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In episode 155 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom are joined by US Lead Lukas to discuss, Flybe & Flyr declare bankruptcy The final Boeing 747 delivery Alaska Airways retires the Dash 8 British Airways' short-haul widebody flights Auckland Airport's miserable weather

2 Feb 202323min

In episode 154 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom chat about: Lufthansa makes a bit for ITA Airways Qatar Airways-Airbus court case update An order for 12 A320neos from Uzbekistan Airways Three years on: a 777X update Where does Lufthansa plan to fly its Airbus A380s

27 Jan 202326min

In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss: Some shocking recent aviation incidents Virgin fined for flying Delta codeshares over Iraq Wizz Air’s new 7-hour route Tom’s first MAX flight Inside airBaltic’s Starlink deal

20 Jan 202327min

In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Lukas discuss: Airbus Vs Boeing - who won 2022? Delta finally secures free WiFi for passengers FAA suffers a disastrous NOTAM failure Fallout from flight disruptions in the USA NASA is set to replace its DC-8 with a Boeing 777

13 Jan 202331min

In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Qantas Airbus A380 flight QF1 diverts twice in two weeks Southwest Airlines' catastrophic Christmas Emirates buys an Airbus A380 2022's airline rankings San Diego's fuel crisis

5 Jan 202324min

This week we have a special episode for listeners to celebrate reaching 150 episodes. Tom and Jo are joined by a host of lead journalists across Simple Flying to take a look at the top aviation news from each region throughout 2022 as follows, 00:35 - Africa - Jo Bailey 09:03 - Asia-Pacific - Michael Doran 17:10 - Latin America - Daniel Martínez Garbuno 24:37 - North America - Lukas Souza 33:07 - Europe - Tom Boon 40:10 - India - Pranjal Pande 46:40 - Eastern Europe - Jakov Fabringer

28 Dec 202255min

In episode 149 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom is joined by Lukas Souza, Simple Flying's US Lead. Together they discuss, Next summer's A380 plans Boeing's United Airlines event last week Boeing's humanitarian aid work Air France's return to Newark Condor's 1st Airbus A330neo delivery

21 Dec 202220min

In episode 148 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The last Boeing 747 rolls off of the production line Snow causes chaos for Ryanair across Europe Embraer presses pause on its turboprop project United places the US' largest ever widebody order Boom Supersonic now has an engine

15 Dec 202229min