AvTalk Episode 332: “Ongoing concern” concerns

AvTalk Episode 332: “Ongoing concern” concerns

Author: Flightradar24 August 15, 2025 Duration: 54:18

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Spirit Airlines’ second quarter earnings report raises “ongoing concern” concerns and paints a bleak portrait of the airline’s future. A French notification about a Swiss investigation tips us off to a close call by an Aegean A320neo from last November. Brazilian investigators release their final report on the collision […]

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Every Friday, the team at Flightradar24 opens the hangar doors for a conversation that goes far beyond just tracking flights. AvTalk-Aviation Podcast is hosted by Ian Petchenik and Jason Rabinowitz, two genuine enthusiasts whose curiosity is as vast as the skies they discuss. This isn't a technical manual, but a weekly gathering for anyone who feels that familiar pull to look up at the sound of a jet engine. You'll hear the latest news shaping the industry, from new aircraft developments to airline culture, alongside deeper explorations into the history, places, and societal impact of flight. The discussions are grounded in expertise yet remain completely accessible, whether you're just discovering your inner avgeek or you live and breathe all things aviation. With regular special guests adding their perspectives, each episode feels like sitting in on a fascinating conversation among friends who love to share what they know. Tune in for your regular dose of everything that makes aviation endlessly compelling.
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AvTalk Episode 115: Is Boom all noise? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:12
On this episode of AvTalk, we welcome aerospace journalists John Walton and Jon Ostrower to discuss United Airlines’ order for Boom’s Supersonic Overture jet, and the likelihood of the aircraft ever entering service. Our…
AvTalk Episode 114: Shootin’ the Breeze [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:26
On this episode of AvTalk, we try to fit in as many Breeze Airways puns as we can as Jason fills us in on the airline’s inaugural flight. We also take stock of the situation in Belarus and see where things stand now. Plu…
AvTalk Episode 113: Ryanair flight 4978 forced to land in Belarus [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:05
On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss the forcible diversion of a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to Minsk, Belarus and the ensuing international response. On 23 May, Ryanair flight 4978 was forcibly diverted by Be…
AvTalk Episode 112: They walked away from a mid-air collision [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:09
On this episode of AvTalk, a Metroliner and SR22 collide over Denver and everyone walks away safely. A Boutique Air flight loses a door. And Boeing fixes the latest issue with the 737 MAX. Metroliner vs SR22 A Cirrus SR2…
AvTalk Episode 111: NTSB Investigator Sean Payne, Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:58
On this episode of AvTalk, we continue our conversation with NTSB investigator Sean Payne to discuss the NTSB’s most wanted list and their call for crash protected recorders to be installed in all passenger carrying comm…
AvTalk Episode 110: NTSB Investigator Sean Payne, Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:31
On this episode of AvTalk, we welcome Sean Payne, an investigator with the US National Transportation Safety Board, for the first in a two-part interview. In part one this week, Payne walks us through how the NTSB collec…
AvTalk Episode 109: Meet Frugal the Squirrel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:04:33
On this episode of AvTalk, the densest version of the 737 MAX is certified, a ketchup packet shortage brings us back to a previous espiode, and we talk with Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren about an important but under-reported por…
AvTalk Episode 108: Ian does his best to pronounce Fagradalsfjall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:54
On this episode, we check on Iceland’s erupting volcano, dig through the Ukraine International Airlines flight 752 final report, and Gabe sits down with Amapola Flyg’s CEO to learn more about the small airline operating…
AvTalk Episode 107: Strong words from Sir Tim Clark [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:01
On this episode of AvTalk, we mark two years since the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 and the beginning of a years long effort to fix the 737 MAX and return it to service. We also discuss Sir Tim Clark’s recent c…
AvTalk Episode 106: How to run an airport in Antarctica [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:04
On this very special episode of AvTalk, we’re joined by Sven Lidström of the Norwegian Polar Institute to learn about Troll Research Station in Antarctica and the station’s blue ice runway. Troll Research Station As the…