Corporate flight attendant egress training, Bombardier Challenger crash, Boeing executive shuffling, Spirit AeroSystems whistleblowers, 737 Max Service Difficulty Reports, air traffic training, Boeing safety recommendations.
Nov 19
870 Airbus A350F
The final assembly rollout of the first Airbus A350F freighter, the ICAO-mandated emissions standards that take effect in 2027, flight delay compensation, a streaming data black box, IAE signals future GTF engine, and FAA flight restrictions end. Additionally, updates on Boeing's ... Show More
1h 19m
Nov 5
868 X-59 Supersonic Aircraft
The first flight of the Lockheed Martin X-59 supersonic Aircraft, Boom Supersonic, the end of SeatGuru, JetBlue emergency landing, new Navy jet trainer, and an Airbus A400M is delivered to Indonesia. Also, a talk with Cranky Flier and the certification of Chinese commercial jets. ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 2022
How Flight Attendants Navigate the Not-So-Friendly Skies - Beyond the Scenes
Flight attendants function as first responders in the sky and have to deal with unruly passengers, staff shortages, and flight cancellations. Season 2 of Beyond the Scenes takes flight with host Roy Wood Jr., who chats with Daily Show writer and frequent flier, Kat Radley, and th ... Show More
53m 50s
Feb 2024
Why Boeing’s Top Airplanes Keep Failing
<p>When a piece of an Alaska Airlines flight blew out into the sky in January, concern and scrutiny focused once more on the plane’s manufacturer, Boeing.</p><p>Sydney Ember, a business reporter for The Times, explains what has been learned about the incident and what the implica ... Show More
21m 57s
Dec 2022
364: You Only Fail if You Quit, With Record Breaking Fighter Pilot, Dick Rutan
Retired United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot, test pilot, and record-breaking aviator who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight with co-pilot Jeana Yeager. He was born in Loma Linda, California, where he gain ... Show More
3h 58m
Nov 2019
The Price of Automating Aviation
This week, Boeing’s CEO Dennis Muilenburg appeared in front of Congress. He was there to answer questions about what his company knew, and when, before two 737 Max airplanes crashed and claimed the lives of 346 people.
But beyond the planes’ technological failures is another ke ... Show More
17m 38s