FlightGlobal
FlightGlobal Focus
FlightGlobal Focus is your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. Tune in twice weekly: Friday for a concise news briefing and Monday for in-depth analysis on a rotating agenda spanning airlines, defence and aerospace. Stay informed with expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal.
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Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
Breaking down the US raid on Venezuela 13.01.2026 25:33
In the wake of the successful US military raid to depose Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, our defence team looks at how the Pentagon pulled off the audacious and risky operation that saw special operations helicopters fly into downtown Caracas to deliver an assault force. FlightGlobal's Ryan Finnerty, Craig Hoyle and Greg Waldron discuss the raid, how it compares to previous actions in Ira...
2025 airlines in review - the best and worst of the year 22.12.2025 53:24
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. A note from Amber Elias: This is my last epi...
2025 aerospace in review - the best and worst of the year 19.12.2025 42:10
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined Jon H...
2025 defence in review - the best and worst of the year 17.12.2025 53:47
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined by Gr...
Bombardier Global 8000 enters service, Etihad cuts orders, Boeing MQ-28A advances, Qatar names new CEO, B-2 stealth bomber returns to frontline, Pentagon creates reverse-engineered Shahad-136 drone 12.12.2025 26:21
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined by Ry...
Why Latin America is becoming aviation’s next big growth market 08.12.2025 15:27
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Lewis Harper is joined by H...
2025 safety in review, North Korea’s propaganda parade, China Airlines to acquire 18 widebody jets, Airbus A320s grounded for computer systems failure 05.12.2025 9:49
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined by Da...
The future of helicopters in combat 01.12.2025 43:58
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Ryan Finnerty is joined by...
Rostec Sukhoi Su-57 fighter updates, Lockheed Martin F-35s to Saudi Arabia, Douglas DC-3 hazardous piloting, SmartLynx closes, Lufthansa’s centenary livery, MH-47G helicopters to USSOCOM 28.11.2025 12:28
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined by Gr...
What the 2025 Dubai airshow tells us about airframers and the aerospace industry 24.11.2025 15:14
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Dominic Perry is joined by...
2025 Dubai airshow, FAA tells airlines to fix 787s, Rolls-Royce XWB-97 beating dust testing expectations, Malaysia firms up widebody fleet by 2026, Boeing 777X backlog reduced 21.11.2025 25:40
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined b...
Why ultra-low-cost carriers are facing new challenges in the American market 17.11.2025 18:13
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Lewis Harper, editor of...
2026 World Air Forces directory, PIA A320 used wrong runway during diversion, Rolls-Royce reveals new XE standard for Trent 1000, Leonardo warns on factory’s future, EasyJet drops A319 by 2030 14.11.2025 15:20
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined b...
Airpower at risk: New report warns US strategy may fail against China 10.11.2025 33:49
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Ryan Finnerty is joined...
World Travel Market 2025, Embraer cancels next-gen turboprop, Indonesia gets first A400M delivery, Ryanair ramps up pilot hiring for Max 10 arrival and Boeing sells digital businesses for $10.6bn 07.11.2025 16:41
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode Amber Elias is joined by...
Inside the advanced air mobility market: trends, challenges and the future 03.11.2025 18:41
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode Jon Hemmerdinger, Flight...
Airbus Q3 results, JetBlue trims fleet and capacity, NASA and Lockheed Martin achieve the first flight of the X-59 quiet supersonic demonstrator and a failing US Air Force strategy? 31.10.2025 9:50
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode Amber Elias is joined by...
The top 100 airline rankings 2024: the best and worst carriers by traffic and revenue 27.10.2025 22:43
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode Amber Elias is joined by...
Top 100 airline rankings, Icelandair accelerates it’s Boeing 767 fleet retirement, Norway presses ahead with defence helicopter acquisitions and a pilot attempted a manual correction during turbulence 24.10.2025 9:46
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode Amber Elias is joined by...
What's it like to fly in a fighter jet? The defence team share their best (and worst) experiences in the cockpit 20.10.2025 40:41
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to strap into a high-performance fighter jet? FlightGlobal's Ryan Finnerty takes us for a ride aboard Textron's Beechcraft M-346N, a derivative of the Leonardo M-346 trainer that Textron hopes to sell to the US Navy. Afterward, Ryan is joined by Craig Hoyle and Greg Waldron who share their own stories of cockpit reporting, including nerves, nausea...
The latest from NBAA, Chinese airlines protest the DoT, Rolls-Royce completes testing for its Pearl 10X engine and Bombardier increases the speed of its Global 8000 jet 17.10.2025 9:54
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined b...
What commercial aircraft is next on Boeing’s agenda? 13.10.2025 17:30
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, FlightGlobal’s aerospac...
Honeywell advances 1MW hydrogen fuel cell powertrain testing with EU funding, US navy studies turning seawater to jet fuel, Air Tanzania goes on hiring spree and Embraer plans US assembly of KC-390 10.10.2025 8:38
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined b...
How British Airways and IAG became a European powerhouse post-pandemic 06.10.2025 29:13
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead, and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Alfred Chua, airlines...
Why low-cost carrier Play failed, Lockheed Martin’s $12.5b deal and Gulfstream unveils a new G300 03.10.2025 22:26
Welcome to FlightGlobal Focus, your new essential podcast for trusted aviation insight. We publish new episodes twice weekly: join us on Friday for a concise news briefing and on Monday for in-depth analysis covering airlines, defence or aerospace. Stay informed, stay ahead, and get expert coverage from the team at FlightGlobal. Pioneering aviation insight. In this episode, Amber Elias is joined...
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