AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss two statistically improbable events — an airACT 747 veered off the runway and struck a vehicle before ending up in the sea and a United Airlines 737-8 MAX struck something at 36,000 feet. We walk through the most likely scenario at this point. Lack of communication (literally) leads to a diversion in Omaha, the NTSB releases its preliminary report on the runway overrun in Roanoke, Boeing is moving up to production of 42 737s per month, and the US Senate advances a bill that would add requirements for ADS-B In usage and remove exemptions for most military flights. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * airACT 747 veers off runway in Hong Kong [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/airact-747-veers-off-runway-in-hong-kong-strikes-ground-vehicle/] * United Airlines flight diverts after impact at 36,000 feet [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/aviation-safety/united-airlines-ua1093-windshield-incident/] * Diversion back to Omaha [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/aa6469#3cc11893] * NTSB report on runway overrun in Roanoke [https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/201709/pdf] * Senate advances ADS-B IN bill [https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/10/cantwell-cruz-bipartisan-aviation-safety-agreement-requires-full-implementation-of-ads-b-technology-delivers-aviation-safety-results-for-families] * A new plan for LAX [https://byerussell.substack.com/p/october-dispatches-915] 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 episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AvTalk_342_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 342: Two statistically improbable events [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-342/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Russian president Vladimir Putin admits Russian air defenses damaged Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 before it crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan. American Airlines unveils its centennial logo ahead of its 100th anniversary next year. More than half of Finnair’s A321 fleet is currently undergoing inspections after the seat covers were washed with water. And there’s money behind a bid to revive Pan Am, with a plan for a hub in Miami. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Data on J28243’s crash in Aktau [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/azerbaijan-airlines-e190-crashes-near-aktau/] * American Airlines’ newest special livery retro jet, N735AT [https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2025/American-Airlines-unveils-special-Flagship-livery-ahead-of-centennial-year-CENT-10/default.aspx] * IATA’s Mark Searle WSOC speech on safety [https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2025-speeches/2025-10-14-01/] * Finnair’s water woes [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/airline-news/finnair-cancels-flights-because-of-clean-seats/] * Boeing’s new electronic standard for parts authentication [https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2025-10-13-Boeing,-Airline-Partners-Set-New-Standard-for-Parts-Authentication]   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/2025/10/AvTalk_341_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 341: Dry Clean Only [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-341/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss last week’s collision between two Endeavor Air CRJ-900s at La Guardia and what new video tells us about how it happened. Similar to last time the US federal government shut down, focus is on the actions of air traffic controllers. While ATC work slowdowns are widely credited with ending the previous shutdown, there’s reason to believe the situation is different this time around. An Air India 787’s ram air turbine deployed on approach to Birmingham, even though the jet’s engines were functioning normally. The Federation of Indian Pilots is calling for inspection of all Indian 787s as some commentators attempt to draw parallels to the crash of AI171. Spirit Airlines is asking the court for approval to reject 87 more aircraft leases. The rejections, which would take place by the end of the month, would take the airline out of the A320neo family of aircraft entirely. And the Airbus A320 family has just passed the 737 as the highest selling aircraft of all time. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * CRJs collide in New York — data and video of the collision [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/aircraft-incident/two-endeavor-air-crjs-collide-in-new-york/] * FAA National Airspace status page [https://nasstatus.faa.gov/] * Air India RAT deployment flight [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-ano#3c82394e] * Airbus A320 family vs Boeing 737 family operations, 2018-2025 [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Airbus_A320_Boeing_737_operations_2018-2025.jpeg] * JetBlue’s new special “Isla del Bluencanto” special Puerto Rican heritage livery [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n657jb] * JSX “retro” livery [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n960jx] 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 episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AvTalk_340_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 340: Four engines for podcast [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-340/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we chat with Eliska Hill, Senior Vice President of Cargo for the UK and the rest of the world at Air Partner about the state of the cargo market, where recovery has come post-COVID, and how companies with something to ship are beginning to expect a different level of service. In the Nordics, business is not booming with airlines PLAY and BRA’s Airbus division ending flights and the Greenland airports authority introduces restrictions that cripple Air Greenland’s operations in Nuuk. Boeing begins thinking about possibly at some point, maybe, eventually building a new narrow body airplane. As for aircraft that are real, the FAA now says that Boeing can issue airworthiness certificates for some aircraft, some of the time. After a gear-up landing [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hi1074#3c740106] by a SKYhigh Dominica E190 in Santo Domingo, we learn about the airports recent development of the runway’s adjacent taxiway for takeoffs and landings. And we probe the mystery a revived A380. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Wall Street Journal article on planning for Boeing’s new plane [https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/boeing-has-started-working-on-a-737-max-replacement-40a110df] * Spirit’s restructuring plan with lease rejections [https://ir.spirit.com/news/news-details/2025/Spirit-Airlines-Announces-Significant-Progress-Toward-a-Successful-Restructuring/default.aspx] * NTSB report on jammed printers and distracted controllers [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Report_OPS23FA010_192847_9_30_2025-6_21_59-PM.pdf] * A whale of a mystery: what will happen to MSN 114? [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/special-aircraft-tracking/whats-the-deal-with-this-a380/] 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/2025/10/AvTalk_339_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 339: What the Nuuk!? [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-339/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Nouvelair flight almost lands on top of an easyJet A320 in Nice. In Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Oslo, reported drone sightings put a halt to flights. And we spend a lot of time in the low cost segment of the industry with fresh bad news for Spirit Airlines, Frontier’s CEO hitting back at United’s CEO and Ryanair’s move to all-digital boarding passes. Plus, Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren and Jason are back from their schnitzel-stop tour of European low-cost carriers to fill us in on the state of long-haul, low-cost across the Atlantic. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Nouvelair and easyJet in Nice [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/aviation-safety/nouvelair-easyjet-nice/] * FAA SAFO on cabin baggage [https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/safo/all_safos/SAFO25003.pdf] * N302PQ — Delta’s new tail CRJ-900 [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n302pq] 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 338: Tunis to Nice, too close [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-338/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].