Bryan Air

Byron is a retired commercial helicopter pilot, author of several books, and a Crew Resource Management Instructor. Trained to fly helicopters in the Army, he spent a year in Vietnam, then launched a commercial aviation career that lasted almost 40 years.   After retirement, he returned to college, and received his Bachelors Degree in English & Creative writing from The Ohio State University in 20...

On this episode:   Comair are back in the skies from the 1st of September with some innovative new fare options. Cemair sign an interline with Emirates. The rescue effort in Kabul required a real global effort. Qatar take some heat on social media with a rather brutal post by an ex pilot employee. Ever wandered how regional airlines make money?   As mentioned on the podcast check out Dragonflyskyw...

#bryanair #bryanairlive #aviationnews #bryanairpodcast #airlinenews   On this episode:   The horrific scenes in Kabul overshadow the large amount of aviation news this week. SAA plans a September start while Airlink sign a major codeshare with Emirates.   The Chinese big three continue passenger growth, India passenger traffic improves drastically. Turkish and Emirates scale up operations and Embr...

Gavin has been an incredible supporter of the podcast. We worked together at SA Express for many years and have enjoyed the odd crazy weekend on our motorbikes. Like so many pilots, Gavin lost his job in the pandemic but has been fortunate to find his way back into the flight deck.    The live show is an opportunity to engage with our supporters and connect with aviators from across the globe.   I...

On this episode:   How are the employees from Mango coping in these difficult times? We chat to Jordan Butler, chairman of the Mango Pilots Association.   The 737 Max flies to China for re-certification   Ever thought of being a ferry pilot, there's a brand new YouTube series called "Cockpit Casual" showcasing this side of the industry.   Links from the show: COCKPIT CASUAL - https://youtu.be/lTrb...

John is a real asset to aviation, he currently works for Nippon Cargo on the 747, a proud South African and family man, John is highly respected in the global aviation community.     The live show is an opportunity to engage with our supporters and connect with aviators from across the globe.   In a time where collaboration is so important this live stream will hopefully bring the aviation communi...

On this episode:   Bryan Air is back with a new look and new goals. We dive into the news with a roundup of the airline and travel industry.   What are the pilots doing now? Who is going back to the flight deck? Who has moved on? The importance of the side hustle for the post pandemic aviator. Boeing shows a profit but Airbus appears to be holding the cards.   If you would like to support the podc...

On this episode we discuss the conclusion of the long ongoing Airbus - Boeing dispute. We have a sneak peek at Amazons growth in the cargo sector and we announce a short mid year break. We have decided to take the month of July off, we will be using the time to improve our delivery on the show and make some adjustments to our studio.    If you would like to support the podcast by pledging a small...

Jonathan is a pilot, he is an instructor and he has an important story to tell.   Jonathan was diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes and therefore had his medical revoked. He has been trying to have this ruling overturned with the SACAA without any success just yet. Jonathan is one of many fighting this same fight - this live broadcast is about raising awareness of this issue and ruling by the SACAA.   T...

There are a multitude of articles that explain who the SAA equity partner is, the involvement of the PIC and the role of certain individuals - todays discussion was a far more candid discussion similar to what you would get when you throw a few pilots together with a couple of beers. Fixing the airlines of the world one round at a time.   We ask 2 questions on this episode which as far as I am con...

Ben is a pilot and co-founder of Pilotbase. He has experience flying the Airbus A380, A320 and Falcon 20 to all corners of the globe.   A consummate professional with a huge passion and drive for innovation. Pilotbase is a pioneering aviation organisation established to support pilots throughout their aviation career. Founded by pilots for pilots to transform the outdated and opaque world of pilot...

On This Episode: Standing by for big announcement regarding SAA. Supersonic travel vs the A321XLR. 90 new airlines plan for launch in 2021. Amazon fleet planning. Exciting Apple podcast news. If you would like to support the podcast by pledging a small monthly fee you can do so through Patreon, your support in this regard will be greatly appreciated (Thank You). https://www.patreon.com/bryanair Ge...

Jason is the founder of GoAviate-The Pilot Network he was a "soon to be skipper" on the Airbus A380 at #Emirates before the pandemic struck, an aviator and gentlemen through and through. Expect to hear Jason chat about his time operating the #A380 in a multicultural high performance environment. What it was like packing up the dreams of flying on such short notice, moving his family back to South...

It's just myself and Ryan on the show this week. Brett is away on a business trip. We had taken this all into account and had plans to broadcast the show on Wednesday evening however the Denel facility where we host the podcast has been without power for most of the week. It has been a difficult week for all of us with load-shedding the talk of the town in Johannesburg. There is no schedule, we ar...

Have you seen our live show Tuesdays at 7pm (SAST)? Join us for an informal look at the airline sector with aviation guests from across the globe. We are finally back in the studio, a few minor details to sort out as we find our feet again but nevertheless a real pleasure to host these shows face to face with my crew.     On this episode:   ✅OUTA take on the misdirection of funds to Mango, SAA Te...

#bryanair #aviationnews #bryanairpodcast #indianaviation Have you seen our live show Tuesdays at 7pm (SAST)? Join us for an informal look at the airline sector with aviation guests from across the globe. Today's podcast is a broadcast from our respective homes and not the studio however we have planned to return to the studio next week for our Friday Show.     ✅Safair launch packaged holiday deal...

Have you seen our live show Tuesdays at 7pm (SAST)? Join us for an informal look at the airline sector with aviation guests from across the globe. Today's podcast is a little different, I am serving my mandatory quarantine before baby Roseveare graces us with her presence.     ✅The rise and resilience of Cemair.   ✅Department of Transport's non compliance with the open skies policy     ✅FlySax...

Have you seen our live show Tuesdays at 7pm (SAST), join us for an informal look at the airline sector with aviation guests from across the globe. Today's show is a little different, I am serving my mandatory quarantine before baby Roseveare graces us with her presence. For the first time on the Friday show we are not in our much loved studio but will do our best to still produce a polished produc...

Watch our new show on Tuesday evenings 7pm (CAT) for Bryan Air Live, join in the discussion as we connect with aviation professionals from across the globe. Thanks to everyone who supported the Youtube channel the past few weeks, we finally managed to break the 1000 subscriber count. *****   On todays podcast we are joined by resident guest and my go-to source for local aviation information Craig...

Please check out the new Bryan Air Live on Tuesday evenings 7pm SA time. LIVE on YouTube. Today we celebrate the 50th episode of Bryan Air - As much as today's show is dedicated to the fire-fighters who fought the horrendous fires in Cape Town over the past week I also want to commend my crew. I could not have done this alone, it was a team effort from day 1. Brett and Ryan - Thank you, from the b...

On this weeks episode I try unpack the SA Express story. It is story close to my heart, I shudder at the level of corruption that has taken place even after the company was placed in provisional liquidation.   SAAPA punch back at DPE, Virgina airport is under the microscope again with planned land developments on the cards. The SACAA advertise a new digital license card and new airline Lift is poi...

An alarming article from the Business Insider sparked the question, are South African's amongst the most restricted travellers in the world? With little happening in terms of a vaccination rollout and without a credible national carrier where does this leave the South African tourism market? There is still much to be proud of in the aviation sector, Airlink continue to set the standard in the regi...

Unruly passengers are becoming a serious threat to aviation safety with reports around the globe increasing rapidly since the start of the pandemic. There is no place for this in aviation, IATA have made big strides in enforcing this law. I hope these cases are dealt with swiftly and harshly.   SAA Pilots association strike as the flight instructors are called back to the office to work and are th...

The big news of the week is the investigation of the flight of heroes to Brussels. After 13 exemptions from the SACAA, an alpha floor event, miscalculations and noise abatement non-compliance there's much to talk about however until the investigation is complete I am of the opinion that finger pointing should be kept to a minimum.   Brett and Ryan take the opportunity to introduce the listeners to...

On this episode we chat to Alex MacPhail. Alex had some exciting news to share with us, he chose the Bryan Air Podcast for his first public announcement for which we were extremely proud. Alex is an expert in the field of high performing teams, he's a businessman, airline pilot and keynote speaker. He was formally part of the Silver Falcons display team and is a powerful voice in the aviation sect...