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 295: Severe turbulence, more bullets, and hundreds of hamsters
On this week’s AvTalk, severe turbulence leads to an inflight engine shut down on an SAS A330. A CargoJet 767 overruns the runway in Vancouver after a flap failure. A Southwest Airlines jet is struck…
00:34:29 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
AvTalk Episode 294: Please don’t shoot at the planes
On this week’s AvTalk, at least three aircraft are struck by bullets while trying to landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Spirit Airlines could soon file for bankruptcy after Frontier walks away from a …
00:38:01 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
AvTalk Episode 293: All right, everybody back to work
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing machinists in the pacific northwest ratify a new contract, ending a 53 day strike. We discuss what’s in the contract and where Boeing goes from here.
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00:36:33 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
AvTalk Episode 292: Airplane facts with Max
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we welcome Max Comer, and airline mechanic and the man behind social media sensation Airplane Facts with Max, which compares and contrasts interesting aviation infor…
00:48:17 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
AvTalk Episode 291: They strike on
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing announces a $6 billion third quarter loss, while the company’s striking machinists reject the latest contract offer, sending negotiators back to work. A close…
00:33:36 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
AvTalk Episode 290: Boeing brings the battle axe
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing announces layoffs affecting 17,000 employees and the sunset of the 767 program. The 777X is delayed until at least 2026 and airlines are having trouble gettin…
00:37:31 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
AvTalk Episode 289: The FAA doesn’t want headless pilots
On this episode of AvTalk, a new report from the New York Times raises questions about Boeing’s differing response to 737 MAX operators’ requests for safety information following the crash of Lion Ai…
00:45:44 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
AvTalk Episode 288: Escalation or the new normal?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss Iran’s missile attack on Israel and the consequences (so far) for commercial aviation. The NTSB shakes its fist at the FAA over moist rudders, while the F…
01:02:46 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
AvTalk Episode 287: How best and final is “best and final”?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing gives its striking machinists union its “best and final” offer. But how best and final is it? EASA informs A350 operators to ensure they’re cleaning their fu…
00:32:39 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
AvTalk Episode 286: Leis, strikes, and stripped for parts
On this episode of AvTalk, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines secure Department of Transportation approval of their merger.
As the Boeing Machinists’ strike enters week two, the company is impleme…
As the Boeing Machinists’ strike enters week two, the company is impleme…
00:46:03 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
AvTalk Episode 285: How much cocaine can you fit in a Gulfstream?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Delta A350 clips a CRJ-900, knocking the regional jet’s tail off. Brazilian investigators release their preliminary report on the crash of VoePass flight 2283. Boe…
00:46:22 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
AvTalk Episode 284: When protection doesn’t protect you
On this week’s AvTalk, a fuel hose failure on a Cathay Pacific A350 prompts fleet-wide inspections of the Trent XWB engine. Russian investigators release their preliminary report on the Gazpromavia S…
00:36:37 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
AvTalk Episode 283: When the door guy goes on vacation
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss Dominic Gates and Paige Cornwell’s article in this week’s Seattle Times detailing how the door plug on the Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX was reinstalled witho…
00:52:04 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
AvTalk Episode 282: Just when everything was starting to go well
On this week’s episode, Boeing’s 777X test fleet is grounded after separated or cracked thrust links are found on all three aircraft. An update on the VoePass 2283 investigation. Elliott Management, …
00:36:23 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
AvTalk Episode 281: VoePass 2283 crash discussion with Steve Giordano
On this week’s AvTalk, we’re joined by Nomadic Aviation Group founder and pilot Steve Giordano to discuss the circumstances around the crash of VoePass flight 2283. Giordano breaks down some of the i…
00:41:34 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
AvTalk Episode 280: Hear ye, hear ye says the NTSB
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the NTSB holds two days of investigative hearings on the Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX exit door plug blow out. What we learned from the hearings and what we still don’t…
00:41:36 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
AvTalk Episode 279: Boeing chooses its new CEO
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by Ned Russell and his dog Heathrow to break down the appointment of Kelly Ortberg as Boeing’s new CEO. We also unpack Boeing’s second quarter earnings …
00:53:18 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
AvTalk Episode 278: Gary O’Donnell, A321XLR head of program
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the Crowd Strike outage and why it took Delta Air Lines so much longer than everyone else to get their operations back on track. The FAA is increasing scr…
00:57:11 |
Fri 26 Jul 2024
AvTalk Episode 277: Finally, some good news for Boeing!
On this week’s episode, Ian heads to the basement because TORNADO is in the METAR. And it’s finally some good news for Boeing as the 777-9 begins certification test flights. A Gazpromavia Superjet cr…
00:43:24 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
AvTalk Episode 276: Wait, who’s cleared for takeoff!?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing agrees to plead guilty to felony charges, the NTSB issues its preliminary report on the Southwest Airlines flight that experienced “Dutch roll,” and two CRJ-9…
00:42:31 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
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