This Week in Aviation Podcast

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Your weekly deep-dive into aviation news. Two hosts break down the biggest stories in a casual, conversational format — making complex aviation topics accessible to everyone. Powered by AviatorDB.

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  1. 2d ago

    Episode 10: La Romana Gulfstream G200 crash kills two U.S. pilots during emergency landing attempt

    In this week's This Week in Aviation news recap, Mark Preston covers the la Romana Gulfstream G200 crash kills two U.S. pilots during emergency landing attempt, the deadliest 2020s crash: Air India Flight 171 investigation hits Annex 13 one‑year deadline, the former Air Canada captain charged after allegedly flying 900+ flights without ATPL, FAA keeps Boeing 737 MAX production capped as DOJ plea and quality‑control issues keep pressure on Boeing, and more — including United, United 767 descends below glideslope at Newark, Delta Connection Flight 4819 CRJ‑900 crash at Toronto:, and Airline CEOs publicly blast engine OEMs. 0:00 Introduction 0:32 La Romana Gulfstream G200 crash kills two U.S. pilots during emergency landing attempt 2:18 Deadliest 2020s crash: Air India Flight 171 investigation hits Annex 13 one‑year deadline 4:04 Former Air Canada captain charged after allegedly flying 900+ flights without ATPL 5:58 FAA keeps Boeing 737 MAX production capped as DOJ plea and quality‑control issues keep pressure on Boeing 7:36 Quick hits Stories in this episode: More aviation news: https://aviatordb.com/news - La Romana Gulfstream G200 crash kills two U.S. pilots during emergency landing attempt: https://aviatordb.com/news - Deadliest 2020s crash: Air India Flight 171 investigation hits Annex 13 one‑year deadline: https://aviatordb.com/news - Former Air Canada captain charged after allegedly flying 900+ flights without ATPL: https://aviatordb.com/news - FAA keeps Boeing 737 MAX production capped as DOJ plea and quality‑control issues keep pressure on Boeing: https://aviatordb.com/news #aviation #avgeek #aviationnews #aircraft #flying #pilot

    11 min
  2. Jun 5

    Episode 9: United 767 Newark light-pole strike reclassified as NTSB accident

    In this week's This Week in Aviation news recap, Mark Preston covers the united 767 Newark light-pole strike reclassified as NTSB accident, UPS MD-11F crash: NTSB hearing spotlights pylon fatigue and maintenance oversight, the wave of recent fatal GA and training crashes highlights persistent risk in light aviation, the layered safety in action: multiple near‑midair events stopped by ATC and TCAS, the regulatory and industry shifts: Boeing 737 MAX ramp‑up, ITA–Lufthansa integration, ZeroAvia shake‑up, GA market data, and more — including Eurowings A320 injured in Emirates A380 wake turbulence, FAA targets Alaska Airlines with $165K fine, Security scares prompt diversions on United flights, and Medical transport King Air crash in New Mexico. 0:00 Introduction 0:30 United 767 Newark light-pole strike reclassified as NTSB accident 2:17 UPS MD-11F crash: NTSB hearing spotlights pylon fatigue and maintenance oversight 4:03 Wave of recent fatal GA and training crashes highlights persistent risk in light aviation 6:08 Layered safety in action: multiple near‑midair events stopped by ATC and TCAS 8:07 Regulatory and industry shifts: Boeing 737 MAX ramp‑up, ITA–Lufthansa integration, ZeroAvia shake‑up, GA market data 10:12 Quick hits Stories in this episode: More aviation news: https://aviatordb.com/news - United 767 Newark light-pole strike reclassified as NTSB accident: https://aviatordb.com/news - UPS MD-11F crash: NTSB hearing spotlights pylon fatigue and maintenance oversight: https://aviatordb.com/news - Wave of recent fatal GA and training crashes highlights persistent risk in light aviation: https://aviatordb.com/news - Layered safety in action: multiple near‑midair events stopped by ATC and TCAS: https://aviatordb.com/news - Regulatory and industry shifts: Boeing 737 MAX ramp‑up, ITA–Lufthansa integration, ZeroAvia shake‑up, GA market data: https://aviatordb.com/news #aviation #avgeek #aviationnews #aircraft #flying #pilot

    14 min

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Your weekly deep-dive into aviation news. Two hosts break down the biggest stories in a casual, conversational format — making complex aviation topics accessible to everyone. Powered by AviatorDB.