Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast

Simple Flying

The Simple Flying Podcast - hosted by Joanna Bailey, and Tom Boon is your go to podcast for commercial aviation news and insight. We discuss the top commercial aviation news stories each week, all of the stories discussed can be found on simpleflying.com.

  • 25 minutes 8 seconds
    #225: Learnings From American Airlines Battery Fire, Unserved Africa Routes & 3 More Aviation News Stories

    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 work?

    • Pan Am returns for an exclusive experience

    26 July 2024, 1:37 pm
  • 24 minutes 4 seconds
    #224: easyJet Celebrates Football, Hurricane Beryl Upsets Flights & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    12 July 2024, 7:47 pm
  • 23 minutes 8 seconds
    Bonus: Farnborough Airshow CEO Interview

    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!

    5 July 2024, 4:50 pm
  • 29 minutes 40 seconds
    #223: Southwest Airlines Incidents, Embraer Insight & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    28 June 2024, 8:34 am
  • 28 minutes 1 second
    #222: IATA Update, 1st Farnborough Aircraft Revealed & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    12 June 2024, 8:40 am
  • 30 minutes 21 seconds
    #221: AA Ditches Transcon Widebodies, Tom Visits Air Astana Catering

    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
    7 June 2024, 9:31 am
  • 48 minutes 43 seconds
    #220: Singapore Incident Update, Aircraft Interiors Expo, & 3 More Aviation Stories
    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.
    31 May 2024, 5:35 pm
  • 25 minutes 34 seconds
    #219: Singpapore Airlines Turbulence, Qatar's New Gulfstream 700 & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    24 May 2024, 3:13 pm
  • 22 minutes 10 seconds
    #218: United's New Safety Video, Russian MC-21 Update & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    17 May 2024, 6:02 pm
  • 30 minutes 27 seconds
    #217: Emirates' 1st A350 Routes, Global's A380 Arrives In The UK & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    10 May 2024, 9:31 am
  • 34 minutes 6 seconds
    #216: Lufthansa's New Allegris Cabin, Bonza Collapses & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    2 May 2024, 11:20 am
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