Airplane Geeks Podcast

Conversation with an Airbus A350 captain, one-person flight crews, airlines looking to scale back consumer protection regulations, ADS-B vulnerabilities for military aircraft, the largest ever Piper order for training planes, the Air Force outlines plans for its bomber fleet, and Southwest runs out of glycol.

Conversation with an airport planner, an organization for innovation in aviation, a paper travel voucher, germs in aviation, refrigerators for Air Force One, donations to the NASM, BA and the passenger experience, Qantas challenges Airbus and Boeing.

NASA Chief Historian looks look at events from the past, anniversaries coming up, and the future for NASA. Also, ITC rules for Bombardier and against Boeing, the pilot of the fatal Icon A5 crash, Putin wants a supersonic civilian airliner, big aerospace and defense deals in 2017.

Aviation eyewear, building the airport at Burning Man and taking it all down, the impact of a U.S. Government shutdown on aviation, ending LASP, seat pitch, Boeing and Embraer, an Emirates A380 order, new support animal rules at Delta.

General aviation in China, a Virgin Galactic flight, a hypersonic SR-71 successor, Costa Rica suspends a carrier, and the future of the A380. Also, GAMA President and CEO, the Bell Helicopter autonomous air taxi, and additive manufacturing for aerospace.

Dr. Peggy Chabrian, president and founder of Women in Aviation International, is our guest. We also discuss the departure of the FAA Administrator, the Air Force tanker program, fighter jet intelligence gathering in Syria, woes at New York’s JFK International Airport, and remembering astronaut John Young.

A big Bits & Pieces episode with a variety of aviation segments from the co-hosts, our listeners, and contributors.

We explore business aircraft brokerage and acquisition services, the Delta A321neo order, Boeing and Bombardier, ethical business aviation transactions, the Aerion supersonic business jet, and the Atlanta airport power outage.

The president of Helicopter Association International tells us about the helicopter industry.

The Airplane Geeks hosts interview each other and give you a closer look at the guys who create this podcast.

We talk with the founder and CEO of FlightBridge, which provides booking and reservation technology for services related to General Aviation trips.

FlightAware founder and CEO Daniel Baker talks about flight tracking technology.

Benét Wilson flew on the last United Airlines flight of the Boeing 747 and talks about the experience.

Aircraft route planning and air navigation with iFly GPS. Also, Ryanair flight cancellations and pilot pay, a Bombardier CSeries order, and headway being made for NextGen.

The founder and CEO of Synergy Aircraft describes the personal airplane he is developing with a unique design.