The Aviation Files
A podcast for aviation enthusiasts, including all things related to aviation, from news, to interviews, to history.
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Intro music credit goes to Purple Planet Music: https://www.purple-planet.com/tracks/passport
Episodes
39 episodes
Episode 39: North Korea open for tourists, Air India flight attendant attacked, and much more
Today we will discuss the $2.6 Billion upgrade on San Francisco, Virgin Australia and Air New Zealand restarting their partnership, an Air India flight attendant being attacked, and North Korea finally opening up to tourism.
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Episode 39
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Episode 38: Olympics' Impact on Paris-US Flights, 2 Fires at Charlotte Airport, and much more
Today we will discuss the Olympic Games’ effect on US-Paris flights, Etihad scheduling its first A380 flight to Singapore, Charlotte airport catching fire for the second time in 2 months, and finally, taking a look at how British Airways’ quadj...
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Episode 38
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14:38
Episode 37: New Boeing CEO, parents legally required to sit with children, and much more
Today we will discuss the US banning airlines from charging parents for sitting with their kids, a passenger in a wheelchair having some issues regarding Asiana’s battery policy, a new airline that is using an airbus A310, and the newly selecte...
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Episode 37
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17:09
Episode 36: Crash at OshKosh and the Farnborough Airshow
Today we will be discussing an a crash at OshKosh, some Chinese and Russian getting close to alaska, Boeing back to delivering 737 MAXs to China, Japan Airlines ordering from airbus at the Farnborough Airshow, and a recap of the farnborough air...
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Episode 36
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Episode 35: 737 MAX orders, baby born on Finnair flight, and much more
Today we’ll be covering Boeing’s 737 MAX orders, a baby born aboard a Finnair flight, TSA stopping the movement of grenades and ammunition in Hawaii, and DC-2 being restored in Australia.
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Episode 35
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13:06
Episode 34: Part 2 || Interview with Edmond Huot, CCO and Airline Brand Designer
This is part 2 of a 2-part series where I interview Edmond Huot, Chief Creative Officer at Forward Media and a major player in the airline branding industry. Enjoy the first half of our conversation about our favorite liveries, how aviation des...
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Episode 34
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Episode 33: Part 1 || Interviewing Edmond Huot, Chief Creative Officer and Major Airline Brand Designer
This is part 1 of a 2-part series where I interview Edmond Huot, Chief Creative Officer at Forward Media and a major player in the airline branding industry. Enjoy the first half of our conversation about our favorite liveries, how aviation des...
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Episode 33
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Episode 32: A380 could be back in production, Delhi Airport collapses, and much more
Today we’ll be covering Alaska airlines and Starlux’s codeshare agreement, Japan Airlines and ANA teaming up to combat harassment, Airbus saying A380 production could potentially resume, and finally, the big new of the week, Delhi Airport’s Ter...
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Episode 32
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Episode 31: JAL & IndiGo Codeshare, Lufthansa's new routes, and much more!
Today we will be covering an ATC mistake causing a near collision, emirates creating backpacks for kids with up-cycled seat coverings, Farnborough airshow revealing some of the aircraft expected at their show, Lufthansa opening many new interna...
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Episode 31
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Episode 30: Scary Lithium Fires You Probably Didn't Know About
Today we have a special gues on the show! I will be speaking with Nick Dunbar who is coming on the show today to tell us about Lithium Battery Fires aboard aircraft and his company’s new solution to containing them. Nick, and his company, both ...
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Episode 30
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Episode 29: China removes mask mandate, Russian aircraft struggling, and much more
If you like this episode, make sure to check out more and support my podcast by following it!Make sure to check out my instagram, @theaviationfiles, especially if you want ...
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Episode 29
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Episode 28: IndiGo plans to go international, another Boeing employee dead, and much more
In today’s episode, we will cover Indigo’s massive aircraft order, another Boeing whistleblower dying, IATA firing back at Germany for it’s taxes, and Delta dropping the LAX-Shanghai route. If you like this episode, make sure to check o...
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Episode 28
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Episode 27: Taylor Swift flight discounts, Dubai floods, and much more
In today’s episode, we will celebrate the de Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide’s 90th birthday, discuss United offering a special discount in honor of Taylor Swift’s new album, Etihad adding a new A380 destination, and the recent Dubai floods that ...
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Episode 27
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Episode 26: Donald Trump Airport?, Bag Tracking at Amsterdam Airport, and much more
In today’s episode, we will cover the FAA’s response to the recent NJ earthquake, AMS new bag tracking capabilities, the new Miracle on the Hudson Captain Sullenberger Aviation Museum, a bill in congress to name an airport after Donald Trump, a...
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Episode 26
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Episode 25: Airbus orders, FAA redirects Newark airspace control to Philadelphia, and more
his week we will cover Japan Airlines steering away from Boeing narrowbody exclusivity with an Airbus order, Korean air placing an order for some A350s, the FAA switching Newark air traffic to Philadelphia, and a Delta pilot showing up to his f...
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Episode 25
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11:36
Episode 24: Dead Boeing Employee, Decline of 747, and much more
This week we will cover the frightening decline of the 747, a birth aboard an Aeromexico flight, Boeing’s new issues with the 737, an update on the intrepid museum’s concorde, and the very mysterious death of John Barnett.If you like th...
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Episode 24
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14:57
Episode 23: Asiana's last 747, Airlines resume Israel services, and much more
This week we will cover Asiana flying it’s last 747-400, Air Canada resuming service to Israel, Africa’s first 777X order, Zurich Airport’s major upcoming changes, and COMAC launching it’s first international tour.If you like this episo...
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Episode 23
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Episode 22: Finnair to start weighing passengers, Hellen Keller flew a plane, and much more
In today’s episode, we will cover Finnair’s new plan to weight their passengers, Airbus’ deliveries being delayed in late 2024, Russian Airlines ‘RedWings’ saying they will fly the Tu-214 internationally, American Airlines getting sued for an e...
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Episode 22
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Episode 21: Amelia Earhart Plane Might Be Found, Air New Zealand Economy Bunk Beds, and Much More!
In today’s episode, we will cover Allegiant Airlines’ recent double bird strike, Air NZ planning to launch it’s economy bunk beds this year, the possibility of the Amelia Earhart plane being found, a China Airlines 777 reaching incredible speed...
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Episode 21
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Episode 20: Atlas Air 747 sees ANOTHER incident, and more news
In today’s episode we will cover JAL’s first A350 taking flight, a russian Il-76 crashing, China’s plan to showcase their new aircraft, and yet another Atlas Air 747 having an emergency.If you like this episode, make sure to check out m...
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Episode 20
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Episode 19: Man falls through 777 door, passenger bites flight attendant, and much more
In today’s episode we will cover a passenger opening the door of a 777 and falling through, Atlas Air’s 747 catching fire in Miami, Lufthansa cutting capacity on other routes to support demand from the Indian market, a passenger bitin...
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Episode 19
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Episode 18: New year starts off rocky with 2 major accidents
Happy New Year everybody!In today’s episode we will discuss a very interesting Il-76 coming out of storage, Japan Airlines’ recent crash, and Alaska Airlines’ 737 experiencing a door being blown out midlfight.I apologize for my ...
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Episode 18
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Episode 17: Alaska Airlines' Acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, India's great strides in sustainable aviation, and much more
In today’s episode we will discuss Alaska Airlines’ recent acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, Munich Airport being drowned in chaos just a week ago, UK’s giant panda being sent back to China, Air India’s new and efficient aircraft cleaning metho...
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Episode 17
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Episode 16: Week of the Jumbos - 747 VS A380
Today’s episode entails an exciting competition between the 2 jumbos of the sky, the 747 and A380. It just so happens that some of the most notable news this week is about the A380 anf the 747, so I figured we should make this week the week of ...
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Episode 16
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Episode 15: Chaos at Heathrow, Lufthansa cuts A380 from Delhi in June, and much more
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US, and safe travels if you are flying this long weekend! In today’s episode we will cover Lufthansa’s unusual cutting of the A380 to Delhi in 2024, Chaos at Heathrow, Air China’s weird layover patterns i...
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Episode 15
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