Send us a Text Message. Today we’ll be covering Alaska airlines and Starlux’s codeshare agreement, Japan Airlines and ANA teaming up to combat harassment, Airbus saying A380 production could potentially resume, and finally, the big new of the week, Delhi Airport’s Terminal 1 collapsing causing several injuries and 1 death. If you like this episode,…

Send us a Text Message. Today we will be discussing an a crash at OshKosh, some Chinese and Russian getting close to alaska, Boeing back to delivering 737 MAXs to China, Japan Airlines ordering from airbus at the Farnborough Airshow, and a recap of the farnborough airshow. Our Sponsors If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and suppo…

This week Jo welcomes Simple Flying's lead Africa journalist, Tatenda Karuwa, to the podcast. Together, we discuss some of the weeks' hottest topics, including: What we learned from the American Airlines battery fire Some of the top unserved Africa routes Korean Air 777X potential order at Farnborough SAF and sustainability in Africa - how can it w…

Send us a Text Message. Today we’ll be covering Boeing’s 737 MAX orders, a baby born aboard a Finnair flight, TSA stopping the movement of grenades and ammunition in Hawaii, and DC-2 being restored in Australia.By Shaurya

In episode 224 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, easyJet's football celebration Hurricane Beryl's impact New Pacific loses it's CEO Boeing is in spending mode Airbus vs Boeing in H1

Send us a Text Message. This is part 2 of a 2-part series where I interview Edmond Huot, Chief Creative Officer at Forward Media and a major player in the airline branding industry. Enjoy the first half of our conversation about our favorite liveries, how aviation design has changed, and much more! Check out part 1 if you haven't already! Our Spons…

Send us a Text Message. This is part 1 of a 2-part series where I interview Edmond Huot, Chief Creative Officer at Forward Media and a major player in the airline branding industry. Enjoy the first half of our conversation about our favorite liveries, how aviation design has changed, and much more! Part 2 will release tomorrow! Our Sponsors If you …

The Farnborough International Airshow is now in touching distance. This year's show will be the first sold-out show in decades. In this bonus episode of the Simple Flying podcast, Content Manager Tom Boon catches up with Gareth Rogers, CEO of the Airshow, for a sneak peek at what's in store!

In episode 223 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Recent Southwest Airlines incidents Everything commercial at Embraer Recent notable government flights Flying on the Embraer KC-390 1st Airbus A321XLR flights on sale

In episode 222 (to Toulouse) of the Simple Flying podcast, regular hosts Jo and Tom are joined by Editorial Lead Sumit Singh to discuss, What happened at the IATA AGM Cathay Pacific Airbus A330 news 1st Farnborough Airshow aircraft revealed Airlines are still being fined for COVID cancelations Lufthansa's new status match offer…

Send us a Text Message. Today we will be covering an ATC mistake causing a near collision, emirates creating backpacks for kids with up-cycled seat coverings, Farnborough airshow revealing some of the aircraft expected at their show, Lufthansa opening many new international routes, and Japan Airlines and IndiGo’s codeshare agreement. Our Sponsors I…

In episode 221 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Air India delays 3rd Airbus A350 for the Luftwaffe American Airlines ditches transcon widebodies Tom visits Air Astana catering Iran reverse engineers engine fanblades

In episode 220 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss: Initial Singapore Airlines incident report released, Tom visits AIX in Hamburg, American Airlines has a shake up, the Crystal Cabin Award winners, the worlds best airlines.

Send us a Text Message. Today we have a special gues on the show! I will be speaking with Nick Dunbar who is coming on the show today to tell us about Lithium Battery Fires aboard aircraft and his company’s new solution to containing them. Nick, and his company, both feel the current Lithium fire containment devices aboard aircraft are unsafe, and …

In episode 219 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, A freak Singapore Airlines turbulence occurance Qatar Airways' new Gulfstream G700s 2 AtlasJet fugitives arrested 17 years after crash Onboard Qatar Airways' Airbus A380 Saudia orders 105 more Airbus A320neos

In episode 218 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, New United Airlines safety video Russia's MC-21 will be late & overweight Boeing delivery delay warnings NASA's DC-8 retires Emirates' London Heathrow SAF

Send us a Text Message. If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my podcast by following it! Make sure to check out my instagram, @theaviationfiles, especially if you want to give feedback or share your thoughts on this week's episode!By Shaurya

In episode 217 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, North America's top airlines for customer satisfaction Emirates' 1st Airbus A350 routes Global Airlines' A380 arrives in Scotland Air Canada on the Airbus A321XLR Why the A380 is a great flying testbed

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we will cover Indigo’s massive aircraft order, another Boeing whistleblower dying, IATA firing back at Germany for it’s taxes, and Delta dropping the LAX-Shanghai route. If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my podcast by following it! Make sure to check out my instagram, @thea…

In episode 216 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Lufthansa's new Allegris cabin Australia's Bonza collapses SAS is joining SkyTeam More orders for the C919 Dubai World Central Airport plans

Episode 215 of the Simple Flying aviation news podcast is here! Join Jo and Tom as we discuss some of the biggest and most interesting aviation stories of the week. In this episode, we discuss: Air India sells its Boeing 747s at last Ex-Cathay A330 is destroyed by fire GPS jamming is on the up Lufthansa's Allegris is here - an update Boom Supersoni…

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we will celebrate the de Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide’s 90th birthday, discuss United offering a special discount in honor of Taylor Swift’s new album, Etihad adding a new A380 destination, and the recent Dubai floods that heavily affected airport operations in Dubai. If you like this episode, make sure …

In episode 214 of the Simple Flying podcast your host Tom discusses, Historic rain grounds Emirates Iran crisis reroutes flights Lufthansa's new historical exhibition Royal Jordanian's new loyalty partnership

In episode 213 of the Simple Flying podcast, regular host Tom Boon is joined by US Lead Jonathan Hendry to talk about SAS's upcoming Star Alliance exit, and what else is new in the aviation loyalty world.

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we will cover the FAA’s response to the recent NJ earthquake, AMS new bag tracking capabilities, the new Miracle on the Hudson Captain Sullenberger Aviation Museum, a bill in congress to name an airport after Donald Trump, and the best april fools jokes across the aviation industry last week. If you like …

In episode 212 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, A brand new JetBlue Airbus diversion Boeing delivery delays impact airlines USPS swaps to UPS Asian Airline Confidence Up The best Aviation April Fools 2024

For episode 211, the Simple Flying team make the most of being in the same part of the world for once. Doing things a little differently, we launch a roundtable discussion about some of the biggest events in aviation this week. Featuring Content Manager Tom Boon, Managing Editor Joanna Bailey, USA Lead Jonathan Hendry and Editorial Lead Sumit Singh…

Welcome to Top Landing Gear and our bonus edition of Full Flaps from Dunsfold Aerodrome. In our previous episode we spoke with Aviation Filming's owner Mike Woodley. In this episode we make our way out onto the apron and get guided tour around the three BA Boeing 747s with Aviation Filming Aerial Coordinator and Pilot Jamie Chalkley.…

Send us a Text Message. his week we will cover Japan Airlines steering away from Boeing narrowbody exclusivity with an Airbus order, Korean air placing an order for some A350s, the FAA switching Newark air traffic to Philadelphia, and a Delta pilot showing up to his flight drunk! If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my …

In episode 210 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, A transatlantic Beluga crossing Air Astana's impressive 2023 results A LATAM Boeing 787 incident update Qatar Airways reignites first class New 6 hour Embraer E195-E2 flights

Welcome to Top Landing Gear Full Flaps and our full length interview with Mike Woodley, owner of Aviation Filming Ltd based at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. The company specialises in aviation content for film and TV, including a huge number of the Bond films. Among Aviation Filming's fleet are three former BA Boeing 747s which are regularly used a…

Send us a Text Message. This week we will cover the frightening decline of the 747, a birth aboard an Aeromexico flight, Boeing’s new issues with the 737, an update on the intrepid museum’s concorde, and the very mysterious death of John Barnett. If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my podcast by following it! Make sure…

In episode 209 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, 6 incidents in one week at United Airlines How Tony Douglas is setting up Riyadh Air LATAM's scary Tasman Sea incident PLAY's plans for the future You shouldn't throw coins into an engine

Welcome to Top Landing Gear as we turn our attention to an airfield that is close to all of us, both emotionally and geographically: Dunsfold Aerodrome, home of the Hunter and the Harrier. It was also used as the studio and test track for BBC Top Gear (a poor man's version of Top Landing Gear - wheels instead of wings!), home to the sadly defunct a…

Send us a Text Message. This week we will cover Asiana flying it’s last 747-400, Air Canada resuming service to Israel, Africa’s first 777X order, Zurich Airport’s major upcoming changes, and COMAC launching it’s first international tour. If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my podcast by following it! Make sure to chec…

In episode 208 of the Simple Flying Podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The FAA's Boeing audit JetBlue/Spirit Airlines breakup American Airlines' huge order Ex-Antonov CEO faces 15 years in jail A new search for MH370?

In episode 207 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss, Qatar reactivates its last A350 Boeing's 90-day warning Flying Blue's status match offer End of the Boeing 767F Flying Emirates' A380 in business

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we will cover Finnair’s new plan to weight their passengers, Airbus’ deliveries being delayed in late 2024, Russian Airlines ‘RedWings’ saying they will fly the Tu-214 internationally, American Airlines getting sued for an employee placing a camera in a bathroom on board, and a special section on the time…

In episode 206 of the Simple Flying Podcast your hosts Tom and Jake discuss, Airbus' annual results day Boeing clocks 787 orders in Singapore oneworld's new Amsterdam Schiphol lounge Heathrow Airport's results Breeze Airways celebrates 2/20

In episode 205 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The US seizes an ex-Iranian Boeing 747 SAS launches a points plane with a twist Why United's Airbus A321neos got temporarily grounded oneworld has a new CEO Korean Air-Asiana merger gets EU green light

Join the Top Landing Gear team as they are given a tour of Croydon Airport by A380 Captain Ian Walker, former chairman of the Croydon Airport Trust. Opening in the 1920s, Croydon was London's, indeed the UK's maininternational airport. Arguably the birthplace of commercial air travel, it was also the starting point for many of aviation's historic r…

In episode 204 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Lufthansa ground crew go on strike Another Boeing 737 MAX issue Taylor Swift's private jet Finnair weighing passengers A cool Apple Vision Pro app

Top Landing Gear returns as we continue series 5 by going further back in aviation history than we've ever gone before, to the earliest days of commercial air travel with our visit to the historic Croydon Aerodrome. Opening in the 1920s, Croydon was London's, indeed the UK's main international airport, and as well as virtually being the birthplace …

In episode 203 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is joined by Jake to discuss, German airport strikes Norse's cheap transatlantic fares Global Airlines' 1st Airbus A380 Etihad boosts capacity An Airbus A380 for sale

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode, we will cover Allegiant Airlines’ recent double bird strike, Air NZ planning to launch it’s economy bunk beds this year, the possibility of the Amelia Earhart plane being found, a China Airlines 777 reaching incredible speeds, and American Airlines’ recent mass layoff of over 700 employees. If you like th…

We delivered our last podcast - as in most recent -back in May 2023 - when we were in the middle of series 5. We were literally on our way to Roy's studio to record our next editions when he told us not to bother - because his house was being razed to the ground after a tumble direr caught fire. Because of that and Roy's constant touring with his b…

We are coming back! A short trailer to get you in the mood for the rest of Series Five (Part Deux)By Top Landing Gear

In episode 202 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is joined by Evergreen Manager Jake Hardiman to take a look at, GOL files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Qantas' latest safety video attracts criticism Latest on the Boeing 737 MAX Loganair retires the Saab 340 Lufthansa boosts inflight connectivity…

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode we will cover JAL’s first A350 taking flight, a russian Il-76 crashing, China’s plan to showcase their new aircraft, and yet another Atlas Air 747 having an emergency. If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my podcast by following it! Make sure to check out my instagram, @theavia…

Send us a Text Message. In today’s episode we will cover a passenger opening the door of a 777 and falling through, Atlas Air’s 747 catching fire in Miami, Lufthansa cutting capacity on other routes to support demand from the Indian market, a passenger biting a flight attendant, and a special story on the history of British Airways. If you like thi…