AvTalk Episode 374: 17 years without a license

About this episode

This episode discusses a Lufthansa 787, an NTSB report on a United accident, and charges against a former Air Canada pilot for flying without a license, along with insights from the IATA annual general meeting.

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Lufthansa 787 takes a bow in Frankfurt, the NTSB issues its preliminary report on the United 767 accident in Newark, and Canadian authorities charge a former Air Canada pilot with fraud and forgery after it was discovered he flew for the airline without ever having the appropriate license. We also check in on the IATA annual general meeting to see airlines looking hopeful about Boeing’s certification efforts, gloomy about sustainable aviation fuel, and stormy about the current (and future) price of jet fuel.  

Topics covered

• aviation safety
• pilot licensing
• airline operations
• sustainable aviation
• fuel prices
• airline industry news

Keywords

• Lufthansa
• NTSB
• United Airlines
• Air Canada
• pilot fraud
• IATA
• Boeing
• sustainable aviation fuel
• jet fuel prices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lufthansa, NTSB, United, Air Canada, IATA

Products: Boeing, sustainable aviation fuel, jet fuel

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