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Your five-minute daily briefing for people who love aviation. From new routes and aircraft orders to airline strategy, fleet changes, airports, and the stories everyone’s talking about — everything you need to know about the world of aviation, delivered like a friend catching you up over coffee. Whether you work in the industry, rack up the miles, or just spend way too much time on Flightradar24, Runway Briefing is for you.

  1. 4d ago

    Weekly Deep Dive: AirBaltic's Bankruptcy and the A220's Reckoning

    AirBaltic just filed for Chapter 11, and it's not just a Latvian airline's problem — it's a stress test for the entire A220 program and the idea that betting your whole airline on one aircraft type is a smart strategy. Ryan and Hope dig into what actually broke at airBaltic, why the engines are the real villain of this story, and what it means for every other airline that's ordered hundreds of these jets.

    Weekly Deep Dive: AirBaltic's Bankruptcy and the A220's Reckoning

  2. 4d ago

    airBaltic Files Chapter 11, American Eyes Singapore Again, and a Cargo Plane's Owner Gets the Boot

    Latvia's flag carrier heads to a New York bankruptcy court while insisting flights keep flying — turns out betting big on a single aircraft type has a dark side too. Plus, American Airlines might return to a route it once ran away from, Amazon cuts ties with the cargo airline behind last week's Miami runway overrun, and a shouting match on the tarmac in Atlanta raises real questions about who actually has the final word before takeoff.

  3. 5d ago

    LaGuardia's Missing Controllers, Virgin Atlantic's Route Cuts, and Frontier's Oakland Gamble

    New details emerge about the LaGuardia tower on the night an Air Canada CRJ hit a fire truck on the runway, and it's not a good look for the FAA. Plus, Virgin Atlantic quietly guts its long-haul map, Frontier sniffs out opportunity in Oakland now that Southwest's pulled back, and a Denver airport breakup goes about as well as you'd expect.

  4. 6d ago

    United's Orphaned Seats, Ryanair Clips a Wingtip in Dublin, and the Sonic Boom Ban Might Be Ending

    United has hundreds of business class seats sitting in storage for a plane it still can't fly, and the story is somehow both hilarious and expensive. Plus, a Ryanair 737 MAX scrapes a wingtip aborting a landing in Dublin crosswinds, the FAA quietly moves to end the 53-year ban on supersonic flight over the US, and Nashville's airport might soon be named after Dolly Parton.

  5. Sep 11

    25 Years Since 9/11, Emirates Finally Gets Berlin, and JetBlue Hits Pause on Growth

    It's the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and we look at how the day still shapes everything from cockpit doors to TSA water bottle rules — plus a wild story about a Korean Air 747 almost getting shot down hours after the attacks. Also today: Emirates wins its Berlin fight while Algeria slams its airspace shut on UAE carriers, and JetBlue quietly pushes 44 new jets off into the future.

  6. Sep 10

    NTSB's Grim Amazon Update, United Cancels Its Own 9/11 Flypast, and Hyatt Ditches American for Delta

    The NTSB drops new cockpit voice data from Sunday's fatal Miami crash, and it's about as bad as you'd expect. United quietly scraps a bizarre 9/11 tribute flight over Denver, Hyatt swaps American for Delta as its loyalty partner, and Frontier finally heads to South America. Plus, Air Canada's shiny new A321XLR already flopped on its biggest route.

  7. Sep 9

    Amazon's 767 Crash Gets Grimmer, London Grinds to a Halt, and Delta Quietly Shrinks Vegas

    The NTSB drops new flight data from Sunday's fatal Amazon cargo crash in Miami, and it raises more questions than it answers. Heathrow and the rest of London's airports basically shut down after an air traffic control glitch, Delta trims five routes heading into winter, and American and Hyatt are calling it quits. Plus, GE just wrote an $11.75 billion check to fix a problem that's been grounding planes.

  8. Sep 8

    NTSB Details the Miami Crash, Delta's Scary Descent, and American Kills First Class (Sort Of)

    NTSB briefs reporters on the fatal Prime Air 767 crash we covered yesterday, and it's grim. A Delta 737 makes an emergency dive from 35,000 feet after a depressurization scare over the Mojave. Plus, American Airlines is killing off its actual first class cabin while still honoring $250,000 lifetime passes for it, and Delta keeps quietly abandoning JFK even as Frontier heads for the exit entirely.

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Your five-minute daily briefing for people who love aviation. From new routes and aircraft orders to airline strategy, fleet changes, airports, and the stories everyone’s talking about — everything you need to know about the world of aviation, delivered like a friend catching you up over coffee. Whether you work in the industry, rack up the miles, or just spend way too much time on Flightradar24, Runway Briefing is for you.

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  • Creator
    Ryan Holstein
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    20
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    Clean
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