On this special episode of AvTalk, we’ve reproduced the audio from our video live stream episode about Southwest Airlines’ cancellations and operational meltdown that began with massive storms across the United States on 22 December and morphed into a IT infrastructure nightmare for the airline and its passengers.
You can replay the video live stream here if you prefer.
 

AvTalk Special Episode: Southwest Airlines’ Operational Meltdown

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On this episode of AvTalk, the US Department of Justice finds Boeing violated the terms of its 2021 deferred prosecution agreement and Congress passes the FAA reauthorization and we dig in to see what’s inside. Plus IndiGo could expand its fleet even further with an order for 100 regional aircraft.
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On this week’s episode of AvTalk, employees at Boeing’s 787 assembly facility in South Carolina were falsifying inspection records. Spirit Aerosystems loses nearly as much in the first quarter of 2024 as it did in all of 2023, Alaska Airlines gets some Boeing store credit, and Emirates announces where it will send its new A350s first.
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AvTalk Episode 267: Falsifying records

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, we learn that Embraer is considering a challenge to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly with a new mainline single-aisle aircraft of its own. 
Indigo orders up to 100 Airbus A350s, while Airbus navigates Boeing’s potential purchase of Spirit Aerosystems and what that means for the A350 fuselage sections and A220 wings Spirit produces.
Finnair suspends flights to Tartu, Estonia due to GPS interference.
Lessors get a win in their battle to get their aircraft back from Go First, but the long road ahead to get the A320neos flying again is just beginning.
Australian low-cost carrier Bonza has halted all flights and entered insolvency proceedings.
JetBlue is bringing back its oldest A320s from retirement, while American Airlines is trimming its route network due to lack of aircraft.
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AvTalk Episode 266: A new challenger emerges

On this week’s episode, we welcome current commercial pilot and former RAF captain Scott Bateman to discuss his new book, Hercules: First in. Last Out. The story of an RAF legend. Listen now to find out how to enter to win a copy of Scott’s book.
We also discuss a pair of runway incursion incidents last week from New York and Washington DC. Plus, Boeing’s narrowed first quarter loss, the UK AAIB’s final report on G-OATW’s melted windows, and Chilean investigators issue their preliminary report on the inflight upset of a LATAM 787 in between Australia and New Zealand.

Helpful links

* Preorder Hercules
* UK AAIB report on melted windows
* Chilean report on LATAM 787 upset (in Spanish)
* Swiss A330 rejected takeoff at JFK

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AvTalk Episode 265: Scott Bateman’s Hercules

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AvTalk Special Episode: Southwest Airlines’ Operational Meltdown

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