AvTalk Episode 257: 30 minutes of bad decisions
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, following a highly critical report by a panel of aviation safety experts, the FAA gives Boeing 90 days to explain how its going to get its act together. We review a c...
1 Mars 202443min
AvTalk Episode 256: A bad day in Belgrade
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Marathon Airlines E195 operating for Air Serbia strikes the ILS array on departure, rogue ATC on the radio over Somalia, Air Canada fire its chatbot, and updates fr...
23 Feb 202441min
AvTalk Episode 255: Grounded for the dumbest of reasons
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, United Airlines’ fleet of A321neos is temporarily grounded for the dumbest of reasons. Plus the NTSB comes out swinging at the FAA demanding new rules requiring 25 ho...
16 Feb 202439min
AvTalk Episode 254: The bolts, they are missing
On this episode of AvTalk, we review the NTSB’s preliminary report on Alaska Airlines flight 1282, fresh quality issues affecting some 737 MAX, and Finnair gets out the scales to weigh some of its pas...
9 Feb 202444min
AvTalk Episode 253: Time traveling with Taylor Swift and turtles
On this episode of AvTalk, we welcome back The Air Current’s founder and editor Jon Ostrower to pull back from Boeing’s immediate crisis and take stock of the state of the company. We look at the chal...
2 Feb 20241h 13min
AvTalk Episode 252: Let’s inspect more 737s
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a bit of a different kind of episode to start. And then its onto more Boeing 737 inspections, angry airlines, and a perfectly executed emergency landing. This episode...
26 Jan 202432min
AvTalk Episode 251: 737-9 MAX inspections and investigations
On this episode of AvTalk, we take a deep look at the actions by the FAA, airlines, and Boeing in the wake of the accident involving Alaska Airlines flight 1282. Working through the time line of state...
19 Jan 202450min
AvTalk Episode 250: Alaska Airlines flight 1282
On this episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason are joined by Nomadic Aviation Group’s Steve Giordano to discuss the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident. We break down what we know so far about the explosiv...
11 Jan 20241h 10min
