About this episode

The episode discusses various aircraft carrier catapult technologies and recent aviation news.

Aircraft carrier catapult systems, Peraton’s performance as the Prime Integrator for the FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control System, the Department of Homeland Security’s luxury jets, Google’s purchase of Spirit Airlines’ data for AI training, American Airlines economy seatback screens, and a Li-ion laptop battery that caught fire in flight. Also, Micah’s first flight, Delta’s requirements for portable chargers, and the real reason they are called bear straps. Aviation News Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets President Trump signed a national security memorandum directing the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the acting Navy secretary, Hung Cao, to come up with a plan to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Weapons Elevators with steam and hydraulic systems for the construction of the Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller . Critics of the change point to the major redesign and expense required. Aircraft Carrier Catapult Technology by Era: Era Technology Key navies 1910s–30s Compressed-air/flywheel catapults (mostly floatplanes) US, UK WWII Hydraulic catapults US, UK…

Topics covered

• aircraft carrier technology
• aviation news
• catapult systems
• air traffic control
• airline data privacy
• flight safety

Keywords

• catapult technology
• aircraft carriers
• aviation news
• air traffic control
• airline data
• flight safety
• Micah's first flight

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peraton, FAA, Department of Homeland Security, Google, Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, Pentagon, US Navy, USS Doris Miller

More episodes of Airplane Geeks Podcast

• 907 Airshow Photography · September 2, 2026 · 1h 36m
• 905 Li-ion Thermal Runaway · August 19, 2026 · 1h 8m
• 904 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 Debrief · August 12, 2026 · 2h 39m
• 903 oneworld Alliance · August 5, 2026 · 1h 42m
• 902 Volunteer Pilots and ANR Headsets · July 29, 2026 · 55 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Airplane Geeks Podcast podcast page.