Airplane Geeks - Episode 91 - Flying with Chris Manno [74:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (5301)

Our guest this episode is Chris Manno, an airline captain, teacher at Embry-Riddle University and sometimes at Texas Christian University, and writer of the JetHead blog. He also cartoons about life at the airline over at FlightcrewZoo.

We have a special appearance by Christopher White, Director of Public Relations for AirTran Airways. Chris was with us way back in Episode 48 to talk about AirTran’s inflight WiFi. This episode, Chris contributes to the discussion about the recent Southwest and AirTran videos “poking fun” at each other:

• Southwest Airlines Commercial: Battle Cry
• AirTran Video: Skip the Stampede

The week’s aviation news:

• AirTran Jabs at Southwest Air With a Cow Herding Ad
• W.T.O. Affirms Ruling of Improper Airbus Aid
• Airline Safety Bill Passes US Senate; 3407 Families Celebrate
• U.S. Senate passes $34.5B aviation bill aimed at updating air-traffic-control system, safety rules
• Dead Tired
• When Will Foreigners Be Able to Own US Airlines? Not Anytime Soon
• Pentagon Develops Plan to Buy New Air Force One Fleet

As ususal, we have our This Week in Aviation history lesson and the report from the Australia Desk.

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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/.

 

 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)

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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/.

 

 Episode 69 - Rob and David [61:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2578)

Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof joins Rob and Max as they discuss the week’s aviation news. David also provides his This Week in Aviation history segment, Steve and Grant have the Australia Desk report, and Court returns with another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation.

• Pilot safety bill passes US House
• Passenger ‘Rights’ Advocate Sues Delta, Alleges Email Hacking
• Michigan airport grounds website over malware risk
• UK Military Wants Istar UAV In 2015
• Flight Pay For Non-Flyers
• China’s Leap in Unmanned Aircraft Development
• Ion Tiger Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Completes 23-hour Flight
• Airline flies first passenger flight on natural gas

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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/.

 

 Episode 61 - Misunderstood, but the Best [90:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (3215)

Dick Knapinski, Media and Public Relations Director for the EAA joins Max, Dan and Rob to talk about AirVenture and new media. We also have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, and Court has another great Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot segment. We’re joined by David Vanderhoof, our Airplane Geeks Historian, and we don’t mean just his words. This time you get to hear it straight from David!

The news:

• Continental offers apologies, vouchers and refunds to airline passengers on ‘flight from hell’

• Frontier Execs: Pilot deal may not have mattered

• JetBlue offers all-you-can-fly plan for $599

• Airlines swap assets in New York, Washington, D.C.

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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/.

 

 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