Episode 73 - News Fit to Print [95:34m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2480)

Benet Wilson, Aviation Week’s Online Managing Editor for Business Aviation, again joins Max, Rob, and David to talk about the week’s aviation news. We also discuss how aviation journalists keep current with the news (or ahead of it) and we have some tips and resources that help you stay current with aviation news.

David Vanderhoof has another This Week in Aviation, and Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report. We also have some listener mail.

• Hawker to attend Dubai Airshow
• Delta suspends pilot held in Georgia plane incident
• London arrest just the latest in pilot drinking episodes
• Airbus Freighter Makes Maiden Test Flight
• Boeing’s 747-8 Freighter Leaves Factory
• Boeing completes first round of 747-8F gauntlet tests
• Airbus military transporter cleared for testing
• Side-of-Body Installations Complete on First Boeing 787 Dreamliner
• Film: Amelia
• Hilary Swank drenched in sweat after her first flight lesson
• Southers Flies High at Confirmation Hearing

For aviation news:

• Alltop
• Jetpedia
• Addict-o-matic (airline example)

Follow the @AirplaneGeeks on Twitter, send us email at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com, or leave us voice mail on our listener line at (361) GEEKS01.

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/.

 

 Episode 60 - Flying Green [88:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2981)

Guest Jim Hileman, an alternative fuels researcher from MIT, joins Dan, Rob, and Max to talk biofuels and reducing the carbon footprint of aviation.

In the news this week:

• Former Beijing airport boss executed in China
• House Pencils in Millions for Jets the Air Force Did Not Request

Also:

• Sirus boss quits
• Delta job cuts
• Save Frontier

And some news from the green aviation front:

• NASA To Hold Competition For 100% Biofueled Aircraft
• Harvesting algae to power sophisticated unmanned aircraft
• Boeing and Leading Airlines Announce New Members Added to Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group
• Algae: The next biofuel bet
• Bio-jet fuel plan takes off

And finally, some related resources:

• Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise and Emissions Reduction
• Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative

We also have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk.  Court returns with another Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot segment, we have a This Week in Aviation segment, listener mail, and more.

Follow the @AirplaneGeeks on Twitter, send us email at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com, or leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252.

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/.

 

 Episode 54 - Taking it One Mile at a Time [84:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2892)

Ben from the One Mile at a Time blog joins Dan, Max and Rob to talk aviation news and how to fly a lot of miles on the cheap.

• Boeing delays 787 first flight again, cites excessive stress in ‘upperwing join area’
• In Blow to Boeing, Qantas Drops Order
• Boeing Delay Upends Plans of Leasing Firms
• Clear service for fliers abruptly shuts down
• FAA panel to develop rules on pilot fatigue by September
• Terrified tourists boycott Thomas Cook flight home after being told to sit at back ‘to help balance the jet’
• Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary wants passengers to carry all their bags to the plane
• Second Domestic Airfare Hike of the Year Initiated
• Airlines Reaffirm Environmental Commitment
• ATA Voices Concerns to Speaker Pelosi Regarding Cap and Trade Legislation
• Airlines jacking up summer airfares
• Computer Failures Are Probed in Jet Crash

We also have our report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, an additional airline news report from Stephen, and a This Week in Aviation segment.

Dan’s aviation website pick of the week is Widgetheads.net, a Delta Air Lines fan site.

Don’t forget to send us your ideas for Airplane Geeks T-Shirts!

Follow the Airplane Geeks on Twitter as @AirplaneGeeks, send us email at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com, or leave us voice mail at (81….

This episode’s opening and closing music is provided by Brother Love. You can visit his site at brotherloverocks.com.

 

 Episode 25 - The CEO of the Cockpit [59:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2812)

Kevin Garrison of http://www.kevincreates.com joins Max and Court this week.  Kevin is an aviation writer, humorist, and retired airline captain who is kind enough to put up with us hanging up on him to spend some time talking airplanes with us.  We go international with several news items this week, but still have plenty to cover from within the U.S.:

Eclipse Aviation Files for Bankruptcy

Airlines Balk at UK Tax

Critics line up to attack APD

US airline labour flexes its muscles

Thai protesters seize second airport

Traffic Decline Continues – Second Month of Global Contraction

China’s first homegrown jet makes trial flight

 

 Episode 21 - Talking with the Doctor [58:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2215)

Max and Court welcome Dr. Tim Brady, Dean of the College of Aviation at the Embry Riddle Daytona Beach campus as they discuss ERAU’s new aviation PhD program.  You can learn more about the first aviation PhD program at http://aviationphd.erau.edu/.  As always, we have a plethora of news:

Boeing strike ends; Machinists back on the job Sunday

New Delta-Northwest Mileage Program Is World’s Largest

Airline Fare Prices Dropping as Holidays Approach

Crew sacked over Facebook posts

Forecast Predicts Eclipse 500 Shutdown

Max finds a project at Bloodhound SSC to break the land speed record.

Make sure to sign up for our new newsletter, “Airplane Geeks Week in Aviation.”
We’ll be bringing you these show notes, as well as some of the week’s news we didn’t have time to cover.
You can sign up at AirplaneGeeks.com.

We’re also happy to announce our partnership with Flightline Internet Radio.
You’ll be able to hear excerpts of The Airplane Geeks weekly.

Brother Love is responsible for this episode’s opening and closing
music, and you can visit his site at 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.

 

 Episode 16 - 'Flyer Talk' with Randy Petersen [49:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2741)

This week, Max and Court are proud to bring you a “special” guest, Randy Petersen, Founder of Flyer Talk and Boarding Area.  Randy is a self-proclaimed “Frequent Flier Geek” and gives us some insight into the minds of a business traveler.  Word associations don’t seem to phase Randy, as he passes with flying colors (pun intended).

This Week’s News:

• Eclipse Aviation gets financing for Russian plant (International Herald Tribune)

• EADS announces new A400M first flight delay (Flight Global)

• Boeing sees fresh orders for its 767s (Seattlepi.com)

• Delta, Northwest shareholders OK merger combo plan (USA Today)

• Boeing: Oil to stabilize at $70-$80 per barrel, single-aisle deliveries to grow (ATW)

• U.S. Airlines Grounding 500+ Planes This Fall (Wall Street Journal)

• Airline Fees: You Hate ‘Em, Stocks Don’t (TheStreet.com)

Max has a “Double Shock” pick of the week:

AirportGuide.com

Go Pro Digital Video Cameras

Why, you ask?  Because Max thinks this would produce some good video footage attached to a light aircraft. Video from an ultralight or LSA or a hang glider would probably capture the thrill of it real well.

Make sure to sign up for our new newsletter, “Airplane Geeks Week in Aviation.”  We’ll be bringing you these show notes, as well as some of the week’s news we didn’t have time to cover.  You can sign up at AirplaneGeeks.com.

We’re also happy to announce our partnership with Flightline Internet Radio.  You’ll be able to hear excerpts of The Airplane Geeks weekly.

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.

 

 Episode 15 - An Interview with Lynn Gardner [57:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3091)

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.

 

 Episode 13 - Putting the Labor in Labor Day [61:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2305)

Max and Court welcome back Rob Mark, CEO of Commavia and author of the syndicated Jet Whine Blog.  To keep with the spirit of Labor Day, we found some labor-related news across the industry:

• Airbus to extend A380 to accommodate 1,000 passengers
• FAA delays first slot auction for Newark
• FAA outage reveals odd computing practices
• Rocket Racing League Conducts Successful Inaugural Test Flights of Armadillo Aerospace Powered Rocket Racer
• Passengers stranded after Zoom planes grounded
• Delta Pulls Comair Flights Out Of Concourse C
• American Airlines employees eye British Air alliance warily
• Boeing Union Reviewing Final Offer `Line by Line’

The intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com.   Brother Love is responsible for the 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.

 

 Episode 8 - Interview with JetWhine and an Oshkosh Preview [57:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2079)

This week Max and Court welcome Mark Rob from Commavia, and the Jetwhine blog.  OSH begins this week, and we spend some time talking with Rob about the upcoming events at EAA Air Venture 2008.

First up, an obituary for EAA Director Emeritus Bob Gyllenswan
News for this week:

• Passengers suing to block Delta-Northwest deal get trial date
• UPDATE:Boeing Takes Controlling Stake In Parts JV With AVIC I
• US lawmaker: Bring back air – safety survey
• Boeing Joins Lockheed Martin On Blackswift
• Plane makes emergency landing at Manila

We also go through listener emails and voice mails as we hear from former guests Dan Webb and Ryan Keough.

he intro music is once again produced by Bruno Misonne.  Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.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.

 

 Episode 2 - Extra Fees, Stuck Throttles, and Word Associations [53:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (6932)

New intro music for the Airplane Geeks provided by:

Bruno Misonne

Check out Bruno’s aviation music at http://www.brunomisonne.com

This week, The Geeks discuss the latest and greatest in aviation news:

• Federal Agency Grounds Light Jet Used as Air Taxi

• Rocket Racing League announces August takeoff

• Flying Stinks — Especially for the Airlines

• Pinnacle says Delta intends to terminate contract

• United Airlines to charge fee to check single bag

Max’s pick of the week is the Rocket Racing League.

http://www.rocketracingleague.com/

http://www.youtube.com/rocketracingleague

Max and Court decide to try some word associations, and it gets funny fast.

If you have any questions or comments, please send us emails at thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com.

You can also leave us voice mail at (812) 757-4252. Leave a message and we’ll get you on the podcast.