In episode 272 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Southwest Airlines announces 5 new routes from Southern California Dubai Air Show Recap Western Global Airlines furloughs pilots The airline that stole the Dubai Air Show Republic Airways becomes the largest Embraer E175 operator…

In episode 271 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Ryanair ditches paper boarding passes What to expect at Dubai Airshow Government shutdown flight impact Onboard Condor's last 757 flight Pittsburgh International new terminal news

In episode 270 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss, Government Shutdown ATC impacts Condor retires 'Wir Lieben Fliegen' Boeing 757-300 Airbus trims A220 output due to supply chain issues Riyadh Air debuts new Boeing 787 Dreamliner Alaska Airlines' costly IT outage

In episode 269 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss, Deadly Boeing 747 runway excursion in Hong Kong Atlanta Police arrest man who attempted to shoot up airport United Airlines 737 MAX windshield cracks inflight LAX closing Terminal 5 in preparation for the 2028 Olympics Dubai Airshow preview…

In episode 268 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss, American Airlines’ new Boeing 777 livery for its centennial celebration flydubai makes meals free for all Airbus boosts A320 family production in Mobile United Airlines celebrates 35 years of Europe American Eagle CRJ900 gets drenched in fuel…

In episode 267 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Channing and Jennifer discuss, Spirit Airlines’ exceptional Summer on-time performance Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico ordered to drop joint venture Southwest Airlines’ new restrictions on passengers who use wheelchairs Toxic fumes on commercial planes US Air Force begins modifying Qatar-gifted B…

In episode 266 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Greenland's international security challenges Korean Air's huge Boeing order This Airbus A380 is returning to Frankfurt Last Boeing 737 MAX removed from storage

In episode 264 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Channing discusses, Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines launch Atmos Rewards Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 wing flap partially detaches inflight United Airlines crew decides to leave flight before takeoff Delta Air Lines captain rejects Boeing 757 Unruly passenger opens door on Volaris flight duri…

In episode 264 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Spirit Airlines has cash worries FAA Sets Newark Traffic Limits Boeing's Record July Deliveries Southwest Airlines Forgets Blind Passengers Asiana's Airbus A380s Are Back At Frankfurt

In episode 263 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Spirit Airlines furloughs and demotes hundreds of pilots Etihad Airways' extraordinary loyalty challenge American Airlines drops seatback screens in 1st legacy Airbus A319 retrofit Wizz Air cuts A321XLR order Hawaiian Airlines to add premium economy seats to its A330-…

In episode 262 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Global Airlines' parked Airbus A380 Trump Administration Threatens To End Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico Partnership Boeing begins 777-8F production Teenagers wreak havoc on Virgin Atlantic flight Stockholm Airport to dispose Boeing 747 hotel…

In episode 261 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Virgin Atlantic's big announcements Air India Crash Update Avelo Airlines exits the West Coast Fatal crash closes Southend Airport Southwest Airlines' newest route

In episode 260 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom and Channing discuss, SAS orders up to 55 Embraer E195-E2s TSA expects a busy July 4th weekend Oman Air joins oneworld Hacking targeting airlines Comparing the Amsterdam oneworld & Star Alliance lounges

In episode 259 of the Simple Flying podcast, hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Boeing's door plug redesign Qatar Airways Brief Shutdown Southwest Eyes Europe JetBlue's 25-year status challenge Southwest's new cold drink rules

In episode 258 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, United's San Francisco catering complications Wizz Air's 1st A321XLR delivery Starlux eyes Phoenix-Taipei flights UK-EU e-gate agreement DoorDash driver ends up airside in Chicago

In episode 257 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Big orders for Boeing Newark ATC worries Air Force One plans United Airlines' Polaris overhaul Air Canada delivery delays

In episode 256 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss, United Airlines fighting back after American Airlines files lawsuit in Chicago A visit to Air Canada's new A321XLR The ATC meltdown in Newark Riyadh Air's new cabin American Airlines auctions Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator experience…

In episode 255 of the Simple Flying podcast, Channing is joined by Terry Blue, the President and CEO of the Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority, for an exclusive interview about all the happenings at Memphis International Airport. Other hot topics discussed include: Southwest Airlines beginning cabin retrofits in May Alaska Airlines retiring th…

In episode 254 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss, Lufthansa Allegris at Frankfurt American Airlines Fire Lawsuit 2025's Best April Fools Newark on course to top 2024 gun record Emirates' new shortest A380 flight

In episode 253 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss, Boeing reversing guilty 737 MAX plea London Heathrow Airport closes for a day A United Airbus A319 having trouble Ryanair launches Prime frequent flyer program American's 1st A321XLR has been spotted

In episode 252 of the Simple Flying podcasts your hosts Channing and Tom discuss, Who might lead the FAA Ed Force One Aviationtags Delta's Dublin aircraft changes Air France-KLM interest in Air Europa American Airlines overhauls Admirals Club food

In episode 251 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Channing and guest co-host Jennifer discuss: Southwest Airlines ditching free checked bags NTSB calls to close helicopter route near DCA Korean Air's new livery & rebranding The smallest commercial aircraft at LAX Family sues Delta & Japan Airlines after collision in Seattle…

In episode 250 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss: Southwest Airlines closing 2 crew bases Alaska Airlines considers Starlink Frontier Airlines adds new flights to Snohomish Canada's 2nd A380 operator Allegiant Air cuts routes & closes LAX crew base

In episode 249 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Qatar boosts A380 flights to Bangkok Southwest Airlines near miss Atlas Air & DHL Express Part Ways FAA Certifies Pratt & Whitney’s GTF Advantage Engine easyJet returns to Frankfurt after 5 years

In episode 248 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss, Delta CRJ900 crash in Toronto British Airways buy's Boeing's Gatwick MRO unit Alaska Airlines Boeing delivery delays Lufthansa offers check-in at home Grenade found under San Diego runway

In episode 247 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Channing and Tom discuss, Boeing posts highest January deliveries since 2019 Southwest Airlines launches new routes Iberia mirrors BA loyalty changes JetBlue turns 25 KLM Boeing 787 flying the Belgian Queen suffers cracked windshield

In episode 246 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, JetBlue ends a popular route London City seeks A320neo approval Allegiant ended 2024 with unexpected Boeing 737 MAXs ITA ditches SkyTeam for Star Alliance An interesting Alaska Airlines route

In episode 245 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, American Airlines CRJ700 crash United Airlines has 1,000 planes Who will get the 1st Boeing 777X? Boom's XB-1 flies supersonic Lufthansa takes a stake in airBaltic Recorded: January 30th

In episode 244 of the Simple Flying Podcast your hosts, Tom and Channing, return for a new year to discuss, Southwest Airlines ATL & DEN pilot reduction Emirates 2 Class Emirates Airbus A380 Horizon Air flight attendant federal mediation Flying Emirates’ New Airbus A350 How many firearms did the TSA find in 2024?…

In this special episode of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing take a look back through 2024, discussing the top stories from each month based on what our readers were reading the most.

In episode 242 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss, Frontier Airlines suspends 40+ routes Turkish Airlines commits to JFK Terminal One Delta Air Lines restarts daily Rio-JFK flights The FAA certifies the Airbus A321XLR with P&W engines QantasLink takes 1st ex-WestJet Dash 8 Q400…

In this episode of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Channing and Tom, discuss, Strikes at Finnair Hawaiian Airlines adds Seattle-Tokyo Boeing restarts 737 production American Airlines cuts 787 minimum flight attendants Grenade found in LaGuardia baggage

In episode 240 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Channing and Tom discuss, Hawaiian Airlines' San Francisco base Touring Emirates' new Airbus A350 Delta retires 28-year-old Boeing 757s Comparing Emirates' A350 to its Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s United hires one of its youngest captains yet

In episode 239 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, Hawaiian Airlines cuts routes Spirit Airlines enters Chapter 11 Delta's new Burger partnership Will Airbus meet its delivery target? Hamsters cause chaos for TAP

This episode was recorded on November 7th. However, due to a technical issue, it did not upload correctly to our podcast platform. In episode 237 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom and Channing discuss, Iberia's 1st Airbus A321XLR flight Air Canada brings 767s out of retirement Air Force One's color scheme Racoon causes chaos in LaGuardia The Boeing…

In this slightly shorter episode, Tom and Channing discuss, Southwest Airlines' voluntary separation packages The 1st COMAC C929 customer Denver Airport's virtual golf lounge Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy risk

In episode 236 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Tom and Channing discuss, ​Delta Air Lines close calls ​1st Airbus A321XLR delivered ​American Airlines’ new longest route ​Riyadh Air orders 60 Airbus narrowbodies ​JetBlue sued over an ice cream sandwich

In episode 235 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is joined by new co-host Channing Reid to discuss, Qatar Airways launches Starlink American Airlines cargo door incident Tom visits Turkish Airlines A New Zealand Airport's new three-minute hug rule Lufthansa's new first class check-in delay

In episode 234 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo joins Tom for the last time to discuss, Southwest Airlines' overhaul Jo's time at Simple Flying Delta's transatlantic plans Etihad's Airbus A380 to Paris Israel/Lebanon flight cancelations Tom will be back soon (with much better audio than this week) with a new co-host!…

Christina Cassotis is CEO of Allegheny County Airport Authority and oversees developments at Pittsburgh International Airport. Like the famous steel city’s own business renaissance, the airport is witnessing record demand growth after moving from a hub operation to supporting what has become a booming O&D market. In this episode, Lead Journalist Jo…

In episode 232 of the Simple Flying podcast Tom Boon is joined by Joanna Bailey to discuss, Wizz Air A321XLR Routes Lithium-ion batteries risk CRJ-900 tail ripped off British Airways' weekend meltdown Ural Airbus A320 scrapped

In episode 231 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom and Jo discuss, Cathay Pacific's Airbus A350 issues SAS leaves Star Alliance for SkyTeam SWISS' new first class is too heavy Fishy things at Alaska Airlines Heathrow to welcome to Beluga XL

Join Jo and Tom for some of the week's most interesting aviation news! In discussion today, we have: Florida Man tries to check in as luggage Koala Airlines - another airline is trying its luck at low-cost in Australia Flair sells flights for $1 Michael O’Leary wants a two drink limit at airports Lufthansa finds another Sharkskin customer…

In episode 229 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is joined by Marisa to discuss, Canada JetLines closes Boeing's latest news Finnair's lounge milestone Celebrity airport and airline fails Tom's lost baggage experience

Join Jo and Tom to discuss the week's top stories from the world of aviation. On the agenda this week are: Voepass ATR-72 crashes in Brazil Frontier drops the A321XLR Why airlines are cutting China flights El Al makes an order for the Boeing 737 MAX A new airline takes an old A310 into its fleet Thanks for joining us, please do let us know what you…

Today, managing editor Joanna Bailey is joined by Editorial Lead Sumit Singh to take an analytical look at the recent Farnborough Airshow. Jo & Sumit discuss: Boeing Vs Airbus: Who won FIA? Turkish Airlines new business class The importance of the USA to Turkish & Air India Qatar Airways holds onto A380s, drops hints about southern Africa airline i…

Simple Flying's Tom Boon is joined Pete Syme of Business Insider and Rhys Jones of Head for Points for a look back at the 2024 Farnborough Airshow.

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…

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

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!