AvTalk Episode 340: Four engines for podcast

On this episode of AvTalk, we discuss last week’s collision between two Endeavor Air CRJ-900s at La Guardia and what new video tells us about how it happened.
Similar to last time the US federal government shut down, focus is on the actions of air traffic controllers. While ATC work slowdowns are widely credited with ending the previous shutdown, there’s reason to believe the situation is different this time around.
An Air India 787’s ram air turbine deployed on approach to Birmingham, even though the jet’s engines were functioning normally. The Federation of Indian Pilots is calling for inspection of all Indian 787s as some commentators attempt to draw parallels to the crash of AI171.
Spirit Airlines is asking the court for approval to reject 87 more aircraft leases. The rejections, which would take place by the end of the month, would take the airline out of the A320neo family of aircraft entirely.
And the Airbus A320 family has just passed the 737 as the highest selling aircraft of all time.
Helpful links for this week’s episode

* CRJs collide in New York — data and video of the collision
* FAA National Airspace status page
* Air India RAT deployment flight
* Airbus A320 family vs Boeing 737 family operations, 2018-2025
* JetBlue’s new special “Isla del Bluencanto” special Puerto Rican heritage livery
* JSX “retro” livery

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