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 getting...
18 Okt 202437min
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 Air...
11 Okt 202445min
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 FA...
4 Okt 20241h 2min
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 fue...
27 Sep 202432min
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 implemen...
20 Sep 202446min
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. Boei...
13 Sep 202446min
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 Su...
6 Sep 202436min
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 withou...
30 Aug 202452min
