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 strike is over

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 Jonathan Hendry sits down with Christina to discuss PIT's expansion plans, perks for travelers and hopes for the future. Join us for an inside look at how Pittsburg is shaking things up over the coming years.

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