Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast

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

In episode 296 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• American Airlines Airbus A319/A320 retrofits
• Airbus A220 Milestones 
• United Airlines’ first Starlink-equipped widebody
• Experience onboard Air Canada’s Boeing 787
• San Francisco delays quadruple from parallel landing ban
  

In episode 295 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Airbus unveils 10th A320 final assembly line
• America250 celebrations shut down Reagan National Airport

• KLM's 1st Airbus A350

• British Airways Boeing 787 cabin fire

• Lufthansa Airbus A380 Boston diversion

In episode 294 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Newark Liberty leads on-time performance among Northeast airports

• LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner door falls off

• Alaska Airlines' luxurious Portland lounge

• Qantas' first Airbus A350-1000ULR takes flight

• Delta Air Lines planning second Delta One lounge in Los Angeles

In episode 293 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your host Channing discusses:

• Hawaiian Airlines flight attendants forced to drop leis & aloha shirts

• American Airlines announces Starlink

• Qantas Project Sunrise delayed

• Denver International Airport pedestrian walkway

• Emirates multi-billion dollar Airbus A380 retrofit

In episode 292 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your host Channing discusses:

• UPS flight 2976 crash investigation continues

• China confirms massive Boeing order for 200 jets

• World's largest airport mulls dropping TSA

• Hollywood Burbank Airport opening new terminal this fall

• JetBlue Airways pulls back in Newark

In episode 291 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your host Channing discusses:

• United Airlines flight attendants ratify contract
• Breeze Airways celebrates 5th birthday with new onboard food & drinks
• American Airlines centennial summer plans
• Papa Johns rewards former Spirit Airlines loyalty passengers
• United Airlines returns to Glasgow with the Boeing 737 MAX

In episode 290 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• Lufthansa's possible 'Plan B' for the Boeing 777X
• AirAsia's major Airbus A220 order
• Air Astana's latest plans for the 787
• Southwest Airlines planes collide in Baltimore
• VC-25B bridge aircraft completes testing

In episode 289 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• American Airlines selling $1 billion in bonds for planes
• 1st Air Canada Airbus A321XLR
• Latest on possible 2nd Miami Airport 
• Boeing 777X Still On Track For 2027
• United Airlines & Lyft launch new pay with miles partnership

In episode 288 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss:

• FAA investigating two close calls in 48 hours
• AIX 2026 Review
• American Airlines reshaping its New York-JFK experience
• SkyTeam Alliance's newest airport lounge
• Delta TechOps new Airbus A320 component repair agreement

In episode 287 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your host Channing discusses:

• ATC slams pilots over animal sounds
• United-American merger
• Latest on Southwest Airlines' new lounges
• Lufthansa strike
• Alaska Airlines facing $75,000 lawsuit over girl burned by hot tea

In episode 286 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss:

• Frontier Airlines' near miss with two vehicles at LAX
• AIX 2026 Preview
• American Airlines plans to return to Venezuela
• Lufthansa's special 100th anniversary flights
• Airbus delivers 60 new planes in March

In episode 285 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss:

• Delta Air Lines partners with Amazon Leo for a new high-speed WiFi
• The best 2026 April Fools ' Day aviation stories
• Alaska Airlines unveils its new international business class experience
• Airbus A350 Freighter's latest certification tests
• FAA bans parallel landings in San Francisco

In episode 284 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss:

• Air Canada crash investigation
• United Airlines invests in 3 aircraft types to transform flights
• easyJet launches Newcastle base & orders new seats
• Delta Air Lines grows even more in Los Angeles
• Iranian Air Force One destroyed

In episode 283 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss:

• TSA officers quit amid DHS shutdown
• Lufthansa's comments on the Boeing 777X
• American Airlines' expanded Austin Admirals Lounge
• Behind the scenes at Aviationtag
• Delta TechOps expanding with CFM LEAP

In episode 282 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Latest on the Iran aviation crisis
• LAX Groundstop from United Boeing 787 Issue
• An Airbus A380 Testbed
• American Airlines London Catering Issues
• Finnair Visit Recap

In episode 281 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Delta increases Los Angeles-Melbourne frequencies
• Spirit scrapping 3-year-old A320neos
• United backs GE for 787 power
• Lufthansa's 787 Allegris gets closer
• American's Kentucky Derby flights

In episode 280 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Channing and Jennifer discuss,

• Southwest Airlines to introduce Starlink WiFi
• NBC Sportscaster flies 10 hours in private jet from the Super Bowl to the Olympics
• Air Canada places Airbus A350-1000 order
• London Heathrow no longer Europe's busiest airport
• FAA closes El Paso airspace due to security scare

In episode 279 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Lufthansa sets Airbus A340 retirement
• Boeing to start delivering improved 787 Dreamliners
• Emirates' ambitions in Berlin
• American Airlines considers the future of its CEO
• Security preparations underway for Super Bowl LX

In episode 278 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• UPS retires MD-11 fleet after fatal crash
• Lufthansa flies an empty A380 to Ireland
• Southwest Airlines operates final flight with open seating
• Heathrow Airport removes 100ml liquid rules
• Airlines add flights for Super Bowl LX

In episode 277 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• British Airways Airbus A380 broken ankle incident
• Boeing flagged faulty MD-11 engine part 15 years ago
• easyJet Airbus A320 loses pressurization inflight
• Boeing marks 600 total deliveries in 2025
• Etihad reinstates its last Airbus A380

In episode 276 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Alaska Airlines' huge Boeing order
• Lufthansa (kinda) turns 100
• Hawaiian Airlines' $600 million investment
• The pawsome reason airports fill with dogs at New Years
• Which US airlines have the dirtiest tap water?

In episode 275 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing close the door on 2025 by looking at:

• British Airways' Christmas preparations
• American Airlines' 2026 new routes
• The European Airline that doesn't fly on Christmas Day
• 2025's top flight diversions
• ANA's 2020 Christmas flight to nowhere

In episode 274 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss:

• JetBlue's new domestic first class seats
• Emirate's latest route network change
• American Airlines' 1st Airbus A321XLR flight
• Delta's extremely long taxi at New York-JFK Airport
• Law professor sues Boeing after cross-country flight

In episode 273 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss:

• A Global Airlines update
• NTSB slams new defense bill
• Boeing 777X delivery timelines
• Delta's passenger experience milestone
• Qantas' Airbus A380 drama

In episode 272 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Southwest Airlines announces 5 new routes from Southern California
• Dubai Air Show Recap
• Western Global Airlines furloughs pilots
• The airline that stole the Dubai Air Show
• Republic Airways becomes the largest Embraer E175 operator

In episode 271 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Ryanair ditches paper boarding passes
• What to expect at Dubai Airshow
• Government shutdown flight impact
• Onboard Condor's last 757 flight
• Pittsburgh International new terminal news

In episode 270 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss,

• Government Shutdown ATC impacts
• Condor retires 'Wir Lieben Fliegen' Boeing 757-300
• Airbus trims A220 output due to supply chain issues
• Riyadh Air debuts new Boeing 787 Dreamliner
• Alaska Airlines' costly IT outage

In episode 269 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss,

• Deadly Boeing 747 runway excursion in Hong Kong
• Atlanta Police arrest man who attempted to shoot up airport
• United Airlines 737 MAX windshield cracks inflight
• LAX closing Terminal 5 in preparation for the 2028 Olympics
• Dubai Airshow preview

In episode 268 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom & Channing discuss,

• American Airlines’ new Boeing 777 livery for its centennial celebration
• flydubai makes meals free for all
• Airbus boosts A320 family production in Mobile
• United Airlines celebrates 35 years of Europe
• American Eagle CRJ900 gets drenched in fuel

In episode 267 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Channing and Jennifer discuss,

• Spirit Airlines’ exceptional Summer on-time performance
• Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico ordered to drop joint venture
• Southwest Airlines’ new restrictions on passengers who use wheelchairs
• Toxic fumes on commercial planes
• US Air Force begins modifying Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8

In episode 266 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Greenland's international security challenges
• Korean Air's huge Boeing order
• This Airbus A380 is returning to Frankfurt
• Last Boeing 737 MAX removed from storage

In episode 264 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Channing discusses,

• Alaska Airlines & Hawaiian Airlines launch Atmos Rewards
• Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 wing flap partially detaches inflight
• United Airlines crew decides to leave flight before takeoff
• Delta Air Lines captain rejects Boeing 757

• Unruly passenger opens door on Volaris flight during pushback

In episode 264 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Spirit Airlines has cash worries
• FAA Sets Newark Traffic Limits
• Boeing's Record July Deliveries
• Southwest Airlines Forgets Blind Passengers
• Asiana's Airbus A380s Are Back At Frankfurt

In episode 263 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Spirit Airlines furloughs and demotes hundreds of pilots
• Etihad Airways' extraordinary loyalty challenge
• American Airlines drops seatback screens in 1st legacy Airbus A319 retrofit
• Wizz Air cuts A321XLR order
• Hawaiian Airlines to add premium economy seats to its A330-200s

In episode 262 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Global Airlines' parked Airbus A380
• Trump Administration Threatens To End Delta Air Lines & Aeromexico Partnership
• Boeing begins 777-8F production
• Teenagers wreak havoc on Virgin Atlantic flight
• Stockholm Airport to dispose Boeing 747 hotel

In episode 261 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Virgin Atlantic's big announcements
• Air India Crash Update
• Avelo Airlines exits the West Coast
• Fatal crash closes Southend Airport
• Southwest Airlines' newest route

In episode 260 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom and Channing discuss,

• SAS orders up to 55 Embraer E195-E2s
• TSA expects a busy July 4th weekend
• Oman Air joins oneworld
• Hacking targeting airlines
• Comparing the Amsterdam oneworld & Star Alliance lounges

In episode 259 of the Simple Flying podcast, hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Boeing's door plug redesign
• Qatar Airways Brief Shutdown
• Southwest Eyes Europe
• JetBlue's 25-year status challenge
• Southwest's new cold drink rules

In episode 258 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• United's San Francisco catering complications
• Wizz Air's 1st A321XLR delivery
• Starlux eyes Phoenix-Taipei flights
• UK-EU e-gate agreement
• DoorDash driver ends up airside in Chicago

In episode 257 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Channing discuss,

• Big orders for Boeing
• Newark ATC worries
• Air Force One plans
• United Airlines' Polaris overhaul
• Air Canada delivery delays

In episode 256 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss,

• United Airlines fighting back after American Airlines files lawsuit in Chicago
• A visit to Air Canada's new A321XLR
• The ATC meltdown in Newark
• Riyadh Air's new cabin
• American Airlines auctions Boeing 787 Dreamliner simulator experience

In episode 255 of the Simple Flying podcast, Channing is joined by Terry Blue, the President and CEO of the Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority, for an exclusive interview about all the happenings at Memphis International Airport.

Other hot topics discussed include:

• Southwest Airlines beginning cabin retrofits in May
• Alaska Airlines retiring the Boeing 737-900 series prototype
• Frontier Airlines passenger stopped from flying home with their pet bird

In episode 254 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss,

• Lufthansa Allegris at Frankfurt
• American Airlines Fire Lawsuit
• 2025's Best April Fools
• Newark on course to top 2024 gun record
• Emirates' new shortest A380 flight

In episode 253 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts, Tom and Channing, discuss,

• Boeing reversing guilty 737 MAX plea
• London Heathrow Airport closes for a day
• A United Airbus A319 having trouble
• Ryanair launches Prime frequent flyer program
• American's 1st A321XLR has been spotted