Phil Derner, Jr., the founder of NYCAviation joins Max, Rob, and David as they discuss the week’s aviation news and talk about the sport of airplane spotting. NYCAviation provides airline news and resources for aviation enthusiasts, as well as spotting guides and other great information. (That’s Phil above, with the camera.)

• Texas Plane Crash: Wife of Joe Stack Calls Attack ‘Unimaginable Tragedy’
• Smelly Passenger Kicked Off Plane
• Newark, LaGuardia Rated Worst in Air Passenger Survey
• 2010 North America Airport Satisfaction Study
• USAF Chief: F-35 Could Breach Nunn-McCurdy Limits
• American Airlines, FAA faulted for safety lapses

David Vanderhoof has his This Week in Aviation segment, and Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

This episode’s guest is Mike Friesen, Principal at Leading Strategies, a provider of  consulting services and coaching for aviation executives, particularly in the airport industry. He’s also a former U.S. military pilot, having flown the F-4 Phantom and the F-15.

We talk about aviation news from the past week and we have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk (which is expecially amusing this time). We also have our This Week in Aviation history lesson from David Vanderhoof, and some listener mail.

The news:

• Seatbacks in Position and Empty, Please
• NTSB calls for new air traffic rules over Hudson River
• FAA: Southwest operating 40-plus 737s with uncertified parts
• National Business Travel Association International Convention & Exposition
• Cliff Notes: Seven key items from today’s 787 announcement
• Virgin America’s Second Quarter Results Show Improvement

A photo of the Etrich Taube, the airplane mentioned in David’s This Week in Aviation segment as the first aerial bombardment of a city by a fixed wing aircraft, can be found in Wikipedia.

The photo above is of our own Dan Webb at the National Business Travel Association International Convention & Exposition. It was taken when he wasn’t collecting free junk.

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This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love from the Album Of The Year CD. Visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com/.

Paula Berg, Manager of Emerging Media at Southwest Airlines, joins Max and Dan for a discussion of how Southwest communicates with it’s customers through participation in new media.

News from the past week:

• American Air to Slash 1,600 Jobs, Delta May Follow

• Boeing sees $3.2 trillion market for planes over next 20 years

• United defends liquidity position, moves carefully on fleet renewal

• Skepticism Surrounds Potential United Aircraft Order

• Incheon International Airport is Named World’s Best Airport 2009

• Family joins Air France jet probe

• Flight 447′s perfect storm

Dan has a great aviation website pick of the week: CH-Aviation. We’ve also got a report from the guys at the Australia Desk, our new “this week in aviation history” segment, listener mail, and more.

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