Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast

In episode 198 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss: Alaska Airlines set to acquire Hawaiian Cathay orders the A350F Reporting in from IATA's Global Media Day Emirates buys more Airbus A380s

In episode 197 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Etihad's New York Airbus A380 plans Rolls-Royce's narrowbody hopes An American Airlines near miss China Eastern gets lost in translation A flydubai mini-review

In episode 196 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom are joined by Sumit Singh, Simple Flying's Lead Editor, and Richard Shuurmann, freelance journalist and the man behind the Airbus A380 Fanclub Twitter account, to take a deep dive into the going ons of the week.

Join Jo and Tom for the best aviation news podcast on the planet as we dive into some of the most entertaining, surprising and enlightning stories from the world of aircraft and airlines this week. In episode 195, we discuss: What really caused the A321neo window blowout? TUI retires the UK's last 767s EVA Air makes a big old Airbus order JetBlue's Amsterdam slot loss turns into a politica...

In episode 194 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The latest in the JetBlue Spirit trial Akbar Al Baker steps down as Qatar Airways CEO Arajet's massive Boeing 737 MAX route Etihad moves to a new home in Abu Dhabi A week of cockpit dramas in the USA

In episode 193 of the Simple Flying podcast, regular host Tom is joined by Rhys from Head for Points to take an in-depth look at the new lounge that Star Alliance opened in Paris Charles De Gaulle Terminal 1 earlier this month.

In episode 192 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Why Emirates can't fly to Berlin AIX's new branding German Chancellor evacuated from Merkel One US airline earnings season Qatar Airways cuts Bangkok A380 schedule

In episode 191 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Aviation and the conflict in Israel Emirates buying Airbus A380s 14 airports lost winter A380 services 1 month until the Dubai Airshow KLM's new porcelain house

In episode 190 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Silk Way West's 1st Boeing 777F United Airlines' big order Allegiant Air updates its order Reasons for London Heathrow's expansion easyJet sues a band over its name

In episode 189 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Antonov An-225 work begins Huge widebody orders Qantas' sticky situation A busy week for Ryanair Air Peace demands Heathrow slots

In episode 188 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The Airbus A321XLR's route-proving campaign Fake engine part certifications Qatar Airways CEO's latest Airbus A380 comments Whats is going on at Avianca Emirates is searching for A380 pilots

In episode 184 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The latest Pratt & Whitney engine issues Qatar Airways saves the world's loneliest lion Northern Pacific's new branding Own part of Emirates' 1st Airbus A380 A week of crazy dog stories

In episode 186 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, NATS meltdown report released Russia pulls out of the CR929 Discover Airlines is here Corendon Airlines launches adult only cabins Alan Joyce leaves Qantas early

In episode 158 of the Simple Flying podcast Tom discusses, UK ATC chaos Hong Kong typhoon disruption Lufthansa brings back more A380s Monarch Air’s rollercoaster fortnight An Auckland Airport proposal

In episode 184 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host, Tom Boon (Simple Flying's Content Manager) discusses, Thai Airways selling Airbs A380s BA's BOAC Boeing 747 is scrapped Qantas orders even more aircraft American Airlines launches three new European cities Korean Air's surprising use of old uniforms

In episode 183 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is joined by Cristian Sutter, CEO of Avensis Aviation, to discuss the passenger-to-freighter conversion market.

This week on the podcast, Jo is joined by Deputy Editor Sumit Singh to discuss: Cathay Pacific’s recovery Airplanes flying the longest routes African airspace closures Bear escapes Iraqi Airways flight Qatar’s ghost flight loophole

In episode 181 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Further Boeing delays could lead to cancelations Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 sale Pratt & Whitney's new engine issue Ryanair faces another legal battle An eco-friendly airline startup

In episode 180 of the Simple Flying Podcast, Tom is joined by Rhys from Head For Points to reflect on the (re)-inaugural flight of the Airbus A380 in Etihad colors.

In episode 179 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo sits down with Tobias Konik, CEO of FCC Aviation to discuss, Aviation taxes: Why is the tax landscape so complicated? Business jets: Do they pay more tax? Carbon tax: Is this the right solution for tackling sustainability? What's the future of aviation tax?

In episode 178 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, This week's major incidents Icelandair's Airbus A321XLR order Norwegian is buying Widerøe What's going on at MYAirline Germany opens up passport eGates

In episode 177 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Busiest travel day in US history What's going on at Air Astana Lufthansa Boeing 747 diverts twice What it's like to fly Air Astana Japan Airlines is now renting clothes

Simple Flying's managing editor Joanna Bailey is joined by Jake Hardiman, content manager, to discuss all the latest aviation news. In this week's show, we chat about: Engine ingestions - what's going wrong? United 737-200 is turned into a gorgeous AirBnB Recaro Xtend could herald the end of extra legroom in exit rows Throwback to the Vickers Wellington assembly record NASA X57 Maxwell...

In episode 175, Jo and Tom report on all the biggest news from the Paris Air Show, including: All the Airbus orders IndiGo places biggest-ever order Boeing's airshow orders What else is going on at the airshow? Other PAS announcements

In episode 174 of the Simple Flying Podcast, Tom is joined by Alejandro Núñez Vicente, the Founder & CEO of Chaise Longue. Alejandro is on a mission to revolutionize economy seating in a way not seen since the dawn of passenger flight. He talks through his concept, known as the Chaise Longue, some of the challenges he has faced, and addresses some of the critisisms of the project.