AvTalk Episode 351: Our favorite conversations from 2025
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we’re beginning 2026 by looking back at a pair of our favorite conversations from 2025. Throughout the year, we focused a lot on the seemingly unending stream of new...
2 Jan 34min
AvTalk Episode 350: “Outrageous:” close calls near Venezuela
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a pair of incidents involving civilian aircraft and military aircraft without active transponders operating in Curaçao’s airspace sounds a bit too familiar. We discus...
19 Des 202545min
AvTalk Episode 349: How do you forget about a 737?
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian and Jason return from their respective travels to survey this week’s news. We return to India where IndiGo’s meltdown last week left the government none-too-pleas...
12 Des 202539min
AvTalk Episode 348: Consider the airspace closed in its entirety
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by new Flightradar24 crew member Daniel Gustafsson in the Flightradar24 offices in Stockholm, while Jason finishes his journey through Japan’s cat cafes...
5 Des 202525min
AvTalk Episode 347: Fatigue cracks, thrust levers, and sand ballast
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by aviation journalist Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren to discuss a trio of recently released preliminary accident reports. UPS flight 2976 — MD-11F crash on take...
27 Nov 202552min
AvTalk Episode 346: The A340-600 episode
On this episode of AvTalk, the Dubai Airshow wraps up with a long list of major orders and other announcements. The FAA cancels its cancellation order and air traffic in the US returns to pre-governme...
21 Nov 20251h 3min
AvTalk Episode 345: Reasonable people
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, US airspace held together—barely—with hastily announced cuts to flights at major airports going into effect and air traffic controller staffing triggers peaking on Su...
14 Nov 202553min
AvTalk Episode 344: UPS flight 2976
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we discuss what we know so far about the crash of UPS Airlines flight 2976 in Louisville. To manage some of the burden on air traffic controllers during the governmen...
7 Nov 202537min
