AvTalk Episode 363: Collision on the runway
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss what we know so far about the collision between flight AC8646 and an airport fire truck at New York’s La Guardia Airport. We walk through the sequence of e...
27 Mars 1h 2min
AvTalk Episode 362: Beware tall elk and low flying hog hunters
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, more updates on the war in the Middle East, including the mid-air collision between two US Air Force KC-135s and an Iranian drone attack on a fuel facility next to Du...
20 Mars 55min
AvTalk Episode 361: When saving money costs lives
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, updates on the war in the Middle East and the widening effects on the aviation industry. We cover the new airspace restrictions in Azerbaijan, additional rescue fligh...
13 Mars 56min
AvTalk Episode 360: War shuts down Middle East airspace
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the US-Israeli attack on Iran and Iranian response with an eye on the effects on commercial aviation. Airspace closures, flight cancellations, reroutes, di...
6 Mars 43min
AvTalk Episode 359: Reading them the ROTOR Act
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, after passing unanimously in the Senate, the US House of Representatives votes down the aviation safety-focused ROTOR Act, which was championed by the NTSB, pilots’ u...
27 Feb 42min
AvTalk Episode 358: Not how you want the day to go
Plenty to discuss on this week’s episode of AvTalk: More clarity on what exactly led to the closure of airspace above El Paso last week A United Airlines flight from Lagos experiences an extraordinary...
20 Feb 51min
AvTalk Episode 357: Frickin’ drones with frickin’ laser beams
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by Ned Russell in the studio as Jason and Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren report from their outpost in the Caribbean. We try to understand what happened in El Pas...
13 Feb 55min
AvTalk Episode 356: Finally, a 25 hour rule
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the FAA finalizes the rule mandating 25-hour recordings on cockpit voice recorders. Confusion ensues after President Trump says he’s decertifying “Canadian made” airc...
6 Feb 53min
