Episode 40 - Cranky's Back [55:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (18)

Brett Snyder, from the Cranky Flier blog joins us for the third time this week as we talk about all of the bad things happening in aviation lately. We were able to find some (kinda) good news, though.

• FedEx Plane Crashes on Landing In Tokyo
• Second Skycatcher Prototype Crashes
  

• On the brighter side: some positive aviation news

• U.S. General Aviation Gets TSA Liaison

• ‘High risk’ NextGen’s planning, leadership questioned

• IATA: Premium traffic tanking, first/business revenue down 25% in January

• Ryanair pilots agree to pay freeze, productivity increase

 

 Episode 35 - Benet Joins the Geeks [65:23m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1882)

Benet Wilson from the Aviation Week’s Business Aviation Now blog joins the geeks as we talk about the latest news in aviation.  Make sure to follow Benet on Twitter @bizavweekly.

We learn two things in this episode:

1. Canadian Geese are mean.
2. Swans are meaner.

You’ll see.

But first, the news:

• NTSB: Plane crew saw significant ice before crash

• Fuller supports FAA funding bill in congressional testimony

• The eskimo isn’t smiling at Virgin America
  • Virgin America Should Be Considered “American” for Now

• It’s Official–Canada Geese Hit Flight 1549

• Carson: Boeing prepared for possible 10% 2010 production cut
  • Boeing Frontiers

• Cessna: Business Aircraft Are Good for Businesses
  • CessnaRise

 

 Episode 22 - Flight Plan Magazine Editor Susan Pruitt [60:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1752)

Susan Pruitt of Flight Plan Magazine join Max and Court this week. The new magazine is the topic of discussion, as well as the news of the week.

787 first flight date now officially up in the air

Embraer posts 70% profit drop, ’studying’ larger aircraft

Air Taxi Company Closes New Round Of Financing

Tough Times In Wichita: Cessna Says It Must Reduce Workforce

EAA Rallies Members to Demand More Time to Comment on Onerous TSA Proposals

Max’s pick of the week is the hoglogblog. In the author’s own words, it is created by “Kevin Garrison, Aviation expert and professional smart-ass”.

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 Episode 15 - An Interview with Lynn Gardner [57:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2167)

This week, Max and Court welcome Lynn Gardner to the Airplane Geeks Podcast.  Lynn is a Citation X pilot as well as a consultant for corporate and sport aviation.  Since we missed last week due to the power outage, we decided to throw in a little extra news:

• Tanker bids could take 4 more years
• DayJet Parks VLJ Fleet For ‘Economic Reasons’
• Madrid crash plane failed to deploy wing flaps, investigators find
• U.S. airlines may post record profits next year, analyst says
• Hopes of rescue bid for Alitalia look slim

Max also brings his pick of the week, Airchive.net.

Brother Love is responsible for this episode’s opening and closing music, and you can visit his site at http://www.brotherloverocks.com.

If you have a question or a comment for the Airplane Geeks, you can send it to thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. If you have a question you’d like mentioned on the podcast, this is the best way to go about it.