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.

  • 29 minutes 35 seconds
    #246: JetBlue Ends Popular Route, London City Airport Seeks A320neos

    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
    7 February 2025, 5:17 pm
  • 28 minutes 3 seconds
    #245: American Airlines Crash, 1st Boeing 777X Customer & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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

    3 February 2025, 10:51 am
  • 26 minutes 28 seconds
    244: Southwest Airlines Pilot Cuts, Emirates' Odd 2 Class A380s & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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?
    23 January 2025, 5:30 pm
  • 31 minutes
    #243: Looking Back On 2024's Top Stories

    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.

    27 December 2024, 9:00 am
  • 20 minutes 38 seconds
    #242: Frontier Cuts 40+ Routes, FAA Certifies P&W A321XLR Engine

    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
    23 December 2024, 12:57 pm
  • 22 minutes
    #241: AA Cuts 787 Flight Attendants, Grenade Found In Laguardia Baggage

    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
    13 December 2024, 10:24 am
  • 29 minutes 44 seconds
    #240: Inside Emirates' New A350, Delta Retires 28 Year Old Boeing 757s

    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
    11 December 2024, 10:59 am
  • 28 minutes 50 seconds
    #239: Spirit Bankruptcy, TAP Hamsters Chaos, & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    22 November 2024, 4:11 pm
  • 30 minutes 2 seconds
    #237: Air Canada Boeing 767s, Air Force One Color Scheme

    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
    20 November 2024, 3:08 pm
  • 21 minutes 54 seconds
    #238: Southwest Separation Packages, 1st COMAC C929 Customer

    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
    15 November 2024, 1:23 pm
  • 34 minutes 3 seconds
    #236: 1st Airbus A321XLR Delivery, JetBlue Sued Over Ice Cream & 3 More Aviation Stories

    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
    1 November 2024, 8:01 pm
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