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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 27 days 39 minutes
536 AOPA with Tom Haines
AOPA SVP Tom Haines talks about 2018 accomplishments and what's ahead for 2019 abd beyond. Also, 7 airline innovations, the fatal training accident rate, and the ANA dual engine shutdown.
535 SITA Lab and a Seamless Travel Experience
Identity management, seamless travel at the airport, the work of the SITA Lab. Also, rogue drones at airports, impacts on aviation of the government shutdown, Generation 2 of the Cirrus Vision Jet, and USAF acceptance of the first KC-46 aerial tanker.
534 Flying the DC-8 for Emergency Relief
Guest George Kalbfleisch is the Deputy Director of DC-8 Flight Operations for the Samaritan’s Purse emergency relief organization. In the news, we discuss the Twin Mustang Prototype unexpected flight, the Chinese soft landing on the back side of the mo...
533 Bits & Pieces XXIII
This is a Bits & Pieces episode with recorded segments from the hosts, contributors, and listeners.
532 A Jet City Star
Guest Isaac Alexander gives us a taste of aviation action in the Pacific Northwest. In the news: updates on the Boeing/Embraer deal, more WOW Air woes, Virgin Galactic test flight, MRJ engine final assembly in Japan,
531 Aerial Tankers, Again
Lockheed Martin and Airbus push A330 MRTT aerial tankers, air marshals, Brazilian court blocks Boeing-Embraer deal, airport biometrics, pilots and apps, AOPA STEM program, An-124 at Houston, Boeing 777X BBJ, Voyager 2 in interstellar space.
530 Airlines and the Cloud: Creating Responsive Customer Service
Airlines use the cloud for responsive customer service. Indigo Partners invests in Wow, airport micro-hotel rooms, B747 retirements, passengers pay for aircraft repairs, A320 engine cowling door problems, Piaggio insolvent,
529 Normandy Jump 2019
The upcoming Normandy Jump commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day, new standards for obtaining an Airline Transport Pilot certificate or an airplane type rating, a solid-state propulsion system from MIT,
528 Red Bull Air Race
Red Bull Air Race World Championship Finale report, Boeing Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System, Lockheed Martin X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft, Aurora Flight Sciences pseudo-satellite, JAL pilots, TSA Automated Security Lanes.
527 Bombardier Sheds Business Units
Bombardier sells off major portions of its commercial aviation business, FAA issues an Emergency Airworthiness Directive for Boeing 737, an American Airlines executive flys United, an update on United’s Polaris business class,