AvTalk Episode 361: When saving money costs lives

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of the Middle East conflict on aviation, including airspace restrictions and airline incidents.

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, updates on the war in the Middle East and the widening effects on the aviation industry. We cover the new airspace restrictions in Azerbaijan, additional rescue flights by airlines in the region, and the pressing problem of skyrocketing fuels costs around the world. Also on this week’s episode, Air India Express loses a nose wheel in Phuket, while IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers abruptly resigns. Auditors in South Korea explain why the ILS antenna in Muan was constructed with a concrete wall. China is considering a large Boeing order to be timed with a state visit by US President Trump to Beijing. We review preliminary reports on the SAS attempted taxiway takeoff and the Bangor Challenger crash. And another search for the missing MH370 yields no results as we mark 12 years since the 777 disappeared. Helpful links for this week’s episode * Middle East updates live blog * Air India Express loses its nose wheel * SAS attempted taxiway departure report * Bangor crash preliminary report Thank you for listening! Whether this is your first episode of AvTalk or you’ve listened to every single episode, we appreciate you spending your time with us. If you’d like…

Topics covered

• aviation industry updates
• Middle East conflict
• airspace restrictions
• rescue flights
• fuel costs
• airline incidents
• missing aircraft

Keywords

• aviation
• Middle East
• Air India Express
• IndiGo
• Boeing
• MH370
• fuel costs
• airline incidents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air India Express, IndiGo, Boeing

Places: Middle East, Phuket, South Korea

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