

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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Jul 29, 2021 • 24min
#77: 58 Superjets Ordered, Eurowings Discover Launched & 3 More Stories
In episode 77 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
58 Superjets ordered at MAKS
Europe's newest airline: Eurowings Discover
Flying horses to the Olympics
The A330 becoming a music venue
An ex-United flight attendant is pushing a drinks cart over 200 miles

Jul 22, 2021 • 24min
#76: Malaysia A380 Sale, Boston - New York Seaplanes & 3 More Stories
In episode 76 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Malaysia Airlines puts its Airbus A380s on sale
What went down at our recent Wizz Air webinar
Scoot launches Athens to Berlin 787 flights
Tailwind is to fly seaplanes from Boston to New York
How much it costs to paint your own Ryanair 737

Jul 15, 2021 • 22min
#75: Transatlantic Corridor, Another Interesting United Order & 3 More Stories
In episode 75 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Willie Walsh on the transatlantic corridor
The UK relaxes quarantine for vaccinated people
Air France-KLM looking for 160 new planes
United Electric Plane Order
707 restaurant finally set to open

Jul 8, 2021 • 19min
#74: What's Happening At United, flypop's Stansted Plans & 3 More Stories
In episode 74 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Tom and Jo are joined by Simple Flying’s lead journalist for North America, Jay Singh. Together we discuss,
flypop signs a London Stansted deal
2 air crashes in the space of a week
US airline capacity problems
Air Belgium's A340 replacement
What's in the future of United Airlines?

Jul 1, 2021 • 29min
#73: United's Huge Order, The Record Breaking AN-255 & 3 More Stories
In episode 73 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
United Airlines places the largest aircraft order in a decade
The world's largest plane, the An-225, is back in the skies
An interesting new Airbus A350 route from Singapore Airlines
A look at Wideroe's summer plans
Could Airbus test hydrogen technology on the A380?

Jun 24, 2021 • 29min
#72: PLAY's New Plane, Etihad's Triangle Route, & 3 More Stories
In episode 72 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
PLAY gets a new plane
Ryanair gets one too
Airbus' production ramp up
Etihad's interesting triangle route
Saving the 'precious' Frodo plane for New Zealand

Jun 15, 2021 • 32min
#71: American And Virgin Bet On Air Taxis, Biden Arrives In The UK & 3 More Stories
In episode 71 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
American and Virgin jump into the air taxi market
Lufthansa brings the 747 and A350 to short-haul markets
Qatar stops taking deliveries of the A350
Biden travels to the UK on Air Force One
United could be set for a fleet shakeup

Jun 10, 2021 • 27min
#70: United Goes Supersonic, Boeing's Latest ecoDemonstrator & 3 More Stories
In episode 70 of the Simple Flying podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Boeing and Alaska Airlines partner on the next ecoDemonstrator
United sets its sights on supersonic flight
Embraer's E190-E2 cleared to land at London City
Air Force Two maks an unexpected stop
Some airlines are now requiring crew vaccinations

Jun 2, 2021 • 30min
#69: Ryanair's Forced Diversion, Qatar Webinar Recap & 3 More Stories
In episode 69 of the Simple Flying Podcast, your hosts Jo and Tom discuss,
Ryanair's forced Belarus diversion
An Airbus A380 update
Jo sits down with the Qatar Airways CEO
Frankfurt aviation is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel
Could airships become the new regional jet?

May 25, 2021 • 28min
#68: A Chat With Jonny Clark, Founder Of TheDesignAir
In episode 68, Jo sits down for a friendly chat with Jonny Clark, Founder and Editor of TheDesignAir, a well-known airline product and design news site. Jo and Jonny discuss:
What’s exciting right now in terms of passenger experience?
What will passenger experience be like on these long-haul narrowbody flights?
How does the economy product on the long-haul narrowbody compare to the widebody experience?
If you could fly any product, past or present, today, which would it be and why?
Ahead of our Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker webinar later this week - what are they doing really well in terms of cabin products, and where do you think they could improve?
What should airlines and airports be putting in place right now to prevent lengthy queues from spoiling the travel experience?


