Podcasts

Eight Aviation Week editors grade their predictions for 2024 and make new bets on what will happen next year.

Listen in as business aviation veterans Molly McMillin and Alan Peaford share their insights after having covered the recent MEBAA show in Dubai.

IATA's operations chief, Nick Careen, outlines aviation's top operational, safety and security challenges that could lie ahead in the new year.

Hear how digital technology can address the top challenges A&D faces, from rising costs to supply chain bottlenecks, in this sponsored podcast from Siemens Digital Industries Software.

Listen in as editors discuss whether Airbus will meet its delivery target and the long climb ahead for Boeing.

Industry experts talk about how technology can get airlines get back on track quickly when things go wrong in this podcast sponsored by CAE.

Listen in to hear from bizav trailblazer Pete Bunce, the retiring president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).

As D checks on older Boeing 787s ramp up, the first all-composite widebody's characteristics make it a unique proposition for MRO shops.

Aviation Week's defense team discusses the latest developments with Europe's combat air projects as governments there ramp up military spending.

IAG's sustainability officer Jonathon Counsell discusses incoming EU sustainability regulations, as well as e-fuels, CORSIA and contrails.

Brian Barents speaks about the challenges and achievements of his business aviation career, obstacles facing supersonic flight, his predictions for the industry’s future, how he earned the call sign “Godfather” and more.

Hypersonics expert Dr. Mark Lewis joins the podcast to examine the X-30 NASP program, and how—decades later—its legacy still lives on.

Listen in as Aviation Week experts share insights they gleaned from the recent MRO Australasia 2024 event in Brisbane.

On the heels of Spirit Airlines entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, editors discuss the pros and cons of the process.

NASA's Rich Wahls joins the podcast to discuss the AACES project as aviation strives for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Listen in as legendary Cessna Aircraft executive Russ Meyer reminisces about his decades in the industry—and gives his prediction for the years ahead.

AAPA Director General Subhas Menon sits down to discuss key topics and resolutions at the organization's 68th Assembly of Presidents.

How will a second Trump administration affect the defense industry and global alliances? The McCain Institute’s executive director joins our editors to discuss.

Editors discuss Southwest's new board and plan after the intervention of an activist investor.

As the CFM Leap family of engines approaches 4,000 in-service engines, editors discuss how the network is ramping up and how repair developments are pacing.

Even in a duopoly, one company's misfortunate isn't necessarily the other's fortune. Financial analyst Sash Tusa joins our editors to explain why.

Listen in as AFRAA Secretary General Abderahmane Berthe shares his priorities for African airlines—including safety and air traffic control reform.

Listen in as former Cessna CEO Russ Meyer explains how the passing of the General Aviation Revitalization Act revived the production of piston-powered aircraft.

SpaceX’s Starship booster “catch” at the launchpad wowed the space world, but big hurdles remain to launching humans to Mars in 2028.

Kenya Airways CEO Allan Kilavuka talks about the South African Airways partnership, navigating through “survival mode” and phasing out the Embraer E-Jet fleet.