Best AvBrief Podcasts (2025)

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Colorado Autoland: Blackhawk On the Tech Behind the First Activation 17:16

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While media praised the recent Garmin Autoland King Air save, the installer—Blackhawk Aerospace—also deserves credit. Installing aftermarket Autoland and autothrottle is complex, and full testing is impossible without an in-flight emergency. On this podcast, Blackhawk’s Conrad Theisen discusses the install and the real-world save.…

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875 Bits & Pieces XXXIII 1:38:45

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An upcoming listener survey, the Engine Cowl aviation news, Christmas Trees and B-17’s, Spirit Airlines’ debtor-in-possession (DIP) credit agreement, Poor Little Lambs (The Baa Baa Black Sheep Story), and making the Airplane Geeks Podcast. Rytis Beresnevicius, the Engine Cowl Rytis Beresnevicius is an independent aviation journalist who started the…

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874 Air India 787 Investigation 1:40:23

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We look at the Air India Boeing 787 crash and the friction between investigators, Boom Supersonic’s plan for stationary power generation, Spirit Airlines’ new labor agreements, the canceled TSA labor contract, DHS purchase of Boeing 737s, ethics and the FAA Administrator, the V-22 Osprey accident rate, A-10 retirement postponement, return of PanAm,…

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873 Airbus A320 Fuselage Panels 1:15:18

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Airbus A320 fuselage panel problems, Thunderbird F-16C crash, ATC prime integrator, hand flying, Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, Southwest Airlines meltdown fine, solar flares and A320 groundings, airline pay-for-delay compensation, and charging air travelers without REAL ID. Aviation News Airbus prepares A320 inspections as fuselage flaw hits deliv…

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Smoke In the Cockpit: EVAS Vision Tunnel 12:43

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Cockpit smoke emergencies in air carrier and commercial jet ops are more common than you might think. So common that a company called VisionSafe developed the EVAS—for Emergency Vision Assurance System. Its deployment has been responsible for lots of safe landings in everything from airliners to corporate jets to freighters.…

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872 Lithium-ion Battery Fires 1:24:04

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We talk about Lithium-ion batteries on aircraft with the president and chief executive officer of UL Standards & Engagement. In the news this episode, we have some recent Lithium-ion battery issues on commercial flights, the A320-family corruption of flight data due to solar activity, and network-based location trackers for checked bags. Guest Jeff…

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871 QF32 A380 Uncontained Engine Failure 1:27:05

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The captain of an A380 that experienced an uncontained engine failure, paying air traffic controllers during a shutdown, a $10,000 bonus for those who worked, NTSB preliminary report on UPS Flight 2976, a request for information on a new ATC system, dressing better when flying commercially, and going through airport security without a Real ID. Gues…

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Dynon Avionics: Growing Market Reach 14:13

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Avionics buyers want options. With roots planted deeply in the experimental aircraft market, Dynon Avionics has been gaining sizable momentum in the current market with a wide range of avionics products for both experimental and certified aircraft.By AvBrief

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870 Airbus A350F 1:19:44

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The final assembly rollout of the first Airbus A350F freighter, the ICAO-mandated emissions standards that take effect in 2027, flight delay compensation, a streaming data black box, IAE signals future GTF engine, and FAA flight restrictions end. Additionally, updates on Boeing’s criminal and civil cases, the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier, and lis…

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869 Government Shutdown 1:18:22

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The impact of the Federal government shutdown on commercial flights and private jets, the MD-11 fleet-wide grounding after the UPS crash, Bombardier Global 8000 cabin pressure, the FAA’s desire for flight schools to conduct their own pilot testing, United flight attendant priorities, the oldest airports in the world, and a new center wing box for F…

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868 X-59 Supersonic Aircraft 1:07:20

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The first flight of the Lockheed Martin X-59 supersonic Aircraft, Boom Supersonic, the end of SeatGuru, JetBlue emergency landing, new Navy jet trainer, and an Airbus A400M is delivered to Indonesia. Also, a talk with Cranky Flier and the certification of Chinese commercial jets. Aviation News NASA takes one step closer to launching quiet supersoni…

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Avionics Training: Sims Work Best 21:24

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Flight1's advanced sims offer G1000 NXi realism for Cirrus and Piper pilots—ideal tools for avionics mastery outside the cockpit.By AvBrief

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Nighthawk Guardian Flight Deck—Is it a Disruptor? 18:38

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At AirVenture 2025 at Oshkosh, Nighthawk Flight Systems got a lot of attention when it showed a clean sheet integrated avionics suite called Guardian. The Guardian was an attention getter with its tight graphics, thin displays, a liberal IO that works with a large variety of third-party analog and digital avionics, plus a price tag that was said to…

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867 The Airline Observer 1:23:09

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Guest Brian Sumers tells us about The Airline Observer newsletter and The Airshow Podcast. Erin Applebaum updates us on the Boeing litigation and Delta Flight 4819 that rolled over on landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in February 2025. In the news, the LOT Polish Airlines’ fraud case against Boeing is set to go to a jury trial, the F…

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Colorado Autoland: Blackhawk On the Tech Behind the First Activation 17:16

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875 Bits & Pieces XXXIII 1:38:45

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874 Air India 787 Investigation 1:40:23

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873 Airbus A320 Fuselage Panels 1:15:18

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Smoke In the Cockpit: EVAS Vision Tunnel 12:43

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872 Lithium-ion Battery Fires 1:24:04

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871 QF32 A380 Uncontained Engine Failure 1:27:05

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Dynon Avionics: Growing Market Reach 14:13

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870 Airbus A350F 1:19:44

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869 Government Shutdown 1:18:22

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868 X-59 Supersonic Aircraft 1:07:20

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Avionics Training: Sims Work Best 21:24

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Nighthawk Guardian Flight Deck—Is it a Disruptor? 18:38

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867 The Airline Observer 1:23:09