

Simple Flying Aviation News Podcast
Simple Flying
The Simple Flying Podcast - hosted by Tom Boon and Channing Reid is your go to podcast for commercial aviation news and insight.
We discuss the top commercial aviation news stories each week, all of the stories discussed can be found on simpleflying.com.
We discuss the top commercial aviation news stories each week, all of the stories discussed can be found on simpleflying.com.
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Oct 7, 2021 • 24min
#87: Australia Opening, Europe's Last MD-11 & 3 More Stories
In episode 87 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Australia is reopening
A mega Airbus A380 update
What's happening at Air India?
Europe set to lose its last MD-11
A lucky birthday dog gets upgraded to business class

Sep 30, 2021 • 22min
#86: Embraer Turboprop Update, BA Cuts Gatwick Short-Haul & 3 More Stories
In episode 86 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom are joined by deputy content manager Jay to discuss,
An Embraer turboprop update
The Boeing 707 auction is live
Northern Pacific buys its first jets
British Airways suspends short-haul at London Gatwick
Jay looks back at our recent American Airlines webinar

Sep 23, 2021 • 25min
#85: Last Etihad A350 Flies To Abu Dhabi, Travel Bans Lifted & 3 More Stories
In episode 85 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,
The last Etihad A350 flies to Abu Dhabi
UK restrictions change and US travel ban lifted
Lufthansa pulls its last Boeing 747 out of Twente
Boeing's Commercial Market Outlook
How SWISS is avoiding uneaten food going to waste

Sep 15, 2021 • 19min
#84: Boeing 707 Auction, Boeing 747-8 Customer Revealed & 3 More Stories
In episode 84 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,
An A380 leaves Teruel, to be replaced by another A380
Lufthansa 707 Auction dates set
Buyer for NTU Lufthansa 747-8 revealed
Breeze ups its Airbus Order
SKY Express flies six hours with an ATR 72

Sep 7, 2021 • 28min
#83: PLAY Results, Embraer E2 At London City Airport & 3 More Stories
In episode 83 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
How new low-cost Icelandic airline PLAY fared in its first months
The highlights of Jo's chat with Etihad CEO Tony Douglas
What's the latest with the Airbus A380
Helvetic flies an Embraer E2 into London City for the first time
An interesting livery has rolled out at Tolouse

Sep 2, 2021 • 24min
#82: The End Of Alitalia, Air Astana's Plans & 3 More Stories
In episode 82 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
The end of Alitalia
A chat with the CEO of Air Astana, Peter Foster
Qantas' loss and international restart
British Airways' London Gatwick proposals
A couple of fabulous flyovers

Aug 26, 2021 • 26min
#81: Ryanair Branded Evil, SAS A320neos Fly Non-Stop For 9+ Hours
In episode 81 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and tom discuss,
Why Ryanair was branded evil
An Envoy Air 'drone strike' (since confirmed to be a balloon by the FAA)
Lufthansa's Afghanistan airlift
Two SAS A320neos fly non-stop for 9+ hours
Singapore begins allowing vaccinated visitors without quarantine

Aug 19, 2021 • 34min
#80: Aviation In Afghanistan, Outstanding Boeing 747 Orders & 3 More Stories
In episode 80 of the Simple Flying podcast your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Aviation in Afghanistan
The last new Dash 8
A raft of Embraer announcements
Outstanding Boeing 747 orders drop to single figures
A preview of a very special event coming up

Aug 12, 2021 • 24min
#79: Qatar's Airbus A350 Drama, Cathay Pacific A321neos & 3 More Stories
In episode 79 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Qatar Airways has drama with the Airbus A350
Etihad sees some improvement in its H1 results
Good and bad news for the Airbus A380
A look at Cathay Pacific's new Airbus A321neos
A steampunk sculpture causes trouble in Frankfurt

Aug 5, 2021 • 28min
#78: Air Austral's A220s, Airbus Launches The A350F & 3 More Stories
In episode 78 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo discuss,
Air Austral takes delivery of its Airbus A220s
What happened at our easyJet webinar
The US bans Afghanistan overflights
Airbus launches the A350 freighter
Your chance to buy parts of an A380 for a good cause


