Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast

In episode 171 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

As part of mental health awareness week (May 15 - 21), we sit down with Instagram sensation and Simple Flying regular, Captain Chris, to discuss mental health in aviation. As a training captain, Chris works closely with hundreds of other pilots, giving him a unique vantage point into the industry.

We'll discuss the current situation in the cockpit, the support airlines are giving stressed-out pilots, and how the pandemic has affected mental health. We also talk about the 'lie to fly' mentality, and whether there is misinformation being spread, making pilots afraid to seek help.

In episode 169 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 168 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 167 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 165 of the Simple Flying podcast your host Tom discusses,

In episode 164 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 163 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

With its fleet of Airbus A320s and A330s, TAP Air Portugal has placed the COVID pandemic behind itself as it looks to optimize its route network. Join Simple Flying as we chat with Dr. Henri-Charles Ozarovsky, Head of Strategy, Network & Partnerships at TAP Air Portugal, to dig into what it takes to optimize a flag carrier’s network.

In episode 160 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In Episode 159 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom is joined by Rhys from Head For Points to look back at this week's Lufthansa Allegris Cabin launch.

In episode 158 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 157 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 156 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 155 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom are joined by US Lead Lukas to discuss,

In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Lukas discuss:

In episode 151 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

This week we have a special episode for listeners to celebrate reaching 150 episodes. Tom and Jo are joined by a host of lead journalists across Simple Flying to take a look at the top aviation news from each region throughout 2022 as follows,

In episode 149 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom is joined by Lukas Souza, Simple Flying's US Lead. Together they discuss,

In episode 148 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 147 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

Join Jo and Tom for the latest commercial aviation news roundup. Included today are conversations on:

Join Jo as she sits down for a chat with one of the internet's favourite airline captains, Petter Hörnfeldt, better known as Mentour Pilot.

We'll talk about what got him into aviation in the first place, and what led him to start making videos for YouTube. We'll talk about his success both in the cockpit and in the air, as well as getting into some of the issues facing aviation today. And, of course, we'll be talking about the planes he likes to fly and his hopes for the industry in the future. 

In episode 144 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 143 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 142 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 141 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom is flying around Europe, so host Jo is joined by Captain Chris, an Airbus A350 training pilot at Virgin Atlantic, for a candid chat covering,

In episode 140 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 139 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom meet with aviation legend Sam Chui. While chatting, we'll discuss how Sam makes a living from traveling the world, his favorite airlines, what it was like to fly on Concorde, and much more.

In episode 138 of the Simple Flying podcast, yous hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 137 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 136 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

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In episode 133 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 132 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom sits down with Birgir Jonsson, CEO of PLAY Airlines, as we look back on the airline's first year, look to the future of PLAY, and touch on how a volcanic eruption has recently caused a bit of a stir in passenger demand.

*Due to circumstances out of our control, the audio quality this week may not be what you're used to. We apologize, and this will be rectified from next week's episode.

In episode 131 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Jake discuss:

In episode 130 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 129 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 128 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts, Jo and Tom, look back at the Farnborough Airshow, discussing,

Welcome to episode 126 of the Simple Flying podcast!

In today's episode, Jo and Tom talk about:

This week Tom is back, but Jo has flown off to enjoy winter in South Africa. In Episode 125 of the Simple Flying Podcast, Tom is joined by our routes analyst James Pearson to speak about everything routes, from how new routes are decided, to why the right jet is crucial.

In Episode 124 Jo is joined by Simple Flying's Lead Sustainability Journalist Linnea to discuss the world's first 100% sustainable aviation fuel flight, Boeing's new ecoDemonstrator, the A321XLR's first flight, and much more. We reflect on the highlights of the Sustainable Aviation Futures conference and some of the early titbits coming out of the IATA AGM.

In episode 123 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 122 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

NOTE: Since this episode was recorded Comair has filed for liquidation.

In episode 121 of the Simple Flying podcast, host Tom is joined by Kevin LaRosa, the Aerial Coordinator and Stunt Pilot on the film Top Gun: Maverick. We'll talk about what it was like to work on the film, how Kevin got to his current position, and more.

If you miss our usual news updates don't worry! These will be back as usual from next week.

In episode 120 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom sit down with Michael Green, the CEO, and co-founder of Athena Security. We take a deep dive into his innovative security solution and gain some insight into airport security in general.

In episode 118 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 117 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 116 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 115 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom and Jo deviate from the typical format to sit down with ADSB Exchange's Founder and President, Dan Streufert. With Dan we'll chat through everything from how it's possible and legal to track Air Force One, to how eVTOL aircraft will fit into the skies.

In episode 114 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 113 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 122 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 111 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 110 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 109 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 108 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo catch up with Andy Taylor, Chief Solutions Officer at NATS to talk about everything from digital control towers to the impact of COVID on air navigation service providers.

In episode 107 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 106 of the Simple Flying, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 105 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 104 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 103 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

As Jo was enjoying the sun in Los Angeles at the Northern Pacific Airlines launch, host Tom took the opportunity to catch up with Simple Flying's resident photographer Vincenzo Pace to discuss planes, spotting, and the new ITA livery.

In episode 101 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

We've reached 100 episodes of the Simple Flying podcast, and in this episode your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 99 of the Simple Flying podcast, Tom and Jo take a look back at Simple Flying's top stories of 2021.

In episode 98 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom sit down with IAG Cargo, and discuss everything from preighters and their role in the pandemic, how a cargo airline with no planes works, and even the strangest cargo carried by the airline. Joining us for this special episode are Darren Peek, Head of Sales at IAG Cargo, and Fernando Terol Armas, Director of Spanish Hub and Operations. 

In episode 97 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 96 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 95 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 93 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss what happened on the first two days of the Dubai Airshow, including,

In Episode 92 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 91 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 90 of the Simple Flying podcast, your host Tom is joined by Simple Flying's Deputy Editor Sumit to discuss,

In episode 89 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 88 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 87 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 86 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom are joined by deputy content manager Jay to discuss,

In episode 85 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 84 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 83 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 82 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 81 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and tom discuss,

In episode 80 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 79 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 78 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 76 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 75 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 74 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo are joined by Simple Flying’s lead journalist for North America, Jay Singh. Together we discuss,

In episode 73 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 72 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 71 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 70 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 69 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 68, Jo sits down for a friendly chat with Jonny Clark, Founder and Editor of TheDesignAir, a well-known airline product and design news site. Jo and Jonny discuss:

In episode 67 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 66 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In the 65th episode of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In Episode 64 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 63 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 62 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 61 of the Simple Flying podcast, we alter the usual format to discuss Alaska Airlines joining the oneworld alliance, with special guest Jay Singh. Also covered in the episode are,

In episode 60 of the Simple Flying team, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 59 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 58 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 57 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 56 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 55 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 54 of the Simple Flying Podcast, Tom is joined by our photographer Vincenzo Pace, to take a deep dive into the world of aviation photography.

In episode 53 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

We made it to one year of the Simple Flying podcast! 🎉 In episode 52 of the podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 51 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

*Since recording this episode, EASA and the CAA have recertified the 737 MAX

The Simple Flying podcast has reached 50 episodes! This week your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In the 49th episode of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

Hot off the heels of last week's 12 themes of aviation podcast, Simple Flying's first podcast of the new year sees hosts Tom and Jo sitting down with Virgin Atlantic's Captain Chris. Famous for his "Buy airline tickets like you buy toilet paper" sign, Captain Chris discusses his journey to becoming a training captain at Virgin Atlantic, the current state of the aviation industry, and why those with an interest in an aviation career shouldn't be put off by the current crisis.

In Episode 47 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom take a break from the regular format of the podcast to discuss the 12 themes of aviation in 2020.

In episode 46 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 45 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,

In episode 44 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,

In episode 43 of the Simple Flying podcast, you hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 41 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 40 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 39 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 26 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 37 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

This week Simple Flying's content manager presents a special episode. On Episode 36 of the Simple Flying podcast, we discuss the retirement of the Queen of the Skies from the British Airways fleet with cabin crew member Kerry Whyte, who has worked in all four 747 cabins over the past 14 years.

In episode 35 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 34 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 33 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 32 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo interviews Esayas WoldeMariam, Cheif Commerical Offices of Ethiopian Airlines. Topics of discussion include:

In episode 31 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In Episode 30 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

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In episode 27 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 26 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 25 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

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On episode 23 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Joanna Bailey and Tom Boon discuss:

In episode 22 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss:

In episode 21 of the podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

We've reached episode 20 of the Simple Flying podcast! In this episode of the podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In Episode 19 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 18 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss:

In the 17th episode of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss:

In episode 16 of the Simple Flying podcast, Jo and Tom discuss:

In this episode of the Simple Flying podcast Tom and Jo discuss:

During our 14th episode Tom and Jo discuss:

On our 13th episode, Jo and Tom discuss:

With the global focus on the current aviation crisis, we take a break to discuss the problem with Europe's aviation taxation. Joining us is special guest Thomas Jérémie Hayden-Lefebvre,  a Simple Flying journalist, and one of the biggest aviation brains we know.

On our 11th episode, Jo and Tom are joined by Simple Flying writer Andrew to discuss:

On our 10th episode, Jo and Tom discuss:

After Jo's break last week, Tom takes a turn to rest his voice. This week we talk passenger experience and cabin design with Joe Leader, CEO of Apex. Discussion points include:

In episode 8 we take a break from our usual format as Tom hosts a very special guest, Rhys, a good friend of ours from Head For Points.

We discuss British Airways' premium product, from earning status to using the airline's most exclusive lounges. 

In episode 7 of our podcast we discuss:

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In episode 2 of our podcast we discuss:

Welcome to the first-ever Simple Flying podcast. Launched just under 2 years ago, Simple Flying is the world’s largest aviation news website. We cover all aspects of commercial aviation and publish over 150 stories every week.

The idea behind our podcast is to give you a weekly roundup of the top aviation stories, in conversation form. Everything discussed in our podcasts can be found in written form on simpleflying.com.

In episode 1 of our podcast we discuss: