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 Special Episode: Southwest Airlines’ Operational Meltdown
On this special episode of AvTalk, we’ve reproduced the audio from our video live stream episode about Southwest Airlines’ cancellations and operational meltdown that began with massive storms across…
00:52:41 |
Tue 27 Dec 2022
AvTalk Episode 195: Boeing gets an early Christmas gift
On this episode of AvTalk, Boeing ends the year on a high note with a Congressional reprieve for the 737-7 and 737-10 certification, the return of the 777X to flight tests, and the final first flight…
00:36:51 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
AvTalk Episode 194: What do you do on a 13 hour test flight?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, United orders every Boeing plane they can get their hands on, Boom announces a trio of companies it says will help build an engine for its Overture supersonic jet, a…
00:43:53 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
AvTalk Episode 193: The final 747 leaves the factory
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the final Boeing 747 rolls out of the factory, Airbus didn’t deliver nearly as many planes this year as they thought they would, and Gabriel Leigh talks to Air Green…
00:51:19 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
AvTalk Episode 192: He fought the wire and the wire won
On this episode of AvTalk, an aircraft catches the wire—and we’re not talking about aircraft carriers. Plus, Airbus details its plans for the future at its Summit in Toulouse, GE Aviation is trying t…
00:40:19 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
AvTalk Episode 191: What happened in Lima?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the tragic collision between a LATAM A320neo and an airport fire fighting rig in Lima and what we know so far about why they fire truck was on the runway.…
00:45:58 |
Fri 25 Nov 2022
AvTalk Episode 190: Would you like to play a game?
On this episode of AvTalk, we have a lot of news to catch up on after last week’s episode solely focused on Boeing’s future. And Ian and Jason preview an avgeek trivia game that you can play on the s…
00:46:56 |
Fri 18 Nov 2022
AvTalk Episode 189: Looking into Boeing’s Future
On this episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by The Air Current’s editor-in-chief Jon Ostrower to parse the news from Boeing’s first investor day in four years last week. We cover CEO Dave Calhoun’s comme…
00:51:58 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
AvTalk Episode 188: Harassed by a Drone
On this episode of AvTalk, Ian is harassed by a mystery drone, Cathay Pacific resumes flying over Russia, and pilot Mark Vanhoenacker joins us to discuss his new book, Imagine a City.
Ian gets harass…
Ian gets harass…
00:56:46 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
AvTalk Episode 187: Korean Air goes off-roading
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Korean Air A330 overruns the runway while attempting to land in Cebu. And a Cuban pilot flies his An-2 crop duster to Florida, 20 feet above the ocean.
Korean Air …
Korean Air …
00:37:53 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
AvTalk Episode 186: Unexpected runway
On this episode of AvTalk, the FAA tells Boeing to get its act together if it ever wants to certify the 737-7 MAX, let alone by the end of the year and a…
00:34:35 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
AvTalk Episode 185: Wheel’s Away!
On this episode of AvTalk, a Boeing Dreamlifter loses a wheel, the fate of the 737-7 and -10 MAX remains firmly on the ground, and we welcome back Airline Weekly editor Edward Russell to fill us in o…
00:36:19 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
AvTalk Episode 184: The life of an airline dispatcher
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, airline dispatcher Michael Karrels joins us to talk about his work at a legacy carrier in the US and some of the differences in dispatching around the world. Plus, t…
00:57:26 |
Fri 07 Oct 2022
AvTalk Episode 183: Closing down, Opening up
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we look at the aviation effects of Hurricane Ian, check in on ICAO’s 41st assembly in Montreal, and try to understand how a rumor took off before we even knew it was…
00:39:54 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
AvTalk Episode 182: Electricity in the air
On this episode of AvTalk, American Airlines announces a major cabin refit and the end of international first class, prices for flights departing Russia skyrocket after Putin announces the mobilizati…
00:44:24 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
AvTalk Episode 181: The Queen’s flight
The flight carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II shattered the record for the most tracked flight of all time, nearly doubling the record set just last month by Nancy Pelosi. We talk about the re…
00:38:46 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
AvTalk Episode 180: Parabolic flight on the Zero G A310
On this episode of AvTalk, Ian heads to Bordeaux to experience weightlessness aboard the Novespace / Air Zero G A310 with the German Aerospace Research Center. Novespace chairman and former astronaut…
01:02:06 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
AvTalk Episode 179: French fisticuffs on the flight deck
On this episode of AvTalk, Jason makes his way down to Washington on the CRJ-550, Ian prepares for the ride of a lifetime, a pair of Air France pilots duke it out mid-flight, and an aircraft sale tha…
00:35:36 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
AvTalk Episode 178: Behold the AmeriBoom!
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Brett Snyder from Crankyflier joins us to discuss his analysis of American Airlines’ order for up to 60 of Boom’s supersonic jets. Plus, big moves by US regional air…
00:46:30 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
AvTalk Episode 177: Our attempt at a summer break
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we try our hand a quick summer break, but can’t fully get away from the news. For that, Airline Weekly editor and AvTalk’s chief short answer correspondent drops by …
00:20:48 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
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