AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss the crash of Air India flight 171 shortly after take off from Ahmedabad last week. What we know, what we don’t know, and possible avenues of investigation. We also examine the situation in the Middle East to see what effects current hostilities between Iran and Israel are having on commercial aviation. And we dig into the order numbers from this week’s Paris Air Show. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Flightradar24 data regarding Air India 171 [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/air-india-171-crashes-shortly-after-take-off-from-ahmedabad/] * Airspace closures in the Middle East [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/saudi-overflights-double-with-iran-iraq-airspace-closure/] * Paris Air Show news round up [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/live/paris-air-show-2025/] THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us [podcast@fr24.com]. And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. ---------------------------------------- Please click here for a transcript of this week’s episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AvTalk_325_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 325: The crash of Air India flight 171 [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-325/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Silver Airways ceases operations immediately and Qantas says subsidiary Jetstar Asia will wind down flights by the end of July. The NTSB releases the preliminary report on the American Airlines 737 fire in Denver. May was a big month for Boeing, with more than 300 orders, while Airbus recorded orders for precisely 0 aircraft. This month’s Paris Air Show has the potential to close the gap. Southwest is looking at “monetizing its order book,” while American Airlines sends the wrong 787 to Naples. And Condor operates five flights in a failed attempt to get passengers from Zurich to Heraklion. Note: this episode was recorded prior to the crash of Air India flight 171 [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/air-india-171-crashes-shortly-after-take-off-from-ahmedabad/] on 12 June. Our discussion of the crash will be available in episode 325 next week. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Silver Airways ceases operations [https://www.silverairways.com/travel-information/travel-alerts] * American Airlines 737 Denver Fire NTSB preliminary report [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Report_DCA25FA159_199853_6_5_2025-2_44_47-PM.pdf] * US restricting aerospace component exports to China [https://theaircurrent.com/china/us-china-jetliner-restrictions-ge-rtx-honeywell-comac/] * American Airlines sends the wrong 787 to Naples [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/aa780#3a9ec4d5] * Condor’s five flights to nowhere, A320 D-AICA [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-aica] * NTSB 3-day hearing scheduled for July 31-August 2 [https://www.ntsb.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/MA20250610.aspx] THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us [podcast@fr24.com]. And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. ---------------------------------------- Please click here for a transcript of this week’s episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AvTalk_324_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 324: Five flights to nowhere [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-324/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Airbus’ Montreal final assembly line is invaded by a family of raccoons. Newark reopens its main runway a few days early as airlines and the FAA jostle over flight cuts. United and JetBlue announce their Blue Sky partnership, while the IATA annual general meeting generates announcements of its own. A Condor flight misses Munich’s curfew by mere seconds and Air India reveals how much flying around Pakistan is costing the airline. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Condor diversion due to missed curfew [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-atca#3a9e598d] * Global Airlines LinkedIn post addressing recent media [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/statement-from-global-airlines-ltd-global-airlines-obrme] THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us [podcast@fr24.com]. And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. ---------------------------------------- Click here for a transcript of this week’s episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/AvTalk_323_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 323: Raccoons on a plane [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-323/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason and back home from Stockholm and ready to take on the week’s news. The NTSB is out with a handful of reports, including details on the FedEx 767 bird strike in Newark, Frontier’s hard landing and go around in San Juan, and Alaska Airlines’ main landing gear collapse. We also discuss the crash of a Cessna Citation in San Diego last week. Plus, Boeing says it has a fix for the 777X thrust link problem, which grounded the test fleet for months. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * FedEx 767 birdstrike preliminary report [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NTSB_Preliminary_N178FE.pdf] * Frontier A321neo hard landing and go around [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NTSB_Preliminary_N607FR.pdf] * Delta 717 nose gear collapse [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NTSB_Final_N955AT.pdf] * Delta 717 engine problems [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NTSB_Preliminary_N942AT.pdf] * Alaska severe turbulence [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NTSB_Preliminary_N958AK.pdf] * Alaska main landing gear collapse [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/NTSB_Final_N516AS.pdf] * Rockwell Turbo Encabulator (original) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac7G7xOG2Ag] THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us [podcast@fr24.com]. And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. ---------------------------------------- Please check back soon for a transcript of this week’s episode. The post AvTalk Episode 322: They bounced the wheel right off [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-322/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

This week, Gabe Leigh joins Ian and Jason in Stockholm for a special episode of AvTalk. Gabe recounts his experience on the first Global Airlines revenue flight and we discuss the future prospects for the would-be, all-A380 airline. We also get into the interesting media relations strategy being pursued by Global Airlines CEO James Asquith. We also cover Etihad’s aircraft order and surprise route announcement to Charlotte. Spanish investigators release their final report on a Lufthansa pilot’s incapacitation near Zaragoza last February. And the story of how the 747 deal between the US and Qatar unfolded gets murkier. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Gabe’s video review of the inaugural Global Airlines flight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbaF-UAKBv8] * Etihad announces flights to Charlotte [https://www.etihad.com/en/news/charlotte-here-we-come-etihad-airways-expands-us-network-with-first-flights-to-north-carolina] * Spanish CIAI report on Lufthansa pilot incapacitation [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/D-AISO_Final_Report.pdf] THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us [podcast@fr24.com]. And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. ---------------------------------------- Click here for a transcript of this week’s episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/AvTalk_321_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 321: Global gets off the ground [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-321/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].