home safely, this time avoiding a collision between a Delta A330 and United 737 in Phoenix. A Delta 757 suffers and engine fail…
00:47:04 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
AvTalk Episode 302: Blowout, one year later
On this episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason are back with their first regular episode of 2025. We get an update on the investigations into the crashes of Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 and Jeju Air fli…
00:55:50 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
AvTalk Episode 301: Azerbaijan Airlines 8243 and Jeju Air 2216
On this special episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason discuss what we know so far about the crashes of an Azerbaijan Airlines E190 in Aktau, Kazakhstan and a Jeju Air 737 in Muan, South Korea.
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This episod…
Fri 03 Jan 2025
AvTalk Episode 300: Our favorite conversations in 2024
On this episode of AvTalk, we look back at a trio of our favorite conversations from this past year. In 2024, we were fortunate to speak with experts from across the aviation industry. In this recap …
00:58:12 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
AvTalk Episode 299: Let’s talk about the drones
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason take a deep breath and discuss the New Jersey drones. What are people claiming they’ve seen, why nearly all of the reports are just aircraft, and why y…
00:44:04 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
AvTalk Episode 298: Boeing gets going again
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason are back from their travels and back in the studio for a full week’s worth of aviation news. We start with Boeing’s resumption of 737 production and a …
00:41:14 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
AvTalk Episode 297: He used a helicopter to ask
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by Flightradar24 colleague Chris Lomas in Stockholm as Jason finishes his travels in Asia. In this news this week, a marriage proposal involving a heli…
00:24:38 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
AvTalk Episode 296: A fire, a crash, and a contract
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Jason is traveling in Japan and Ian is prepping his Thanksgiving Turkey. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to discuss. An Azimuth Airlines SuperJet caught fir…
00:31:43 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
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