AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Indian investigators narrow the focus of their investigation on the crashed 787’s fuel cut off switches. Lufthansa has quite the week with a damaged A340 in need of an unpressurized transatlantic ferry flight, a diverted 747 in South America, and a loose cat locked in a lavatory. A young pilot flies to Antarctica without authorization, raising the ire of the Chilean government. A man is ingested by a Volotea A319 engine in Milan and the NTSB releases its preliminary report on the close call between a Delta A319 and a flight of T-38s in Washington DC. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * The Air Current’s report on the AI171 investigation [https://theaircurrent.com/aviation-safety/ai171-investigation-fuel-control-switches/] * Lufthansa A340 unpressurized transatlantic ferry flight [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/d-aihz#3b278e14] * Unauthorized flight to Antarctica [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-news/pilot-detained-by-chile-after-unauthorized-flight-to-antarctica/] * Volotea flight in Milan [https://x.com/flightradar24/status/1942545242814619785] * NTSB Delta—T-38s preliminary report [https://t.co/MK8LISIHjQ] 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/2025/07/AvTalk_328_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 328: Lock the cat in the lav [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-328/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Indian investigators have downloaded the data from AI171’s recorders. Chinese authorities decline to release a report on China Southern flight 5735, citing threats to “national security and social stability.” A report on the Heathrow power station fire makes clear that it should have never happened. And a US Air Force base is being overrun by squirrels… again. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * China Eastern Airlines flight 5735 data and report announcement [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/china-eastern-airlines-flight-5735-crashes-en-route-to-guangzhou/] * BBC summary of Heathrow transformer fire report [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2eznzp0w7ko] * Mexicana’s first E195-E2 [https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/11749393] * EASA’s take-off performance monitoring system (TOPMS) proposal [https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/document-library/notices-of-proposed-amendment/npa-2025-01] * Task & Purpose’s piece on squirrels at Minot Air Force Base [https://taskandpurpose.com/news/minot-air-force-base-squirrels/] 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 transcript of this week’s episode [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/AvTalk_327_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 327: Overrun by squirrels [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-327/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss all that has happened in Middle East airspace over the past week—from the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and elaborate diversion flights to the Iranian retaliation against US bases in Qatar and the subsequent airspace restrictions to the fragile cease fire and the gradual opening of airways. We also ponder why nearly two weeks after the crash of Air India flight 171, investigators have still not reviewed the data from the flight data recorders even as both were recovered just days after the crash. And the NTSB holds its probable cause board meeting for the mid-cabin exit door plug blowout aboard Alaska Airlines flight 1282, find that Boeing’s safety culture and the FAA’s lax oversight contributed to the door plug’s ejection from the aircraft as it passed 15,000 feet last January. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * The B-2 tanker diversion [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/special-aircraft-tracking/how-the-world-tracked-the-b2-diversion-flights/] * NTSB probable cause summary for Alaska 1282 [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/major-incident/alaska-airlines-737-9-max-exit-door-separates-in-flight/] 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/2025/07/AvTalk_326_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 326: Diversions and diversion tactics [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-326/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

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].