Airplane Geeks - Episode 82 - Rainbows and Unicorns [101:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1707)

Guest Martin Rottler talks about aviation education and how exposure to flying affects academic performance by young students. Martin is an airline business junkie, and an FAA licensed commercial pilot for single and multi-engine aircraft, a CFI, and he holds an Instrument Rating. Currently, Martin is a graduate student working on a Master’s Degree at the University of North Dakota. He blogs at http://martinrottler.com/.

• Military compassion helps Haiti
• Air Force, FAA use Russian aircraft to move mobile air traffic control tower to Haiti
• Schwartz: Tanker Fixed Price May Change
• USAF Chief Scientist Looking To Change Game
• American Airlines parent AMR closes dire decade with $1.47 billion loss for 2009
• Southwest posts Q4 profit as costs drop
• Southwest CEO: Energy is bigger than healthcare
• United CEO: There will be another airline merger
• JAL Bankruptcy Filing Sets Off Reorganization and State-Led Bailout
• NASA Announces Designs for Personal Flying Suit
• CES: AR.Drone helicopter controllable by iPhone
• Al Qaeda linked to rogue aviation network

David Vanderhoof has another This Week in Aviation, Steve Visscher and Virtual Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report, and Court has another Whiskey Tango Foxtrot segment.

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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 64 - Experiential Journeys [79:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1920)

Guest Jeffrey Ward, the Savvy Navigator, has been in the travel industry for over 20 years, about half of that with American Airlines. He now provides travelers with experiential journeys to places like South Africa, Argentina, and Costa Rica.

We have the week’s aviation news and our report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk. David Vanderhoof joins us for his This Week in Aviation history lesson, Dan Webb interviews Gary Kelly, the CEO of Southwest Airlines, and we have some listener mail.

The news:

• Airbus Loans Toward A380 Jumbo Faulted in WTO Ruling
• Boeing’s tanker bid may gain from WTO ruling on Airbus
• Zapping things from the sky: Airborne Boeing laser blasts ground target
• Airline losses ‘hit $1bn a month’
• Lufthansa, JetBlue Launch Code Share
• Evergreen Aviation 747 drops retardant on California wildfires
• Drunk pilot: Where have you hidden the runway?

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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/.

 

 Airplane Geeks - Episode 63 - Free Junk Kept Forever [86:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1906)

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/.

 

 Episode 62 - The Youngest Airplane Geek [78:29m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1891)

Evan, from the Evan Flys website, joins Dan, Rob, and Max to prove that airplane geeks come in all sizes and ages. Evan has a passion for aviation, especially warbird aviators and airshow performers. In fact, he’s interviewed a number of them, he can be heard on Flight Line Internet Radio, and he writes a monthly column for Atlantic Flyer magazine.

• SWA ’seriously considering’ Canada/Mexico/Caribbean flying in 2011
• Government clears air crew in recent runway stranding
• Eclipse Aviation purchase approved
• Flight Delay Predictor Saves Airport Time and Hassle
• NTSB Needs to Re-Admit NATCA to Investigation
• What’s up with the naked unruly fliers? and Man Strips Naked On Plane, Punches Lady In Face
• Fly kid grounded

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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 59 - It's Always About the Cash [83:09m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1036)

The usual cast is joined this episode by Tom, author of The Airline Blog, Max Trescott, an author, CFI, and the man behind the Max Trescott on General Aviation blog, and Steve Visscher, one half of the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk and also co-host, along with Grant McHerron, of the new Plane Crazy Down Under podcast.

• Sydney-Los Angeles game of chicken continues
• Albuquerque Mayor: Offer made for Eclipse assets
• Airport tests scanners detecting more than threats
• No Apologies From the Boss of a No-Frills Airline
• Southwest Jumps Into Bidding for Frontier Airlines

Rob and Max Trescott talk about their experiences at the 2009 AirVenture Fly-in at Oshkosh. We also have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, a This Week in Aviation segment, listener mail, and more.

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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 56 - AeroKate [96:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1887)

Kate Sedlmayr, president of KES Consulting, joins Max, Dan, and Rob to discuss the week’s aviation news and talk about airlines and airports.

• Air France rolls out ‘high-density’ A380
• As Obesity Grows, FAA Sticks to 170 Pounds
• Canadian guitarist’s anti-airline hit takes off (Also visit Dave Carroll’s website.)
• Traffic drop doesn’t worry Atlanta airport boss
• Air Hubs Pay to Keep Their Spokes
• The results of Travel + Leisure’s best domestic airline survey are in — do you agree?
• DLR motor glider Antares takes off in Hamburg – powered by a fuel cell

We also have a report from the boys down under at the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, a This Week in Aviation segment, and listener mail.

Dan selected Airlinemeals.net as this week’s aviation website pick of the week.

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 Airplane Geeks Episode 53 [79:42m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2581)

Co-hosts Rob, Dan, and Max are joined by guests Jon Ostrower (Flightblogger), Benet Wilson (AviationWeek), and Mary Kirby (RunwayGirl). This episode focuses on the Paris Airshow, but we’ve also got Dan’s interview with with Gary Kelly, the CEO of Southwest Airlines, our report from the boys down under at the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, a This Week in Aviation segment, a bit by Courtney (remember him?), and listener mail.

Rob selected sky-lens as this week’s aviation website pick of the week. There you’ll find great aviation photographs by François Brévot, including those you see in this post, taken at the 2009 Paris Air Show.

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Photos courtesy François Brévot sky-lens

 

 Standard Podcast [75:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2594)

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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 Episode 51 - Farewell Courtney [89:14m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2057)

This is Court’s last episode as he leaves the podcast to head North in search of employment.  Rob Mark from JetWhine.com and Dan Webb from ThingsintheSky.com replace Courtney as Max’s co-hosts and, as usual with these two, things get funny quickly.

• Crash Prompts Call For Black Box Reforms

• United May Purchase 150 Planes From Boeing or Airbus

• US shells out $10M for unmanned aircraft that can perch like a bird

• AOPA and EAA work to protect, grow GA

• House passes Chaffetz bill banning ‘invasive’ airport screenings

• Budget Airline to Charge for Toilet Use (…again)

• Southwest Airlines pilots turn down new deal

Max’s pick of the week is AerHub.

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 Episode 49 - Addison Schonland from IAG [68:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1615)

We didn’t plan on being one episode this week, but because of some time constraints, we had to smash everything into one once again.Addison Schonland, the voice behind the IAG Blog Podcasts, joins Max and Court as they talk about the latest and greatest in aviation news.

• Boeing looks to 787 supply chain to achieve program ‘profitability’

• US Senate Confirms FAA, DOT Nominees

• Cabinet official promises reform of pilot training

• US House Passes FAA Bill, 277-136

• Air France, KLM, Delta sign transatlantic JV worth $12 billion annually

• Southwest-WestJet code-sharing program delayed due to economy

• Battle Brewing In Milwaukee

Max’s pick of the week is dustincurtis.com.

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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.
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Brother Love is responsible for this episode’s opening and closing
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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
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