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Episode 184 – Vicki Portway, National Air and Space Museum Guest Vicki Portway is Head of Web & New Media for the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. We talk about the Museum’s online outreach, the fantastic Become a Pilot Day in June, and the Space Shuttle Discovery target arrival of April 17 at Dulles Airport and transfer to the Udvar-Hazy Center April 19, replacing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 183 – Just the Geeks The Geeks go it alone in this episode, but despite the lack of an aviation guest we manage to have a great time talking aviation. The week’s aviation news: Air Force plans to ground Global Hawk plane, stop production, report says Push For 3rd Chicago Airport Still Aloft Delta Said to Weigh US Airways Bid [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 182 – Alan Epstein and the Geared Turbofan Engine Guest Alan Epstein is Pratt & Whitney’s Vice President of Technology & Environment. We talk about the PurePower family of geared turbofan (GTF) jet engines: how long the technology has been around, what the GTF is trying to achieve, propulsive and thermal efficiency, biofuel, technology push versus pull, and more. Alan even has his own [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 181 – Craig Fuller from AOPA Guest Craig Fuller is President and CEO of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). We talk about the U.S. Government proposal to charge $100 per flight for flights in controlled airspace, Representative Mike Pompeo’s America Flies petition, NextGen Air Traffic Control, EU ETS, and other topics. The week’s aviation news: White House: ‘Why we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 180 – Mary Kirby from APEX Guest Mary Kirby is is Editor-in-Chief of the Airline Passenger Experience magazine and the APEX media platform. We talk about the current state of inflight internet connectivity, what passengers expect aboard the flight, the GoGo IPO, and why we’re going to see more announcements. Also, pressure on interior suppliers as a result of the huge [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 179 – Airplane Geeks Unplugged In this first episode of 2012, we look back at some aviation highlights from 2011, look ahead to what we might see in 2012, and in so doing find it impossible to avoid politics and the economy. Unlike our usual episodes, this one is pretty raw and largely unedited. You can decide if you like [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 178 – Bill English from the NTSB Bill English is a commercial pilot, multi and instrument CFI, and he’s flown corporate, charter, and was an air traffic controller in Boston and NY. Bill has written for IFR Magazine and worked on procedures design and internal investigations for the FAA. Currently, Bill is a National Transportation Safety Board Investigator in Charge, in the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 177 – Kurt Barnhart, Unmanned Kurt Barnhart is Professor and head of the Department of Aviation at Kansas State University. He’s also Executive Director of the Applied Aviation Research Center which focuses on integrating unmanned aerial systems into the national airspace system. Kurt been a National Association of Flight Instructors’ Master Flight Instructor since 2003. The week’s aviation news: Faster [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 176 – Greg Morris Flys Warbirds Greg Morris is Chief Pilot at Gauntlet Warbirds, a warbird, aerobatic, and tailwheel training center with headquarters at Aurora Airport, just west of downtown Chicago. They are on the web at http://www.gauntletwarbirds.com/. He has been flying for fifteen years, and instructing in warbirds and aerobatic aircraft for the past ten. He holds a current low [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 175 – Bits and Pieces VIII This is another Bits and Pieces episode. Occasionally, we take holiday weekends off and instead of recording a new episode together, we each contribute a pre-recorded segment and put them all together into a complete episode. Here’s what we have this time: Benet Wilson, the new Director of Media Relations for the Aircraft Owners and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 174 – Airport_Girl Returns Returning guest Stephanie Gehman is the Manager of Marketing and Customer Service at Harrisburg International Airport. Find Stephanie on Twitter as @airport_girl and HIA as @HIAairport. The week’s aviation news: U.S. To Buy Decommissioned British Harrier Jets Dubai Airshow Airline passengers can’t win on tarmac delays Bombardier Expands Lear plant in KS Gulfstream G650 Wins [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 173 – Jamie Dodson Knows Nick Grant Guest Jamie Dodson, is author of the Nick Grant adventure novel series, including Flying Boats & Spies, and China Clipper. Jamie is a Technology Protection Officer for the Security and Intelligence Division, US Army, Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC), Intelligence Division. He has over 30 years of experience in Intelligence Operations [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 172 – Girls With Wings Guest Lynda Meeks is Executive Director of Girls With Wings, Inc. a non-profit organization which introduces young girls to aviation. Lynda began her flying career in the military where she learned to fly helicopters. She’s flown twins and the Citation X as a professional pilot. Lynda also offers flight and ground instruction from Medina Municipal [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 171.5 – 2011 AOPA Aviation Summit, Part 2 This Special Edition of the Airplane Geeks podcast is the second of two parts with interviews from the 2011 AOPA Aviation Summit. This three-day event was held 22-24 September 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut. Max recorded brief interviews with exhibitors, speakers, and participants. In Part 2, you’ll hear from: Lindsey Dreiling, Admissions Representative, Kansas State University. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 171 – A Playground for Pilots Mark Jones is an experimental test pilot and statistical consultant to aerospace leaders, and a part-time T-6 instructor pilot in the USAF Reserves. Mark has flown a wide variety of military aircraft and just recently separated from active duty in the regular Air Force as chief C-17 test pilot. He’s also a regular contributor at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 170.5 – Dot Matrix Printing at 10,000 Feet This Special Edition of the Airplane Geeks podcast was produced by Airplane Geeks co-host David Vanderhoof. David interviewed the Geico Skytypers at Naval Air Station Oceania’s Airshow Sunday, September 24, 2011: The teams hospitality was fantastic as I was invited to the warmth of their tour trailer to sit down with two of the team, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 170 – GE Aviation Looks to the Future Dale Carlson, Executive for Advanced Engine Systems at GE Aviation is our guest. Dale is responsible for all government funded technology initiatives, and also for aligning technology as it matures with future propulsion system offerings for GE Aviation. We talk about why this is an exciting time to be in the commercial engine and airframe [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 169.5 – 2011 AOPA Aviation Summit, Part 1 This Special Edition of the Airplane Geeks podcast is the first of two parts with interviews from the 2011 AOPA Aviation Summit. This three-day event was held 22-24 September 2011 in Hartford, Connecticut. Max recorded brief interviews with exhibitors, speakers, and participants. In Part 1, you’ll hear from: Donald Purdy, ASRS Expert Analyst and CALLBACK [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 169 – Martin Rottler Martin Rottler returns as our guest. Martin is now an Aviation Lecturer at the Center for Aviation Studies at The Ohio State University. He recently completed an internship with Korean Air in Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA), and participated in a summer program through Korea Aerospace University. We talk about NextGen, pilot training in the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 168 – Lori from Flightglobal Guest Lori Ranson is the America’s Air Transport Editor at Flightglobal. She knows commercial aviation and lately has been researching distribution. Follow Lori on Twitter as @RansonNote. The week’s aviation news: NASA Awards the Largest Prize in Aviation History to an All-Electric, Super-Efficient Aircraft Delta’s Free Wi-Fi Content Could Boost Revenue Middle-Seat Syndrome at American [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 167 – Kevin Still Creates Author, writer, and pilot Kevin Garrison returns to discuss aviation news and offer the benefit of his years of experience and wisdom. Kevin tells us about the Kentucky Institute for Aerospace Education that seeks to improve student learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and create career pathways in aerospace. Kevin’s books, including Kindle [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 166 – Delta Knows Social Media Guest Susan Elliott is a senior member of the Delta Air Lines cross-divisional social media team. She has primary responsibility for leading strategy and implementation efforts surrounding issue management within emerging media. Susan also acts as company spokesperson and maintains day-to-day relationships with top-tier media and digital influencers. Like us! Delta maintains a strong Twitter [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 165 – Sennheiser Knows Noise David Dunlap, Director of Sennheiser Aviation is our guest this week. We talk about analog and digital noise reduction technology as it applies in the cockpit. Find Sennheiser Aviation on Facebook, and check out the Sennheiser S1 Digital aviation headset. The week’s aviation news: I was … preparing to die,’ witness at Nevada air race [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 164 – Henry Harteveldt Our guest this episode is industry researcher and analyst Henry Harteveldt. He’s a Co-founder of Atmosphere Research Group where he will head up the airlline and travel practice of this research and advisory firm that will look at ecommerce, distribution, marketing and operations planning for airlines, hotel companies, travel agencies, GDS companies, and marketing agencies. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 163 – Bits and Pieces VII The Geeks take the week off in celebration of the Labor Day holiday, so instead of our normal format, we bring you these segments: Rob Mark speaks with Louis Smith from FltOps.com about the hiring outlook for pilots. Louis was our guest back in Episode 102, Outlook for Professional Pilots. Rob Mark caught up with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Voices From The DC-3 Guest Julie Filucci manages the Cessna Pilot Centers program for Cessna, but she’s also written the book, Together We Fly: Voices From The DC-3. Published by Aviation Supplies & Academics, the book tells the story of the Douglas DC-3 through the voices of the people involved with it, from its design and production to the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 161 – When You Fly Our guest this episode is Ansel Brown, the award winning country music recording artist who co-wrote (with wife Lisa) and sang the song When You Fly at the final launch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, when it returned to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and at AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh at the Society of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 160 – Max Trescott’s Trends Aloft Guest Max Trescott is an author, he was the 2008 CFI of the Year, and blogs at Trends Aloft. We talk about how you can be an advocate for the aviation industry and the general Aviation Cacus in Washington. Also, California legislation affecting costs to flight schools, student pilots dropping out, and “outsourced” airline pilots. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 159 – Aviation Chatter Pat Flannigan from Aviation Chatter joins us to talk about some aviation news, his website and his new Hold Here iPhone app, and even some weight and balance. Pat is a professional airline pilot, an aviation blogger, and a licensed flight instructor. On Twitter, Pat is @PatFlannigan. The week’s aviation news: Cirrus loses access to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 158 – Dust Up Guest Terry Mialkowsky is Executive Producer/Director of the television documentary series Dust Up, which chronicles Canadian crop dusters. Terry is an award-winning director, producer and writer, whose films have screened all over North America and Europe. Learn more about Dust Up on their Facebook page, and follow them on Twitter at @dustuptv. The Dust Up [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 157 – Geeks at AirVenture 2011 While Max stays home at Airplane Geeks World Headquarters, David, Dan, Rob, Grant, and Steve call in from AirVenture 2011 in Oshkosh, Wisconson. Peter Moll, the director of Wittman Regional Airport (@wittmanairport on Twitter), joins the guys as the guest for this episode. If you put those six airplane geeks in one room, you can [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 156 – Lusk Likes History Brian Lusk is the Corporate Historian for Southwest Airlines and a long time airline veteran. He writes for Southwest’s blog, Nuts about Southwest and Tweets as @blogboy. We talk with Brian about preserving airline history, the Frontiers of Flight Museum, and Southwest at AirVenture 2011. The week’s aviation news: AMR in sale-leaseback deal on up [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 155 – Bryce Soars Guest Bryce Kujat has been flying since 1999 with about 6000 hours, including night cargo along the Gulf Coast in a C-310 and BE-58. He’s flown Lear 35, Caravans in Africa, experimental Navy surveillance aircraft, and charter in the Caribbean. Bryce holds a glider commercial and instructor license and he flys with the Cleveland Soaring [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 154 – Bits and Pieces VI The Geeks take the week off in celebration of the July 4 holiday, but still manage to assemble enough content for an episode. We have: The Australia Desk from Plane Crazy Down Under. Dan Webb and Courtney Miller on anciliary fees. David Vanderhoof interviews the “Oshkosh Master” about what to expect. Max Flight on how [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 153 – Sun ‘N Fun Radio Dave Shallbetter from Sun ‘N Fun Radio talks to the Geeks about the annual “spring celebration of flight” in Florida. They stream great aviation content year-round at LiveATC.net. You can follow Dave on Twitter as @snfRadioDave. The week’s aviation news: Boeing Projects About $300 Million Overrun on Tanker Contract Paris Orders Recast Airliner Battlefield Customer’s pact for C-Series competitor [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 152 – Become a Pilot We join Milford and Charlie from FlightTime Radio for a live broadcast from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for the seventh annual Become a Pilot Family Day and Fly-In. Featuring: Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron – the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast. Shawn Knickerbocker – FAA DPE for airplanes, helicopters, gliders, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 151 – The Cranky Flier Virgin America photo by Ron McCormick taken from the SEA terminal. Brett Snyder, the Cranky Flier (and also the Cranky Concierge) returns to the show to talk aviation and travel. Brett writes CNN’s “Out of the Office” column for the business traveler, and you can follow him on Twitter as @crankyflier. The week’s aviation news: Spirit Airlines launches [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 150 – John and Martha King Airship Ventures photo by Randy Hobbs Both John and Martha King from King Schools join us as guests this episode. These two have flown almost everything that flys. They also provide video and computer-based training to countless pilots. The week’s aviation news: Wife takes over plane when pilot-husband can’t fly Millville air show to skip acts such as Blue [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 149 – Loads of Listener Mail Photo by Stephen Tornblom from his birthday trip to Chino Airport. We talk with Milford Shirley from FlightTime Radio about their live broadcast at the upcoming Become a Pilot Family Day and Fly-In, June 18, 2011 at the National Air and Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center next to Dulles International Airport. Max, Rob, Dan, and David plan [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 148 – Bits and Pieces V A Fairey Swordfish of the Royal Navy Historic Flight, similar to the one flown by Anthony Johnson. Photo courtesy Paul Fiddian – Global Aviation Resource. This is another Bits and Pieces episode. Sometimes when we can’t record at our usual Sunday evening time, each of us contributes a segment which all get assembled into the show. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 147 – Todd McClamroch’s Flight Blog Todd McClamroch from My Flight Blog.com is our guest this episode. Todd’s site is one of the longest running General Aviation blogs around, and has been featured in the press including Wall Street Journal, AOPA Pilot and AOPA Flight Training Magazine. We talk about reasons for the high dropout rate among student pilots, including the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 146 – Ice Pilots Our guest this episode is Mikey McBryan from Buffalo Airways and the TV show Ice Pilots (known as Ice Pilots NWT in Canada). In the U.S., thie show airs Fridays at 10pm ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel. You can follow them on Twitter at @IcePilotsNWT. The week’s aviation news: Bin Laden Raid May Have Exposed Stealth [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 145 – Anne has 15,000 Acronyms Aviation historian Anne Millbrooke is our guest. Anne is the author of the award winning book Aviation History, as well as Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Alphabets of Aviation: A Guide to Contemporary and Historical Terms Found in Aviation Literature. She is an Adjunct Professor of History at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and also at the American Public [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 144 – Igor Sikorsky III Our guest this episode is Igor Sikorsky III, grandson of the man many consider to be the father of the helicopter industry. Igor flys a float plane and, along with his wife Karen, operates The Bradford Camps in the North Maine Woods. Besides providing fishing, hunting, and family vacations in a beautiful setting, Igor offers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 143 – Little but Mighty Our guest this episode is Stephanie Gehman, the Manager of Marketing and Customer Support at Harrisburg International Airport (MDT). We talk about current airport issues and how this one competes with larger airports in the region. Follow them on Twitter at @HIAairport. Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 142 – Chad from Aviation International News Guest Chad Trautvetter is the online news editor for Aviation International News (AIN) and also the editor of AINalerts, AIN’s twice a week electronic publication. Chad really knows General and Business Aviation, and just returned from the Sun n’ Fun International Fly-In & Expo at Lakeland, Florida. Follow AIN on Twitter at @AINonline and Chad [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 141 – PT6 Nation Guest Matt Perra, spokesperson from Pratt & Whitney Canada, tells us about their new online community, PT6 Nation. This site recently won the Flight Global Webbie Award for “Best Use of Social Media.” Hear Matt describe how they created a dialog with their “citizens” and the value that resulted. He even offers some advice for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 140 – Are You an Airplanista?? Guest Dan Pimentel is the publisher of Airplanista Magazine, a high quality, monthly online magazine targeted to general and business aviation. Dan was the man behind Av8rdan’s World of Flying blog, and has written articles for AOPA Pilot Magazine, InFlight USA, Atlantic Flyer, and National Speed Sport News. He’s also a frequent speaker at Oshkosh [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 140 – Are You an Airplanista? Guest Dan Pimentel is the publisher of Airplanista Magazine, a high quality, monthly online magazine targeted to general and business aviation. Dan was the man behind Av8rdan’s World of Flying blog, and has written articles for AOPA Pilot Magazine, InFlight USA, Atlantic Flyer, and National Speed Sport News. He’s also a frequent speaker at Oshkosh [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 139 – Hiller Aviation Museum Guest Jeffery Bass is the President and CEO of the Hiller Aviation Museum located in the San Francisco Bay Area at the San Carlos Airport. We talk about aviation history, some of the exhibits at the Museum, and what you might do with that aviation memorabilia in your attic. We also have aviation news, the Australia [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 138 – The Radial Rocket Jeff Ackland, President of New Century Aerosport Inc., is our guest thie week. He produces the Radial Rocket, a two place performance and aerobatic kit plane with a 9 cylinder radial engine in the nose. We talk about what this beautiful airplane is like to fly, and what it takes to build one. We also have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 137 – Airline Loyalty and Social Media Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon by Stephen Tornblom klgb.blogspot.com Shashank Nigam, CEO of Simpliflying, is just back from the Loyalty 2011 conference and we talk about how airline loyalty programs measure success and how they work within the airline and with other groups like Communications. We also cover airline use of social media and how they [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 136 – Spotting with Jason Our guest this episode is Jason Bong, one of the writers and photographers at PHXspotters, a great site for plane spotters and aviation enthusiasts. Jason attended the annual Red Flag event and captured some amazing photographs of military aircraft. See his post, Rookie at Red Flag. Visitors to the Phoenix area who want to photograph at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 135 – Gavin Again Gavin Werbeloff, who can be found on Twitter as @travel_buddha, makes another appearance on the podcast. We talk about recent aviation news and events, and Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk Report. Pieter Johnson comes in with another Across the Pond segment looking at European aviation. We [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 134 – Lots of Listener Mail Photo submitted by Errol Cavit Pieter Johnson, our Geek in Europe and producer of our Across the Pond segment, joins us in this listener mail episode. That’s right, pretty much nothing but listener mail. Oh, and the Australia Desk Report by Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast. Photo submitted by Thomas Eklund Some of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 133 – Traveling Smart with Kelli Kelli Jones is this week’s guest. She’s an aviation consultant, cabin safety expert, mediator, traveler, philanthropist, and a blogger at Traveling Smart. Previously, Kelli worked for a major US airline where she was a cabin equipment engineer and accident investigator, and she now works as a consultant for the FAA, the NTSB, airlines, and other [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 132 – (The real one) Peter Sanders Our guest this episode is Peter Sanders. He’s a Staff Reporter in the Los Angeles bureau of The Wall Street Journal, covering the commercial aerospace industry. Peter earned his PPL at age 17 and has flown a number of airplanes, including Cessnas, Pipers, and a DeHavilland Beaver. He recently wrote a Page One story profiling [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 132 – Peter Sanders Our guest this episode is Peter Sanders. He’s a Staff Reporter in the Los Angeles bureau of The Wall Street Journal, covering the commercial aerospace industry. Peter earned his PPL at age 17 and has flown a number of airplanes, including Cessnas, Pipers, and a DeHavilland Beaver. He recently wrote a Page One story profiling [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 131 – News, Listener Mail, and Politics Max, Rob, Dan, and David discuss the week’s aviation news and spend time with listener mail. Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have a great Australia Desk Report, and Pieter Johnson brings the European perspective with his Across the Pond segment. The week’s aviation news: IndiGo Plans Overseas Flights From India in August [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 130 – SimpliFlying with Shashank Guest Shashank Nigam from the award winning Simpliflying site talks about airline and airport branding, customer engagement, location-based marketing, and other topics. Shashank, who provides consulting and speaking services, posts as @SimpliFlying on Twitter. We also talk about the week’s aviation news, Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 129 – David the AirlineReporter David Parker Brown, the owner/founder of AirlineReporter.com, joins the Geeks to talk about the week’s aviation news, look back on 2010, and predict the aviation future for 2011. Follow David on Twitter as @AirlineReporter. David Vanderhoof has his This Week in Aviation history segment, and Pieter Johnson provides an Across the Pond installment. We also answer [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 128 – Planesafe with Jillian Jillian Gustafson, Board member of the National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation joins the geeks as this episode’s guest. Members of the organization include air crash survivors, family members, aviation professionals and those who support the founding goals – Safety, Security, Survivability, and Support for Victims’ Families. Jillian tweets as @planesafeorg, and also blogs for the group. We [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 127 – Required Navigation Performance Our guest this episode is Captain Steve Fulton. As a pilot at Alaska Airlines, Steve helped develop the world’s first Required Navigation Performance (RNP) procedure, and he was a principal author of the RNP RNAV criteria in the FAA Advisory Circular on this topic. Steve is now a Technical Fellow with GE Aviation, and a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 126 – Another Aboulafia Adventure Richard Aboulafia, Vice President, Analysis from Teal Group joins the Geeks to talk aviation. Benet Wilson, editor from AviationWeek, fills in for Rob. We have the aviation news from the past week and David’s This Week in Aviation history segment. Steve and Grant update us on the Qantas A380 in their Australia Desk Report, and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 125 – Bits and Pieces IV This week, Max, Rob, Dan, and David take a break from the usual joint recording session and instead bring you some individually recorded segments: Dan Web speaks with David Parker Brown from Airline Reporter.com. Rob Mark offers a little peek at his holiday hunt, plus some other aviation opinion. David Vanderhoof has a review of the book Jet [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 124 – Body Scanners & Cougars, Oh My! Guest Kelly Skyles is the National Safety and Security Coordinator for the Association of Professional Flight Attendants which represents about 17,000 American Airlines Flight Attendants. We talk about the past week’s aviation news, especially all the recent airport security problems, and David has his This Week in Aviation history segment. Steve and Grant from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 123 – Listener Mailbag This week we forgo the usual aviation news and industry guest to instead focus on listener mail. We received a lot of email, Facebook posts, and vmail on our listener line with questions and suggestions so that’s what this episode is all about. Topics: Ben on The World Airport Data App. David on the educational path to an [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 122 – Jon on the Passenger Experience Guest Jon Norris is a board member of the Airline Passenger Experience Association and chairman of the APEX Technology Committee. APEX is a non-profit association of businesses and professionals that create, deliver, and manage the airline passenger experience. He’s also the Vice President of the Cabin Design Office at Airbus. Find APEX on Twitter [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 121 – Jason is Wired on Aviation Jason Paur joins as guest. He’s a contributing writer for Wired.com where Jason posts to the Autopia blog. Find Jason on Twitter as @jasonpaur. We talk about the week’s aviation news and some of Jason’s recent articles, including Exclusive: We Fly An Electric Airplane and SpaceShipTwo First Glide Flight Details From The Pilot. The [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 120 – Molly McMillin Molly McMillin, the Senior Aerospace/Aviation reporter for the Wichita Eagle, joins as guest. Molly blogs at Air Capital Insider and tweets as @mmcmillin. We talk about the week’s aviation news, and discuss the recent NBAA Convention, which Molly attended. The week’s aviation news: JetBlue posts ‘remarkable’ $59 million third-quarter profit U.S. airlines to tamp capacity growth in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 119 – Rafael Loves Planes Guest Rafael Marquez blogs at I Love Planes and tweets as @rafaelmarquez. Rafael and Gavin Werbeloff discuss the weeks aviation news with Max, Rob, David, and Dan. We also have Dan’s interview with David Cush, the CEO of Virgin America, David’s This Week in Aviation, and the Australia Desk report by Steve and Grant from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 118 – The Return of Runway Girl Mary Kirby, the “Runway Girl” returns as our guest to talk about airlines using social media to generate revenue, the future for inflight connectivity, Aircell’s business aviation strategy, and more. Mary blogs on FlightGlobal as RunwayGirl, follow her on Twitter, and be sure to visit RunwayGirlMaryKirby’s Channel on YouTube. The week’s aviation news: Air Canada forges deal [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 117 – Something Fishy Here Guest Steven Frischling, who goes by “Fish,” writes the Flying with Fish blog and is the founder of The Travel Strategist which helps businesses use travel effectively and efficiently. David has a few more field interviews from the Oceana Airshow and Steve and Grant from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast have their Australia Desk [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 116 – Roving Reporters David, Rob, Dan, and Max discuss the week’s aviation news. We also have Kimon’s report of a zero-G flight experience, David’s interviews with the MS760 team and The Fighter Factory from the Oceana Airshow, and Max’s interview with Carl Dietrich, co-Founder and CEO of Terrafugia, developers of a “flying car.” Pieter Johnson came in with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 115 – More Manno Airline Captain Chris Manno makes a return visit to tell us how many pilots it takes to fly an airliner. He also gives us his insight into things going on in the industry. Chris blogs at JetHead and you can find his collection of aviation themed cartoons at FlightcrewZoo.com. Gavin Werbeloff, travel_buddha on Twitter, helps out [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 114 – Back with Benet Benet Wilson, Online Managing Editor-Business Aviation for the Aviation Week Group, joins once again as our guest. We talk about the week’s aviation news, the upcoming NBAA Conference, and other aviation topics. Find Benet on Twitter as avweekbenet and avweektweets, and read her posts at Business Aviation Now and Things With Wings, the commercial aviation [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 113 – Bits and Pieces Again The Geeks are off for the Labor Day holiday, but we’ve put together an interesting episode nonetheless. Rob Mark talks to us about the origins of Labor Day, his role in the PATCO and ALPA labor unions, and the value of labor unions today. David Vanderhoof attended the Atlantic City Airshow and brings us interviews with the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 112 – Airline Security Our guest this episode is Fred Gevalt, founder of The Air Charter Guide and a bit of a political activist, having successfully sued the FAA in 1998 on behalf of his air charter constituency. Fred’s a pilot, he’s built airplanes himself, and he flies aircraft for business and recreation. Fred is also the executive producer [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 111 – Airline Revenue Management Guest Jesse Ziglar works for a large airline in revenue management. He was previously with DHL Express, and he interned with Delta Air Lines in schedule planning. Jesse got his private pilot license at Peter O. Knight Airport in Tampa, but went on to earn an under graduate degree in Aviation Management (With Flight) and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 110 – Social Media in Aviation Guest Ashley Moore is Founder and President of The Aviation PR Group, which helps aviation businesses find their niche audience through marketing, public relations and communications. She’s an Embry-Riddle graduate, was associate editor for Professional Pilot Magazine, and she worked for NATA representing the interests of GA airports, FBOs and other aviation businesses. We also have [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 109 – Plane Gabbing with Gavin Guest Gavin Werbeloff is a long time aviation enthusiast who tweets as travel_buddha. He’s active on the online aero community, initially through fleetbuzz and then flyertalk, and he’s written a few pieces for travelcrisis.com. The week’s aviation news: Only Two Bids for KC-X — US Aerospace/Antonov is OUT Report: Skywest might be interested in Comair Regional airlines SkyWest, ExpressJet [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 108 – AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 Guest Stephen Trimble, author of The DEW Line on FlightGlobal joins in as we talk AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 and also military aviation. A sleep-deprived Dan brings us a bit of airline news to round out the GA, military, and commercial aviation conversation. The week’s aviation news: Weather moves AirVenture campers off grounds Car That Flies at EAA AirVenture VIDEO: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 107 – Farnborough 2010 Max, David, and Rob talk about the recently concluded Farnborough International Airshow 2010, and Dan sends in some information about quarterly airline earnings reports. We have David’s This Week in Aviation, the Australia Desk Report, and listener mail. The week’s aviation news: Steven Udvar-Hazy: Farnborough’s biggest dealer? Superjet seals second $900 million plan order Farnborough Airshow 2010: Emirates orders [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 106 – Walking the Elk Bruce Landsberg, President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Air Safety Foundation (http://www.asf.org/), a nonprofit pilot education and safety organization, joins as this week’s guest. We talk about the week’s aviation news and discuss the resources offered by ASF for new pilots, experienced pilots, and prospective pilots. The week’s aviation news: NTSB addresses volunteer pilot decision making 400 [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 105 – Flying With Floyd Guest Floyd S. Werner, Jr. is a Baltimore City Police Helicopter Pilot who also flew AH-1 Cobras in Desert Storm and Bosnia, and OH-58D Kiowa Warriors in Bosnia. He is known for crashing the last Cobra in Europe in 1994 (engine failure on take off – awarded the prestigious Broken Wing Award) and holds [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 104 – Bits and Pieces II The guys were off enjoying the 4th of July holiday, but still managed to assemble an episode without actually speaking to each other. Dan and Courtney provide a little airline industry news and commentary, and Rob has an announcement about AirVenture 2010. David brings us some interviews he recorded at Mid-Atlantic Air Museum’s World War II [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 103 – Live ATC Guest Dave Pascoe from LiveATC.net explains how he provides real-time Air Traffic Control feeds directly to your browser, mp3 player, and mobile device. LiveATC will be streaming ATC communications live from EAA Airventure at Oshkosh (in a joint partnership with EAA) – including both Tower frequencies and some other goodies. Look for Dave during the first [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 102 – Outlook for Professional Pilots Guest Louis Smith, a retired NWA DC-10 captain offers some unique insight into the market for professional pilots. The future looks bright, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy for pilots. Louis runs FLTops.com, a site offering information and advice for pilots looking to advance their professional careers. The week’s aviation news: Congressmen may bring [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 101 – Another Jetwhiner Guest Scott Spangler is an instrument-rated commercial pilot and the founding editor of Flight Training magazine. He launched and edited NAFI Mentor for the National Association of Flight Instructors, and was editor in chief of EAA publications. As a freelancer he’s written for Air & Space Smithsonian, Overhaul & Maintenance, Aviation for Women, Twin [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 100 – The First Hundred To celebrate the first hundred episodes, Rob, Max, David, and Dan are joined by founding co-host Courtney Miller. We discuss the week’s aviation news and reminisce a bit about the first hundred Airplane Geeks episodes. That plus This Week in Aviation and the Australia Desk report. The news: DOT Proposes Additional Consumer Protections for Air Travelers see also: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 99 – Bits and Pieces In this episode, Rob, Max, and David discuss aviation news, with a focus on odd stories. Then Dan brings in Tom from The Airline Blog to talk about some additional stories. David has six interviews from the 2010 Joint Service Open House, as well as his usual This Week in Aviation segment. Finally, Steve and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 98 – George Hamlin Our guest this episode is George Hamlin, President of Hamlin Transportation Consulting. He’s been in the commercial aviation and aerospace industry for almost 40 years, specializing in things like transport economics, marketing and strategic planning, aircraft requirements/fleet planning, economic analysis and forecasting for both passenger and cargo operations. George has worked at Airbus, Lockheed, TWA, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 97 – Darryl Jenkins on Airlines This week airline analyst Darryl Jenkins joins the guys to add his considerable industry knowledge to the conversation. Darryl is Managing Director at Aviation Consulting Group and author of the Handbook of Airline Economics. He’s worked for many of the world’s airlines, he’s consulted for the FAA, DOT, NTSB and other government agencies as well [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 96 – Karlene’s Flight to Success Our guest this week is Karlene Petitt, a long time airline pilot, currently flying with Delta. She blogs at Flight to Success and she’s also an emerging author. Karlene describes her training to fly the A330, what it’s like to pilot for a major U.S. airline, and how pilots like to be in control but [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 95 – Alaskan Bush Pilots Jim Oltersdorf joins us to talk about bush flying in Alaska. Jim is a pilot and an accomplished aviation and outdoor photographer and writer. He thrives in extreme and high-risk areas, and he’s produced a high def documentary film called Alaska’s Bush Pilots, The Real Deal , A true story about the pilots, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 94 – Jet Checking Our guest this episode is Jonathan Heckman, founder and writer of the JetCheck.net blog. Jonathan attends Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where he’s working to a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Business Administration. He’s also a student pilot, logging hours in a Diamond Eclipse. The news: Airlines want payouts for ‘overreaction’ Airlines and Ashes Aircraft engine makers, regulators study ash [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 93 – Rottler Returns Guest Martin Rottler makes a return appearance. Martin is an airline junkie, a licensed commercial pilot for single and multi-engine aircraft with an Instrument Rating, and a CFI. He’s also a graduate student at the University of North Dakota. This summer Martin will be participating in a project to bring aviation to tribal school students [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 92 – Aboulafia Joins the Geek Posse Richard Aboulafia, Vice President of Analysis at Teal Group, returns as our guest this episode. Besides managing consulting projects for commercial and military clients, Richard is perhaps one of the most quoted industry experts in the media. We discuss the week’s aviation news, narrowbody re-engining, the COMAC C919 and Irkut planes, and Nunn McCurdy breaches [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 91 – Flying with Chris Manno Our guest this episode is Chris Manno, an airline captain, teacher at Embry-Riddle University and sometimes at Texas Christian University, and writer of the JetHead blog. He also cartoons about life at the airline over at FlightcrewZoo. We have a special appearance by Christopher White, Director of Public Relations for AirTran Airways. Chris was with [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 90 – From the Flight Deck with Doug Doug Morris, an A320 captain for Air Canada, joins as this week’s guest to talk aviation. Doug is also a certified meteorologist and he writes aviation and weather articles for enRoute magazine other publications. He also blogs at From the Flight Deck and is author of the book From the Flight Deck: Plane Talk and [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 89 – The Greatest Challenge to Women Pilots Amy Laboda joins as the guest for this episode. Amy is an aviation writer, Editor in Chief for Aviation for Women, the official publication of Women in Aviation International, and she’s an instrument-rated commercial pilot, and an instructor. Amy lives and breathes aviation and we chat with her on a range of topics. EU Warns On [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 88 – Mary from AVweb Our guest is Mary Grady, a contributing writer for AVweb, an online aviation magazine and news service. Mary writes news, covers aviation events, writes feature stories, and takes photos. She holds pilot ratings for airplanes and balloons, and also a ground instructor certificate. She joins us as we talk aviation. We cost Dad his job! Kids [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 87 – A Most Unusual Family Jill Routan Hoffman is a pilot, author of two aviation books (First Flights and Oshkosh Memories), and she comes from a family of aviation dreamers. Her father, Dick Rutan, piloted the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop, and her uncle, Burt Rutan, designed the Voyager, SpaceShipOne which won the Ansari X-Prize, the Virgin Atlantic [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 86 – Airplane Spotting with Phil Phil Derner, Jr., the founder of NYCAviation joins Max, Rob, and David as they discuss the week’s aviation news and talk about the sport of airplane spotting. NYCAviation provides airline news and resources for aviation enthusiasts, as well as spotting guides and other great information. (That’s Phil above, with the camera.) Texas Plane Crash: Wife [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 85 – Sitting with RunwayGirl Guest Mary Kirby (aka, RunwayGirl) from Flight Global joins in a discussion of the week’s aviation news, the airline seat debacle, and inflight entertainment and connectivity. Mary is a recognized authority on these topics and brings insight you won’t find elsewhere. JAL Picks American, but Delta’s Hardly a Loser in This Tussle U.S. grants oneworld airline alliance [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 84 – Plane Crazy Again Steve Visscher and Grant McHerron from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast join Max, Rob, and Dan to talk about the weeks aviation news. France Concorde crash trial begins outside Paris No user fees in Obama budget TSA Scraps Plan To Toughen Private Air Travel Rules Pilot License Certification Requirements Under Review By The FAA Sukhoi flies new PAK FA [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 83 – Aviation Jetpardy This special episode features the Aviation Jetpardy game where three top notch airplane geeks match their aviation knowledge to see who rises to the top of the pile. In this match we have: Phil Derner from NYCAviation.com, @nycaviation on Twitter Henry Harteveldt from Forrester Research, @hharteveldt on Twitter Brett H Snyder, The Cranky Flier and Cranky Conceirge, @crankyflier [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 82 – Rainbows and Unicorns Guest Martin Rottler talks about aviation education and how exposure to flying affects academic performance by young students. Martin is an airline business junkie, and an FAA licensed commercial pilot for single and multi-engine aircraft, a CFI, and he holds an Instrument Rating. Currently, Martin is a graduate student working on a Master’s Degree at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 81 – Allen on Private Jets Guest Allen Howell joins the conversation about the role of aviation in the Haiti disaster, as well as the private jet business in general. Allen is the CEO of Corporate Flight Management which offers aircraft services and charters from facilities in Smyrna and Nashville, Tennessee. He also writes at the Plane Conversations blog which offers [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 80 – Chris Elliott on Security Travel writer Christopher Elliott joins the airplane geeks to talk aviation and airline security. Chris is one of the two blogger/journalists served with a subpoena by the Department of Homeland Security after posting the government directive for airline security procedures after the attempted Christmas 2009 terrorist bombing of Northwest Airlines Flight 253. Chris is the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 79 – Aviation Photos by Skippyscage Guest Paul Filmer joins the Airplane Geeks to talk about current aviation news. Paul is Stateside Editor and Database Administrator for Global Aviation Resource, he contributes to Combat Aircraft Magazine, and you can find his personal page at skippyscage.com/. Paul is an accomplished aviation photographer and you can find his work at those sites. Flight terror [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 78 – Rob’s Jelly Beans In this very special episode, we learn the source for the noises Rob makes on the podcast, Grant McHerron and Steve Visscher from the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast come on for their Australia Desk Report and we don’t tell Rob it’s them live, and David Vanderhoof treats us to a little holiday cheer Airplane [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 77 – Harteveldt Returns Henry Harteveldt, Vice President & Principal Analyst with Forrester Research, Inc. makes a return guest appearance to talk industry news and travel technology. Follow Henry on Twitter. United Airlines To Seek More New Aircraft In ‘10 United to consider Bombardier Cseries United Applauds Open Skies Accord with Japan Airlines Disagree Over Business Travel Recovery More Flap About NWA 188 Asking For [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 76 – Flight Testing With James Our guest this episode is life-long test pilot James Patton. He was the Chief Test Pilot & Head of Flight Ops at NASA Langley, a naval aviator, an FAA test pilot, and an expert at spin testing. Jim was just inducted into the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame. David Vanderhoof has another This Week in Aviation, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 75 – A Parade We took the week off but instead of leaving you without your weekly fix of the Airplane Geeks, we’ve done something different. What we have for you is a series of segments produced by our usual cast of characters: Max Flight Dan Webb Rob Mark David Vanderhoof Grant McHerron Thanks to Steve Goodie for allowing us to use his Tweetin On [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 74 – Joshua on Airports Our guest this episode is Joshua Abramson, he’s the Airport Manager at Winchester Municipal Airport, and also an aviation advisor for the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) which carries out applied research on problems that are shared by airport operating agencies. We talk with Josh about issues of concern to regional airports. His website is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 73 – News Fit to Print Benet Wilson, Aviation Week’s Online Managing Editor for Business Aviation, again joins Max, Rob, and David to talk about the week’s aviation news. We also discuss how aviation journalists keep current with the news (or ahead of it) and we have some tips and resources that help you stay current with aviation news. David Vanderhoof has [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 72 – On Board with Heather This week’s guest is Heather Poole, a flight attendant for a major U.S. airline who authors the blog Another Flight Attendant Writing. She also writes the Galley Gossip column on Gadling and is working on a book of essays. Find her on Twitter as @Heather_Poole. Besides talking about some of the week’s aviation news, we also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 71 – Flying with MayCay This week’s guest is MayCay Beeler, a pilot, flight instructor, and TV journalist. MayCay joins Rob, Max, and David to talk about aviation news from the week, her flying experiences, and her recent article in AOPA Online, Crazy for Canada, Flying the Governor General’s Cup International Air Rally. Standing-Room-Only Seats: The Photos China’s Spring Airlines LCC conference presentation [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 70 – A Trio of Pro Journalists This week we’re joined by a trio of aviation journalists to talk about the recent NBAA Convention: Jon Ostrower, the Flightblogger from Flight Global, Randy Padfield, the Editor-in-Chief at Aviation International News, and Benet Wilson, Online Managing Editor for Business Aviation at Aviation Week. Also, Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof provides This Week in Aviation, Steve [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 69 – Rob and David Airplane Geeks Historian David Vanderhoof joins Rob and Max as they discuss the week’s aviation news. David also provides his This Week in Aviation history segment, Steve and Grant have the Australia Desk report, and Court returns with another Wiskey Tango Foxtrot look at aviation. Pilot safety bill passes US House Passenger ‘Rights’ Advocate Sues Delta, Alleges [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 68 – Cranky Yet Again Brett Snyder, The Cranky Flier himself, joins as this Episode’s guest to talk about his new venture, Cranky Concierge. This service provides a real, live airplane dork (his term!) who is available to support you when traveling by air. You can ask yourself why the airlines don’t provide this kind of service for their customers, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 67 – Marketing with Paula Guest Paula Williams from Aviation Business Consultants International Inc. (ABCI) joins Dan, Rob, and Max to talk about social media marketing in aviation. We also have aviation news from the week, Dan has an interview about new media with Kristie Van Auken from the Akron Canton airport, and we have the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 66 – Chocolate Thunder Dan Webb takes time off, Steve Visscher drops in, and David Vanderhoof spends the entire episode with Rob and Max as they talk aviation news and history. Steve and Grant provide another report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, and the week’s listener mail includes a great recording of “The Top 10 Ways to Tell [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 65 – Build Your Own Guest Jeremy Monnett, the CEO of Sonex Aircraft, joins Rob and Max to talk about building your own airplane. Sonex is also developing other interesting kit planes, including jet and electric powered versions and we talk about those as well. We have aviation news from the past week as well as the report from the Airplane [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 64 – Experiential Journeys Guest Jeffrey Ward, the Savvy Navigator, has been in the travel industry for over 20 years, about half of that with American Airlines. He now provides travelers with experiential journeys to places like South Africa, Argentina, and Costa Rica. We have the week’s aviation news and our report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk. David Vanderhoof [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 63 – Free Junk Kept Forever This episode’s guest is Mike Friesen, Principal at Leading Strategies, a provider of  consulting services and coaching for aviation executives, particularly in the airport industry. He’s also a former U.S. military pilot, having flown the F-4 Phantom and the F-15. We talk about aviation news from the past week and we have a report from [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 62 – The Youngest Airplane Geek Evan, from the Evan Flys website, joins Dan, Rob, and Max to prove that airplane geeks come in all sizes and ages. Evan has a passion for aviation, especially warbird aviators and airshow performers. In fact, he’s interviewed a number of them, he can be heard on Flight Line Internet Radio, and he writes a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 61 – Misunderstood, but the Best Dick Knapinski, Media and Public Relations Director for the EAA joins Max, Dan and Rob to talk about AirVenture and new media. We also have a report from the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, and Court has another great Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot segment. We’re joined by David Vanderhoof, our Airplane Geeks Historian, and we don’t mean [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 60 – Flying Green Guest Jim Hileman, an alternative fuels researcher from MIT, joins Dan, Rob, and Max to talk biofuels and reducing the carbon footprint of aviation. In the news this week: Former Beijing airport boss executed in China House Pencils in Millions for Jets the Air Force Did Not Request Also: Sirus boss quits Delta job cuts Save Frontier And some news from the green [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 58 – Corporate Jetting with Liz We’re joined by guest Elizabeth Clark, Executive Director for Women in Corporate Aviation and the current President of the Memphis Belles Chapter of Women in Aviation International. Liz is an experienced pilot currently flying for FedEx Express Corporate Aviation where she’s a Captain on both the Challenger 601 and Learjet 45 aircraft. Boeing’s Endless Nightmare Airline stocks [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 57 – Air Racing and TSA Blogging Dan, Rob, and Max are joined this episode by two guests:  Chris Webb, who directed and co-produced the documentary film, Air Racer: Chasing the Dream, and Blogger Bob from The TSA Blog, a very active site. This week’s news: American Airlines parent AMR posts 2Q loss Discount air carrier JetAmerica folds Continental’s Smisek to Be CEO as Kellner Plans [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 56 – AeroKate Kate Sedlmayr, president of KES Consulting, joins Max, Dan, and Rob to discuss the week’s aviation news and talk about airlines and airports. Air France rolls out ‘high-density’ A380 As Obesity Grows, FAA Sticks to 170 Pounds Canadian guitarist’s anti-airline hit takes off (Also visit Dave Carroll’s website.) Traffic drop doesn’t worry Atlanta airport boss Air Hubs Pay to Keep [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 55 – Flying With Fish Featuring Steven Frischling, the founder of The Travel Strategist site as well as the popular travel blog Flying With Fish. Inquiry Finds French Flight Struck Ocean Intact What if airplanes could transmit info from flight data recorder? France claims crashed A310 failed 2007 inspection; teenaged passenger survives Alterative fuels specifications pass first certifying hurdle Boeing Shopping In South Carolina? ANA adds [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 54 – Taking it One Mile at a Time Ben from the One Mile at a Time blog joins Dan, Max and Rob to talk aviation news and how to fly a lot of miles on the cheap. Boeing delays 787 first flight again, cites excessive stress in ‘upperwing join area’ In Blow to Boeing, Qantas Drops Order Boeing Delay Upends Plans of Leasing Firms Clear service for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 53 – Benet, Jon, and Mary Co-hosts Rob, Dan, and Max are joined by guests Jon Ostrower (Flightblogger), Benet Wilson (AviationWeek), and Mary Kirby (RunwayGirl). This episode focuses on the Paris Airshow, but we’ve also got Dan’s interview with with Gary Kelly, the CEO of Southwest Airlines, our report from the boys down under at the Airplane Geeks Australia Desk, a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 52 – Southwest and Emerging Media Paula Berg, Manager of Emerging Media at Southwest Airlines, joins Max and Dan for a discussion of how Southwest communicates with it’s customers through participation in new media. News from the past week: American Air to Slash 1,600 Jobs, Delta May Follow Boeing sees $3.2 trillion market for planes over next 20 years United defends liquidity position, moves carefully [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 51 – Farewell Courtney This is Court’s last episode as he leaves the podcast to head North in search of employment.  Rob Mark from JetWhine.com and Dan Webb from ThingsintheSky.com replace Courtney as Max’s co-hosts and, as usual with these two, things get funny quickly. Crash Prompts Call For Black Box Reforms United May Purchase 150 Planes From Boeing or Airbus US [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 50.5 – Interview with Eddy P. from Ascend Worldwide Max and Court are joined by Eddy Pieniazek from Ascend Worldwide. You’ll find the interview with Eddy, our famous word associations, as well as Max’s pick of the week. Max’s pick of the week is Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Don’t forget to send us your ideas for Airplane Geeks T-Shirts! The Airplane Geeks are now on Twitter! [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 50 – Weekly Aviation News with Eddy P. Max and Court are joined by Eddy Pieniazek from Ascend Worldwide. We once again have split the podcast into two episodes, and you’ll find the latest and greatest in news in this episode. Innovating Aerospace Engineer is First Customer for JetSuite and Air by Jet; On First Commercial Phenom 100 Flight in California What skeptics? JetAmerica talks [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 49 – Addison Schonland from IAG We didn’t plan on being one episode this week, but because of some time constraints, we had to smash everything into one once again.Addison Schonland, the voice behind the IAG Blog Podcasts, joins Max and Court as they talk about the latest and greatest in aviation news. Boeing looks to 787 supply chain to achieve program [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 48 - Talking WiFi with Airtran Christopher White, Director of Public Relations at Airtran joins Max and Court this week.  Christopher talks about Airtrans recent announcement to add wifi to all aircraft by August.  Of course, we also put him through the ringer with word associations. AirTran WiFi In Entire Fleet Before August Max’s pick of the week is aviationitonline.com. Don’t forget to send [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 48 - Weekly News and T-Shirts! Max and Court have so much news and listener feedback that they decided to start splitting the episodes into two parts.  Also, we’ve finished a couple of T-shirts!  You can find the link to the right of the home page or follow it to our store here.  This first part of episode 48 includes the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 47 - Michael Maya Charles Max and Court are joined by Michael Maya Charles, author of “Artful Flying.”  Michael gives us his take on the week’s news, as well as a great look into his book. Breathe easier about air quality on jets USAF 2010 Request Lacks Major New Initiatives Study: US Air Traffic Control Vulnerable to Cyberattack United: The Incredible Shrinking Airline Country music [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 46 - Kevin Garrison Returns Kevin Garrison of the Hoglog blog returns this week and has news as his latest book “CEO of the Cockpit” hits the shelves. Airlines Seek to Reassure Passengers in Outbreak Boeing 787 advancing toward test flight by July 1 The Road to 787 First Flight - May 3 - Into the sunshine Small plane crash-lands into portable potties We asked [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 45 - Rob Mark’s Back from Brazil In case you were worried that we weren’t going to bring Rob Mark back, worry no more.  He’s back from the JetWhine blog and in no short supply of opinion as we talk the latest and not-so-greatest in aviation news. Toy plane in close call with 737 jet FAA Releases Records On Aircraft Bird Strikes Air collision fears [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 44 – RunwayGirl We had a great time talking with Mary Kirby, or perhaps better known as RunwayGirl from the Runway Girl Blog.  She takes the time to talk earnings (or lack of), bad PR, and snakes.  Yes, snakes. EADS Willing to Consider Splitting Air Force Tanker Contract With Boeing Four snakes ground Qantas plane Analysts weigh in on Southwest Airlines’ [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 43 – Richard Aboulafia – “Funniest Man in Aviation” During Episode 41, Jon Ostrower named Richard Aboulafia as the “funniest man in aviation.”  So we decided to put that to the test once more as we welcome Richard back from his blog at RichardAboulafia.com. Jon was right. Long Beach City Council mad at blogger for reporting inconvenient facts World aviation body calls for implementation of PBN Top Nine [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 42 - Evan Sparks Talks Aviation Policy Evan Sparks joins The Geeks this week as we talk aviation policy.  There’ s quite a bit of emails and we finally get our listener voicemail up.  Of course, as usual there’s the news: ASA grounds 60 jets over bad inspections Jetstar Asia revamp with Choo Tek Wong partnership The Battle for the Armrest: Could a New Design [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 41 - Talking with Jon Ostrower Jon Ostrower, AKA Flightblogger, joins The Geeks  this week as we cover the latest news.  We talk everything from the 787 to Formula One! Concorde to Fly Again (Not Really) Babbitt Named to Lead Federal Aviation Administration Virgin moves into Formula 1 sponsorship Pet-Centric Airline to Take Flight? Southwest looking at new aircraft? 787 Probably Will Fly by End of June Max’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 40 - Cranky’s Back Brett Snyder, from the Cranky Flier blog joins us for the third time this week as we talk about all of the bad things happening in aviation lately. We were able to find some (kinda) good news, though. FedEx Plane Crashes on Landing In Tokyo Second Skycatcher Prototype Crashes On the brighter side: some positive aviation [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 39 - Henry Harteveldt on Airlines Henry Harteveldt from Forrester Research joins the geeks as we discuss just about everything that flies. Airline Delivers Dead Body to Pet Store Yale student sues airline for $1M over lost Xbox Budget airline abandons toilet charge idea: report Aviation documentaries headed to a screen near you Rivals unite against delay of competition for Air Force tanker Virgin America says it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 38 - Economics with Dr. Adam Pilarski Adam Pilarski joins Max and Court as they talk about economics.  Dr. Pilarski is a Senior Vice President at AVITAS and wrote the book “Why Can’t we Make Money in Aviation.” Eclipse owners aim for rescue act Dutch Safety Board: Malfunctioning altimeter caused THY 737 autopilot to decelerate Group explains suit over airline safety U.K. Business Secretary Gets [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 37 - Oversensationalism Max and Court are joined by Joe Murray from the new StoriesThatFly site.  The topic of choice this week is aviation journalism and Joe lends his expertice with several stories of innaccurate reporting. Few deaths in 737 jet crash Plane should have been grounded, first Flight 3407 lawsuit claims ‘New Eclipse’ Aims To Rebuild Brand, VLJs Investigators eye [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 36 - Gorgon Stare Max and Court welcome Tracy Rhodes from http://www.aroundthepattern.com/ as they talk about the latest and greatest in aviation news. Eclipse furloughs 800 employees FAA, NTSB feud over icing safety for turboprops Singapore Air May Delay Plane Deliveries as Travel Demand Falls Emirates to Add Jets, Flights Southwest to Fly to Boston jetBlue - Welcome Aboard Air Force to Unleash ‘Gorgon Stare’ on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 35 - Benet Joins the Geeks Benet Wilson from the Aviation Week’s Business Aviation Now blog joins the geeks as we talk about the latest news in aviation.  Make sure to follow Benet on Twitter @bizavweekly. We learn two things in this episode: Canadian Geese are mean. Swans are meaner. You’ll see. But first, the news: NTSB: Plane crew saw significant ice before crash Fuller supports FAA funding [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 34 - Ranting with Rand Rand Peck joins Max and Court this week and Court goes on a couple of rants.  Rand joins us from his site at FlyingWithRand.com and his blog, Rand Peck, a Life Aloft.  There’s plenty of news to talk about, and we hit the highlights. GA groups call for industry input on TSA plan US House Transportation chairman [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 34 - Ranting with Rand Rand Peck joins Max and Court this week and Court goes on a couple of rants.  Rand joins us from his site at FlyingWithRand.com and his blog, Rand Peck, a Life Aloft.  There’s plenty of news to talk about, and we hit the highlights. GA groups call for industry input on TSA plan US House Transportation chairman [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 33 - Air Pigz with a“Z” Max and Court welcome Martt Clupper of AirPigz.com on this episode as they talk about the latest in aviation news, and provide a bit of commentary to spice it up. Victims of Plane Crash Worked for Air Travel Sites Pilots turn out in force to tell TSA impact of security plan Obama Officials Tell Citibank To Ditch Plans [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 33 - Air Pigz with a “Z” Max and Court welcome Martt Clupper of AirPigz.com on this episode as they talk about the latest in aviation news, and provide a bit of commentary to spice it up. Victims of Plane Crash Worked for Air Travel Sites Pilots turn out in force to tell TSA impact of security plan Obama Officials Tell Citibank To Ditch Plans [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 32 - Traveling Mamas Max and Court are joined by Desert Mama and Cajun Mama of the TravelingMamas.com blog.  It get’s crazy fast as we talk about the Tush Test.  Yes, you read that right, the Tush Test. Eclipse Sold to Pieper spinoff Airlines More Likely to Defer Deliveries, UBS Survey Shows Dear Mr. President: How Obama can fix travel American to implement [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 32 - Traveling Mamas Max and Court are joined by Desert Mama and Cajun Mama of the TravelingMamas.com blog.  It get’s crazy fast as we talk about the Tush Test.  Yes, you read that right, the Tush Test. Eclipse Sold to Pieper spinoff Airlines More Likely to Defer Deliveries, UBS Survey Shows Dear Mr. President: How Obama can fix travel American to implement [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 31 - Maintenance with Kevin Michaels Max and Court spend some time with Kevin Michaels of the AeroStrategy Management Consulting group talking about the week’s event’s.  Kevin lend’s his expertice on aircraft maintenance and a variety of other topics.  We always have a good amount of news to discuss, and this week was no different: Top 5 Mainstream Travel Blogs What Happened on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 31 - Maintenance with Kevin Michaels Max and Court spend some time with Kevin Michaels of the AeroStrategy Management Consulting group talking about the week’s event’s.  Kevin lend’s his expertice on aircraft maintenance and a variety of other topics.  We always have a good amount of news to discuss, and this week was no different: Top 5 Mainstream Travel Blogs What Happened on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 30 - Speaking With Dr. Alfred Kahn Max and Court are pleased to bring you an interview with Dr. Alfred Kahn, the father of U.S. airline deregulation.  Dr. Kahn led the push for airline deregulation during the late 70’s and has been called on for airline industry advice ever since.  Dr. Kahn is the only guest we’ve had on the Airplane [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 30 - Speaking With Dr. Alfred Kahn Max and Court are pleased to bring you an interview with Dr. Alfred Kahn, the father of U.S. airline deregulation.  Dr. Kahn led the push for airline deregulation during the late 70’s and has been called on for airline industry advice ever since.  Dr. Kahn is the only guest we’ve had on the Airplane [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 29 - Branding with Shashank Nigam Max and Court are joined this week by Shashank Nigam of Simpliflying.com.  Shashank is an airline branding guru, and stops by to lend his thoughts to the various personalities of the airlines. Tell TSA what Large Aircraft Security Program means to you As distressed Detroit drops its jets, bizav ponders the fallout WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: WhiteKnightTwo flies! Honda to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 29 - Branding with Shashank Nigam Max and Court are joined this week by Shashank Nigam of Simpliflying.com.  Shashank is an airline branding guru, and stops by to lend his thoughts to the various personalities of the airlines. Tell TSA what Large Aircraft Security Program means to you As distressed Detroit drops its jets, bizav ponders the fallout WORLD EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: WhiteKnightTwo flies! Honda to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 28 - Good Riddance 2008 Max and Court welcome Will Hawkins, Rico Sharqawi, and David Allen from APilotsStory.com and Pilots Flight Pod Log Podcast.  We wrap up 2008, and discuss the breaking news out of Denver: Data recorders found after Denver plane accident ExcelAire Pilots Face Criminal Trial British Airways, Qantas Talks Fail on Ownership Split AOPA: TSA Plans To Step Up GA Scrutiny [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 28 - Good Riddance 2008 Max and Court welcome Will Hawkins, Rico Sharqawi, and David Allen from APilotsStory.com and Pilots Flight Pod Log Podcast.  We wrap up 2008, and discuss the breaking news out of Denver: Data recorders found after Denver plane accident ExcelAire Pilots Face Criminal Trial British Airways, Qantas Talks Fail on Ownership Split AOPA: TSA Plans To Step Up GA Scrutiny [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 27 - Talking Airplanes with Richard Aboulafia Richard Aboulafia, an industry analyst and VP of analysis at Teal Group, joins The Geeks this week as we talk airplanes.  It turns out that Richard is not only very knowledgeable about the aviation industry, but he’s also very funny.  We spend almost the entire hour talking with him about the news: Airlines’ on-time performance improves [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 27 - Talking Airplanes with Richard Aboulafia Richard Aboulafia, an industry analyst and VP of analysis at Teal Group, joins The Geeks this week as we talk airplanes.  It turns out that Richard is not only very knowledgeable about the aviation industry, but he’s also very funny.  We spend almost the entire hour talking with him about the news: Airlines’ on-time performance improves [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 26 - Capt’n Chris with The Geeks Captain Chris from the Plane Madness Podcast joins Max and Court this week as they talk podcasting, and the week’s news.  Fortunately, it seems like we may be seeing some improvement to the sound quality, thanks to Chris, and to the hundreds of listeners who’ve put up with some trying podcasts.  Regardless, this is another [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 26 - Capt’n Chris with The Geeks Captain Chris from the Plane Madness Podcast joins Max and Court this week as they talk podcasting, and the week’s news.  Fortunately, it seems like we may be seeing some improvement to the sound quality, thanks to Chris, and to the hundreds of listeners who’ve put up with some trying podcasts.  Regardless, this is another [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 25 - The CEO of the Cockpit Kevin Garrison of http://www.kevincreates.com joins Max and Court this week.� Kevin is an aviation writer, humorist, and retired airline captain who is kind enough to put up with us hanging up on him to spend some time talking airplanes with us.� We go international with several news items this week, but still have plenty to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 25 - The CEO of the Cockpit Kevin Garrison of http://www.kevincreates.com joins Max and Court this week.  Kevin is an aviation writer, humorist, and retired airline captain who is kind enough to put up with us hanging up on him to spend some time talking airplanes with us.  We go international with several news items this week, but still have plenty to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 24 - Cranky Again Brett Snyder is back once more as he takes a break from the Cranky Flier Blog to spend some time talking shop with The Airplane Geeks.� Since we missed last week, we’re doing an all news episode.� Considering everything that’s happened, it wasn’t difficult to fill the time. Better Late Than Never; Eclipse Covers Payroll Boeing, Northrop [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 24 - Cranky Again Brett Snyder is back once more as he takes a break from the Cranky Flier Blog to spend some time talking shop with The Airplane Geeks.  Since we missed last week, we’re doing an all news episode.  Considering everything that’s happened, it wasn’t difficult to fill the time. Better Late Than Never; Eclipse Covers Payroll Boeing, Northrop [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2nd Aviation New Media Meet-up Max and Court are proud to welcome the aviation new media during our second aviation new media meet-up.� This one’s a bit long, and the sound quality isn’t necessarily the greatest, but we more than make up for it in content.� Here’s a list of those who joined us: Steve Tupper - Airspeed Podcast Captain Chris - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 2nd Aviation New Media Meet-up Max and Court are proud to welcome the aviation new media during our second aviation new media meet-up.  This one’s a bit long, and the sound quality isn’t necessarily the greatest, but we more than make up for it in content.  Here’s a list of those who joined us: Steve Tupper - Airspeed Podcast Captain Chris - [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 22 - Flight Plan Magazine Editor Susan Pruitt Susan Pruitt of Flight Plan Magazine join Max and Court this week. The new magazine is the topic of discussion, as well as the news of the week. 787 first flight date now officially up in the air Embraer posts 70% profit drop, ’studying’ larger aircraft Air Taxi Company Closes New Round Of Financing Tough Times In Wichita: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 22 - Flight Plan Magazine Editor Susan Pruitt Susan Pruitt of Flight Plan Magazine join Max and Court this week. The new magazine is the topic of discussion, as well as the news of the week. 787 first flight date now officially up in the air Embraer posts 70% profit drop, ’studying’ larger aircraft Air Taxi Company Closes New Round Of Financing Tough Times In Wichita: [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 21 - Talking with the Doctor Max and Court welcome Dr. Tim Brady, Dean of the College of Aviation at the Embry Riddle Daytona Beach campus as they discuss ERAU’s new aviation PhD program.� You can learn more about the first aviation PhD program at http://aviationphd.erau.edu/.� As always, we have a plethora of news: Boeing strike ends; Machinists back on the job [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 21 - Talking with the Doctor Max and Court welcome Dr. Tim Brady, Dean of the College of Aviation at the Embry Riddle Daytona Beach campus as they discuss ERAU’s new aviation PhD program.  You can learn more about the first aviation PhD program at http://aviationphd.erau.edu/.  As always, we have a plethora of news: Boeing strike ends; Machinists back on the job [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 20 - Celebrating Deregulation with Evan Sparks Evan Sparks of the Evan Sparks Aviation Policy Blog joins The Geeks this week as they celebrate 30 years of deregulation.� Of course there’s plenty of news from last week to be discussed as well: Armadillo Aerospace, Rocket Racing Inc challenge Virgin Galactic Travel Slowdown Worst Since SARS, Says Airline Group Savvier Airline Schedules, Fewer Cheap Fares Aeroports De [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 20 - Celebrating Deregulation with Evan Sparks Evan Sparks of the Evan Sparks Aviation Policy Blog joins The Geeks this week as they celebrate 30 years of deregulation.  Of course there’s plenty of news from last week to be discussed as well: Armadillo Aerospace, Rocket Racing Inc challenge Virgin Galactic Travel Slowdown Worst Since SARS, Says Airline Group Savvier Airline Schedules, Fewer Cheap Fares Aeroports De [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 19 - Fees, Oil, and Stocks with Dan Webb Max and Court welcome back Dan Webb from the Things in The Sky Blog.� The topic of discussion is the airlines, and there’s no shortage of news after last week: AOPA Interviews the Candidates on GA New Japanese airport will be cooled with snow Boeing Strike May Be Good News for Airlines American Airlines orders up to 100 Boeing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 19 - Fees, Oil, and Stocks with Dan Webb Max and Court welcome back Dan Webb from the Things in The Sky Blog.  The topic of discussion is the airlines, and there’s no shortage of news after last week: AOPA Interviews the Candidates on GA New Japanese airport will be cooled with snow Boeing Strike May Be Good News for Airlines American Airlines orders up to 100 Boeing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 18 - Customer Service with Joel Mier Max and Court welcome Joel Mier from the Think for a Moment blog as he talks about his “Open Letter to the Airline Industry Leadership.”� As a marketing professional experienced in a variety of industries, Joel provides an interesting perspective on customer service in the airline industry.� Of course, there’s still a plethora of news [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 18 - Customer Service with Joel Mier Max and Court welcome Joel Mier from the Think for a Moment blog as he talks about his “Open Letter to the Airline Industry Leadership.”  As a marketing professional experienced in a variety of industries, Joel provides an interesting perspective on customer service in the airline industry.  Of course, there’s still a plethora of news [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 17 - An In Depth Look at VLJ�s It’s all VLJ’s this week as Max and Court welcome Shane Price from the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG Blog. Shane shares his expertice with the VLJ industry in some interesting conversations about the new industry. Southwest to challenge Northwest with Midway flights to Minneapolis (Chicago Tribune) JetBlue’s eBay auction scores a big hit with buyers (ATW) [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 17 - An In Depth Look at VLJ’s It’s all VLJ’s this week as Max and Court welcome Shane Price from the Eclipse Aviation Critic NG Blog. Shane shares his expertice with the VLJ industry in some interesting conversations about the new industry. Southwest to challenge Northwest with Midway flights to Minneapolis (Chicago Tribune) JetBlue’s eBay auction scores a big hit with buyers (ATW) [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 16 - �Flyer Talk� with Randy Petersen This week, Max and Court are proud to bring you a “special” guest, Randy Petersen, Founder of Flyer Talk and Boarding Area.� Randy is a self-proclaimed “Frequent Flier Geek” and gives us some insight into the minds of a business traveler.� Word associations don’t seem to phase Randy, as he passes with flying colors (pun [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 16 - ‘Flyer Talk’ with Randy Petersen This week, Max and Court are proud to bring you a “special” guest, Randy Petersen, Founder of Flyer Talk and Boarding Area.  Randy is a self-proclaimed “Frequent Flier Geek” and gives us some insight into the minds of a business traveler.  Word associations don’t seem to phase Randy, as he passes with flying colors (pun [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 15 - An Interview with Lynn Gardner This week, Max and Court welcome Lynn Gardner to the Airplane Geeks Podcast.  Lynn is a Citation X pilot as well as a consultant for corporate and sport aviation.  Since we missed last week due to the power outage, we decided to throw in a little extra news: Tanker bids could take 4 more years DayJet Parks [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 14 - Interview with the Airfare Watchdog Max and Court are excited to bring you an interview with George Hobica of AirFareWatchDog.com.� George gives us some history about the site, as well as some great tips for finding the lowest fare. News: Airline eyes Springfield as new home United won’t charge for food on international flights 11 Air Carriers Violated Safety Rules, F.A.A. Says [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 14 - Interview with the Airfare Watchdog Max and Court are excited to bring you an interview with George Hobica of AirFareWatchDog.com.  George gives us some history about the site, as well as some great tips for finding the lowest fare. News: Airline eyes Springfield as new home United won’t charge for food on international flights 11 Air Carriers Violated Safety Rules, F.A.A. Says [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 13 - Putting the Labor in Labor Day Max and Court welcome back Rob Mark, CEO of Commavia and author of the syndicated Jet Whine Blog.� To keep with the spirit of Labor Day, we found some labor-related news across the industry: Airbus to extend A380 to accommodate 1,000 passengers FAA delays first slot auction for Newark FAA outage reveals odd computing practices Rocket [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 13 - Putting the Labor in Labor Day Max and Court welcome back Rob Mark, CEO of Commavia and author of the syndicated Jet Whine Blog.  To keep with the spirit of Labor Day, we found some labor-related news across the industry: Airbus to extend A380 to accommodate 1,000 passengers FAA delays first slot auction for Newark FAA outage reveals odd computing practices Rocket [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 12 - Top 5 Worst Airliners This week, Max and Court welcome back Dan Webb from the his Blog About Those Things in the Sky.� The news dominated the week: FAA, Congress revisit Eclipse 500 certification Boeing may bail on tanker competition American launches inflight Web services TSA Snafu Grounds Nine Planes at O’Hare Field United Tests Food Choices in Business [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 12 - Top 5 Worst Airliners This week, Max and Court welcome back Dan Webb from the his Blog About Those Things in the Sky.  The news dominated the week: FAA, Congress revisit Eclipse 500 certification Boeing may bail on tanker competition American launches inflight Web services TSA Snafu Grounds Nine Planes at O’Hare Field United Tests Food Choices in Business [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 11 - Seat Guru This week, Max and Court welcome Matt Daimler from SeatGuru.com.� Matt brings us some insight into the history of his site, and gives us some hints on how to find the best seat on an airplane.� Of course, as always, there’s news, and Max and Court even bring back the word associations. Don’t auction those airport [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 11 - Seat Guru This week, Max and Court welcome Matt Daimler from SeatGuru.com.  Matt brings us some insight into the history of his site, and gives us some hints on how to find the best seat on an airplane.  Of course, as always, there’s news, and Max and Court even bring back the word associations. Don’t auction those airport [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 10 - Aviation New Media Meet-Up This week, Max and Court are joined by an army of aviation new media members who talk about their projects.� It’s a long episode, but well worth it. List of Guests - Roger Bishop - IndyTransponder.com aviation blog. Rod Rakic - myTransponder.com aviation social networking site Harry Love - jetrecord.com aviation social networking site. Pilot Will & Daveflys - Pilot’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 10 - Aviation New Media Meet-Up This week, Max and Court are joined by an army of aviation new media members who talk about their projects.  It’s a long episode, but well worth it. List of Guests - Roger Bishop - IndyTransponder.com aviation blog. Rod Rakic - myTransponder.com aviation social networking site Harry Love - jetrecord.com aviation social networking site. Pilot Will & Daveflys - Pilot’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 9 - �I Might as well be Naked� Max and Court welcome Natalia Ippolito, author of “I Might as Well be Naked - How to Survive Airport Screening with your Clothes on.” She talks about her book, and gives some great tips.� Her website can be found at airportbook.com and she offers some great freebies, including excerpts from chapter 2, some great [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 9 - “I Might as well be Naked” Max and Court welcome Natalia Ippolito, author of “I Might as Well be Naked - How to Survive Airport Screening with your Clothes on.” She talks about her book, and gives some great tips.  Her website can be found at airportbook.com and she offers some great freebies, including excerpts from chapter 2, some great [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 8 - Interview with JetWhine and an Oshkosh Preview This week Max and Court welcome Mark Rob from Commavia, and the Jetwhine blog.� OSH begins this week, and we spend some time talking with Rob about the upcoming events at EAA Air Venture 2008. First up, an obituary for EAA Director Emeritus Bob Gyllenswan News for this week: Passengers suing to block Delta-Northwest deal get trial date UPDATE:Boeing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 8 - Interview with JetWhine and an Oshkosh Preview This week Max and Court welcome Mark Rob from Commavia, and the Jetwhine blog.  OSH begins this week, and we spend some time talking with Rob about the upcoming events at EAA Air Venture 2008. First up, an obituary for EAA Director Emeritus Bob Gyllenswan News for this week: Passengers suing to block Delta-Northwest deal get trial date UPDATE:Boeing [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Episode 7 - Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow This week, Max and Court discuss the latest from Farnborough, and tackle the big story to come out of the USAirways East pilot union this week. Latest News from Farnborough US Airways pilots: We’re pressured to cut fuel Max has his pick of the week especially for us hard-core airplane geeks at http://www.flightmemory.com.  Follow where you’ve been [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website