Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast

In episode 306 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Southwest Airlines shakes up Rapid Rewards program
• Airbus CEO Stretch Comments
• Delta Air Lines unveils reimagined Delta One
• Airbus' Global Services Forecast
• Lufthansa putting extra fuel on aircraft to Frankfurt to avoid refueling

• Delta Air Lines passenger breaches security, steals airport tug
• Alaska Airlines’ new partnership with Breeze Airways
• Air France unlocks new US long-haul routes for 2027
• American Airlines’ latest network changes for profitability
• Broken lavatories force American Airlines emergency diversion

In episode 305 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Alaska & Hawaiian Airlines’ huge premium upgrades
• flydubai hijacking incident
• Elon Musk’s harsh comments over Delta Air Lines refusing Starlink
• Airbus A350F’s first flight
• American Airlines’ new app feature that monitors the “perfect seat”

In episode 304 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your host Channing discusses:

• Newschopper 4 deadly crash
• Amazon Air Boeing 767 removed from Miami crash site
• Passenger caught hiding knife from TSA 
• Frontier Airlines' new "Cancel For Any Reason" benefit
• J.D. Power's Best Airports In North America

In episode 303 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Amazon Air Boeing 767 crash latest
• London City Airport's new aircraft type

• United Airlines calls off 9/11 Denver flyover 
• UK ATC Chaos
• American Airlines and Delta World of Hyatt drama

In episode 30 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Skiathos Injuries
• JetBlue opens second BlueHouse lounge
• Air France Lounge Sauna
• American Airlines expanding Flagship Dining access
• Qatar Airways & Delta Air Lines' Starlink

In episode 301 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• American Airlines to bring back seatback screens
• Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 overrun incident in Munich
• Delta Air Lines boosts premium seats on new aircraft
• Lufthansa Airbus A380 lands short of runway in Munich
• Alaska Airlines Boeing 787 flight attendants overextended on long-haul flights

In episode 300 (that's right) of the Simple Flying Podcast, hosts Tom and Channing sit down to discuss,

• The podcast's top episodes (5-3)
• Delta Air Lines launches Austin to Paris
• The podcast's top episodes (2-1)
• FedEx's retro Boeing 777
• British Airways' A380 flight to nowhere

In episode 299 of the Simple Flying podcast, regular host Tom is joined by Sumit to recap the 2026 Farnborough Airshow, including Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, and more...

In episode 298 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Airshow background
• Etihad's rumored Boeing 787 order
• Aircraft making appearances at the Airshow
• Why the Red Arrows can't display at the Airshow
• Logistics behind organizing the show