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.

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

In episode 201, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Spirit-JetBlue merger blocked Singapore Airlines' panda express A week of ground collisions Akasa's huge Boeing order Winter weather headaches

In episode 200 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Jake reflect on some of the interesting and important stories coming out of the aviation world so far in 2024. Up for discussion are: The Alaska Airlines MAX 9 door blowout easyJet brings back its fearless flying course Japan Airlines A350 has a fiery crash in Tokyo London to JFK market has more f…

After a brief break over the festive season, the Simple Flying podcast is back! Join Jo, our managing editor, as she chats with regional journalists for Simple Flying about the biggest news stories from their regions over the course of 2023.

In episode 198 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss: Alaska Airlines set to acquire Hawaiian Cathay orders the A350F Reporting in from IATA's Global Media Day Emirates buys more Airbus A380s

In episode 197 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Etihad's New York Airbus A380 plans Rolls-Royce's narrowbody hopes An American Airlines near miss China Eastern gets lost in translation A flydubai mini-review

In episode 196 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom are joined by Sumit Singh, Simple Flying's Lead Editor, and Richard Shuurmann, freelance journalist and the man behind the Airbus A380 Fanclub Twitter account, to take a deep dive into the going ons of the week.

Join Jo and Tom for the best aviation news podcast on the planet as we dive into some of the most entertaining, surprising and enlightning stories from the world of aircraft and airlines this week. In episode 195, we discuss: What really caused the A321neo window blowout? TUI retires the UK's last 767s EVA Air makes a big old Airbus order JetBlue's…

In episode 194 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The latest in the JetBlue Spirit trial Akbar Al Baker steps down as Qatar Airways CEO Arajet's massive Boeing 737 MAX route Etihad moves to a new home in Abu Dhabi A week of cockpit dramas in the USA

In episode 193 of the Simple Flying podcast, regular host Tom is joined by Rhys from Head for Points to take an in-depth look at the new lounge that Star Alliance opened in Paris Charles De Gaulle Terminal 1 earlier this month.

In episode 192 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Why Emirates can't fly to Berlin AIX's new branding German Chancellor evacuated from Merkel One US airline earnings season Qatar Airways cuts Bangkok A380 schedule

In episode 191 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Aviation and the conflict in Israel Emirates buying Airbus A380s 14 airports lost winter A380 services 1 month until the Dubai Airshow KLM's new porcelain house

In episode 190 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Silk Way West's 1st Boeing 777F United Airlines' big order Allegiant Air updates its order Reasons for London Heathrow's expansion easyJet sues a band over its name

In episode 189 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Antonov An-225 work begins Huge widebody orders Qantas' sticky situation A busy week for Ryanair Air Peace demands Heathrow slots

In episode 188 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The Airbus A321XLR's route-proving campaign Fake engine part certifications Qatar Airways CEO's latest Airbus A380 comments Whats is going on at Avianca Emirates is searching for A380 pilots

In episode 184 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The latest Pratt & Whitney engine issues Qatar Airways saves the world's loneliest lion Northern Pacific's new branding Own part of Emirates' 1st Airbus A380 A week of crazy dog stories

In episode 186 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, NATS meltdown report released Russia pulls out of the CR929 Discover Airlines is here Corendon Airlines launches adult only cabins Alan Joyce leaves Qantas early

In episode 158 of the Simple Flying podcast Tom discusses, UK ATC chaos Hong Kong typhoon disruption Lufthansa brings back more A380s Monarch Air’s rollercoaster fortnight An Auckland Airport proposal

In episode 184 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host, Tom Boon (Simple Flying's Content Manager) discusses, Thai Airways selling Airbs A380s BA's BOAC Boeing 747 is scrapped Qantas orders even more aircraft American Airlines launches three new European cities Korean Air's surprising use of old uniforms…

In episode 183 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is joined by Cristian Sutter, CEO of Avensis Aviation, to discuss the passenger-to-freighter conversion market.

This week on the podcast, Jo is joined by Deputy Editor Sumit Singh to discuss: Cathay Pacific’s recovery Airplanes flying the longest routes African airspace closures Bear escapes Iraqi Airways flight Qatar’s ghost flight loophole

In episode 181 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Further Boeing delays could lead to cancelations Iraqi Airways Boeing 747 sale Pratt & Whitney's new engine issue Ryanair faces another legal battle An eco-friendly airline startup

In episode 180 of the Simple Flying Podcast, Tom is joined by Rhys from Head For Points to reflect on the (re)-inaugural flight of the Airbus A380 in Etihad colors.

In episode 178 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, This week's major incidents Icelandair's Airbus A321XLR order Norwegian is buying Widerøe What's going on at MYAirline Germany opens up passport eGates

In episode 177 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Busiest travel day in US history What's going on at Air Astana Lufthansa Boeing 747 diverts twice What it's like to fly Air Astana Japan Airlines is now renting clothes

Simple Flying's managing editor Joanna Bailey is joined by Jake Hardiman, content manager, to discuss all the latest aviation news. In this week's show, we chat about: Engine ingestions - what's going wrong? United 737-200 is turned into a gorgeous AirBnB Recaro Xtend could herald the end of extra legroom in exit rows Throwback to the Vickers Welli…

In episode 175, Jo and Tom report on all the biggest news from the Paris Air Show, including: All the Airbus orders IndiGo places biggest-ever order Boeing's airshow orders What else is going on at the airshow? Other PAS announcements

In episode 174 of the Simple Flying Podcast, Tom is joined by Alejandro Núñez Vicente, the Founder & CEO of Chaise Longue. Alejandro is on a mission to revolutionize economy seating in a way not seen since the dawn of passenger flight. He talks through his concept, known as the Chaise Longue, some of the challenges he has faced, and addresses some …

Today, your host Joanna Bailey recaps some of the most important aviation news of the week, and is joined by Sumit Singh and Tom Boon for feedback on the week's major aviation events. Riyadh Air reveals its livery IATA AGM - a post event report Airplane order rumors and bookings for the week What happened at AIX this year?…

In episode 172, Jo and Tom discuss: Lufthansa finally purchases ITA Why Air New Zealand is weighing passengers Singapore Airlines' A380 is going to Auckland What you need to know about animal fats in SAF Growing Saudi Arabian lessor Avilease buys 13 planes

In episode 171 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, American Airlines/JetBlue North East Alliance banned British Airways' latest Avios-only flights Fokker working on a hydrogen F100 Cathay Pacific fires cabin crew Finnair heads to Australia

As part of mental health awareness week (May 15 - 21), we sit down with Instagram sensation and Simple Flying regular, Captain Chris, to discuss mental health in aviation. As a training captain, Chris works closely with hundreds of other pilots, giving him a unique vantage point into the industry. We'll discuss the current situation in the cockpit,…

In episode 169 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss: King Charles III is crowned - a recap of aviation-related events Ryanair places a giant Boeing order for the 737 MAX 10 Airlines are abandoning Twitter - here's why The world's longest flights since 1997 The US is preparing to implement flight delay compensation…

In episode 168 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss: Air India's sterile cockpits Go First declares bankruptcy Breeze eyes international expansion The US won't delay 5G any longer Qantas is getting a new CEO

In episode 167 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, The 1st non-Chinese COMAC ARJ21 operator Ryanair's rolling 'ramp'age ANA's error fares JetBlue's Q1 and Amsterdam launch Our latest webinar

In episode 166 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss, Ryanair's struggle in Germany Can we stop talking about aviation’s recovery now? The importance of cabin humidity United Airlines' launches and losses British Airways' Avios only flights

In episode 165 of the Simple Flying podcast your host Tom discusses, Air Astana's relationship with its LCC FlyArystan Why the COMAC C919 is good news for western airlines How Russian airlines are getting around maintenance sanctions Lufthansa positions an Airbus A380 to Munich