AvTalk - Aviation Podcast

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].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Spirit Airlines crew is slow to respond to a New York Center controller while in the same airspace as Air Force One, leading to some choice words from the controller. We break down what happened over Long Island. Spirit Airlines tells its pilots union that it needs to find $100 million in savings by October 1 or risk seeking bankruptcy court invalidation of their contract. Meanwhile, United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says United isn’t interested in Spirit’s assets. The US Department of Transportation terminates Delta and Aeromexico’s joint venture, effective 1 January 2026. The FAA proposes fining Boeing $3.1 million for “hundreds” of safety violations dating back to 2023. And after a runway overrun in July, both Air Peace 737 pilots test positive for alcohol, but that’s not why the Captain has been suspended. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * ATC audio of Spirit Airlines and Air Force One episode over New York [https://archive.liveatc.net/kjfk/ZNY-COL-KEN-Sep-16-2025-1400Z.mp3] (relevant section begins at 22:45 into the recording) * DOT terminates Delta + Aeromexico joint venture [https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-enforces-america-first-agenda-our-skies] * Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau preliminary report on Air Peace 5N-BQQ [https://nsib.gov.ng/wp-content/uploads/ninja-forms/3/Preliminary-Report-18.pdf] * FAA proposes $3.1 million fine against Boeing [https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-proposes-31-million-fines-against-boeing] * Korean Air’s 777 to avoid [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/hl8216] 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/2025/09/AvTalk_337_transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 337: Pay attention, get off the iPad! [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-337/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by The Up Front editor-in-chief John Walton to discuss the peculiar nature of the Premium Economy cabin on Air Côte d’Ivoire’s new A330neo and the wider issues with cabin certification across the industry. Russian drones enter Polish airspace, triggering a response from NATO and shifting flights further from the border. A WestJet 737 suffers a hard landing at SXM. The NTSB releases its preliminary report on the Delta flight 56 turbulence incident. EMAS makes two saves in one day. And the Spanish airports authority hits back at Ryanair. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * No seat, no stowage: The Up Front’s article on the new Air Côte d’Ivoire A330 [https://theupfront.media/air-cote-divoire-flies-a330neo-home-with-rows-2-3-of-premium-economy-blocked-with-certification-problems/] * The Up Front 24% off subscription offer [https://theupfront.media/fr24/] * Westjet hard landing playback [https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/c-gwsr#3c18625b] * NTSB preliminary report on DL56 [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/flight-tracking-news/aircraft-incident/delta-dl56-significant-turbulence/] * EMAS saves at Chicago and Boca Raton [https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/two-emas-systems-successfully-stop-aircraft-separate-incidents] * AENA statement on Ryanair [https://www.aena.es/en/press/statement-by-the-chairman-and-ceo-of-aena-maurici-lucena-on-the---announcement-by-ryanair.html&p=1575086693589] * 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/2025/09/AvTalk_336_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 336: No supernatural demonic force [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-336/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].

On this week’s AvTalk, we discuss European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s flight to Plovdiv—from initial breathless reports talking of circling for hours, using paper maps to land and “praying for landing” to what the data actually tells us. Spirit Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than a year. Ryanair and the Spanish airports operator AENA are fighting, with Ryanair threatening to withdraw 1 million seats from Spain in the upcoming winter season. And some good news for Embraer as the first E190-E2 goes to Australia and the E2 series wins certification in South Africa. HELPFUL LINKS FOR THIS WEEK’S EPISODE * Von der Leyen’s flight to Plovdiv [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviation-explainer-series/ursula-von-der-leyen-gps-jamming/] * ICAO assembly agenda [https://www.icao.int/events/assembly-42nd-session] * Southwest begins flying with secondary barriers [https://runwaygirlnetwork.com/2025/09/southwest-to-have-26-jets-fitted-with-cockpit-barriers-by-year-end/] * Spirit files for Chapter 11 protection again [https://ir.spirit.com/news/news-details/2025/Spirit-Airlines-Takes-Action-to-Build-a-Stronger-Foundation-and-Future-for-Americas-Leading-Value-Airline/default.aspx] * FAA BVLOS rules for drones [https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/fact_sheets/Fact_Sheet_BVLOS.pdf] * Become the FAA’s prime integrator [https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/us-transportation-secretary-duffy-faa-launch-process-select-prime-integrator-brand-new-air] 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/2025/09/AvTalk_335_Transcript.pdf]. The post AvTalk Episode 335: the Plovdiv mystery [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-335/] appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog [https://www.flightradar24.com/blog].