We bring you an abbreviated Thanksgiving week episode, partly because of the Thanksgiving holiday, but mostly because Jason is wandering around Japan on high speed trains. We have some updates on stories we discussed last week as well as some much welcome news for Boeing and its 737-10 MAX.
And on next week’s episode we’ll be chatting with Olov Lindström, the captain at Norse Atlantic Airways who landed the first 787 in Antarctica. You won’t want to miss that conversation.

AvTalk Episode 243: Turkey, mashed potatoes, and Shinkansen

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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

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, escalating retaliatory attacks between Iran and Israel and their effects on global air travel, congressional hearings sharpen the focus on Boeing’s problems, and United Airlines makes big changes to its order book. Plus, we’ve got stolen gold, expensive eels, and a unique competition.
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AvTalk Episode 264: Stolen gold and expensive eels

Thousands of extra planes take to the skies and New Jersey experiences an earthquake. And that’s just through Monday this week. We then hear from a fresh whistleblower at Boeing who alleges that some 787 and 777 aircraft could experience structural failures. Plus, the NTSB issues its preliminary report on the United flight that went off the runway in Houston, Spirit Airlines announces pilot furloughs, and a Southwest 737 loses its engine cowling.
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AvTalk Episode 263: Another whistle blows

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a plane crash lands and then crashes into another plane that crashed a few months earlier. Pratt and Whitney may have a new problem on their hands. The FAA’s mental health panel makes its recommendations. And the French pilot union is calling for a strike to protest a proposed law that would limit their ability to strike.
Helpful links for this week’s episode

* Photos of the Safe Air 727 after crash landing in Malakal
* JetBlue’s stricken A321neo
* FAA’s Mental Health & Aviation Medical Clearances Aviation Rulemaking Committee report and recommendations
* JetBlue’s new bag fee matrix
* April 8th’s eclipse information for pilots
* Does flying during the eclipse count as night flying?

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AvTalk Episode 243: Turkey, mashed potatoes, and Shinkansen

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