Episode 70 - A Trio of Pro Journalists [83:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1510)

This week we’re joined by a trio of aviation journalists to talk about the recent NBAA Convention: Jon Ostrower, the Flightblogger from Flight Global, Randy Padfield, the Editor-in-Chief at Aviation International News, and Benet Wilson, Online Managing Editor for Business Aviation at Aviation Week.

Also, Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof provides This Week in Aviation, Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk report, and Court has another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation.

Some NBAA news highlights:

• Babbitt, Karlgaard, Buffenbarger, and Palmer Open 2009 NBAA
• Embraer Launches Legacy 650 Large Exec Jet At NBAA 2009
• Honda Aircraft Company Announces Major Milestones for Its HondaJet
• Piper paints optimistic picture for 2010
• Bullish Bombardier ready for next stage

Links from David’s This Week in Aviation:

• The Fokker F.10 Tri-motor
• TWA Aircraft
• Japan Airlines domestic service in Japan
• Boeing 707 Seat Pitch
• Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr., the 1st black general in the USAF
• SOFIA Science Center
• Boeing 747SP-21
• Hi-res SOFIA image

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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 50 - Weekly Aviation News with Eddy P. [58:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1265)

Max and Court are joined by Eddy Pieniazek from Ascend Worldwide. We once again have split the podcast into two episodes, and you’ll find the latest and greatest in news in this episode.

• Innovating Aerospace Engineer is First Customer for JetSuite and Air by Jet; On First Commercial Phenom 100 Flight in California

• What skeptics? JetAmerica talks up ambitious growth plans

• ANZ biofuel flight data: 1.2% fuel burn cut, 60%-75% CO2 reduction on 12-hr. 747 flight

• ATA opposes Aviation Global Deal Group approach

• Delta limits new international bag fee

• Airlines reach cruising altitude, but turbulence may lie ahead

• Virgin Atlantic Defies Airline Slump

• Exeter airline hits back over value claims

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 Episode 27 - Talking Airplanes with Richard Aboulafia [59:55m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2015)

Richard Aboulafia, an industry analyst and VP of analysis at Teal Group, joins The Geeks this week as we talk airplanes.  It turns out that Richard is not only very knowledgeable about the aviation industry, but he’s also very funny.  We spend almost the entire hour talking with him about the news:

Airlines’ on-time performance improves in Oct.

Invest in Aviation Infrastructure, Groups Tell Congress; Relatively Small Investments Could Yield Big Local Returns

Analysts see worrying trend in airport incursions

Embraer Phenom Wins Brazilian Certification

Bombardier to bring CSeries 110 to market first

ANA Mulling Seeking Compensation On Boeing 787 Delay

Airbus and Boeing plan loans for buyers

AIA dailyLead Special Report: Looking forward to 2009

 

 Episode 18 - Customer Service with Joel Mier [53:39m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1856)

Max and Court welcome Joel Mier from the Think for a Moment blog as he talks about his “Open Letter to the Airline Industry Leadership.”  As a marketing professional experienced in a variety of industries, Joel provides an interesting perspective on customer service in the airline industry.  Of course, there’s still a plethora of news to cover:

Blink and JetBird aim to slash private jet costs

CEO McNerney says strike hurts Boeing reputation

American Airlines moves to airfare unbundling

Study reveals what we love, and hate, about flying

Don’t miss Max’s pick of the week at the Dark Roasted Blend blog.

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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
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 Episode 17 - An In Depth Look at VLJ's [55:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2235)

It’s all VLJ’s this week as Max and Court welcome Shane Price from the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG Blog. Shane shares his expertice with the VLJ industry in some interesting conversations about the new industry.

Southwest to challenge Northwest with Midway flights to Minneapolis (Chicago Tribune)

JetBlue’s eBay auction scores a big hit with buyers (ATW)

TSA Likely to Relax Restrictions on Liquids in 2009 (Wall Street Journal)

The World’s Greatest Aviation Innovations (Wired)

Eclipse Aviation Meets Congress (AIN Online)

Eclipse Will Make Its Small Jets in Russia (New York Times)

Market, Aircraft Issues Sealed DayJet Fate (Aviation Week)

Pick of the week:

Sky-Lens.com is by French aviation writer and photographer François Brévot and has some very impressive photography of air shows and other events.:

Sky-Lens.com

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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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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
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 Episode 15 - An Interview with Lynn Gardner [57:51m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2162)

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.

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 Episode 9 - "I Might as well be Naked" [46:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1480)

Max and Court welcome Natalia Ippolito, author of “I Might as Well be Naked – How to Survive Airport Screening with your Clothes on.” She talks about her book, and gives some great tips.  Her website can be found at airportbook.com and she offers some great freebies, including excerpts from chapter 2, some great tips, and some funny stories.

Of course, there’s a bunch of news that has come out of the Oshkosh EAA Air Venture 2008.

• Eclipse founder, CEO Steps Down
• White Knight Two Oshkosh bound
• Jetpack jumpstarts at AirVenture

Max also offers his pick of the week at http://www.jetpedia.com.

But the big news to come out of episode 9 is the announcement about episode 10.  We’ll be holding the first live aviation new media meet-up through Talkshoe.com.  Sunday evening at 8:00 pm EST (That’s midnight zulu, for you true airplane geeks), we’ll be holding a live podcast.  If you have an aviation related site, blog, or podcast, we want to hear from you.  You can view the detailed information at http://www.airplanegeeks.com/live.

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.