Speculation has been swirling for months, and now the tea leaves have thrown up their clearest sign yet that Vietjet is planning a move into Australia, with the registration of a shiny new 737 MAX 8 owned by the low-cost carrier and registered to a mysterious "Cherrie Aviation". While Vietjet is remaining tight-lipped about its plans, it's hard not to think we'll see a grand unveiling sooner rather than later – and not to draw comparisons with Tigerair, the last Asian low-cost carrier that had a

This is a preview of a bonus episode. To hear the rest of the episode and unlock more bonus content, support Failure To Launch on Patreon at any tier.I do not much like the Federation of Central Usea (FCU). They’ve done some bad things. This week, Quinn, Chris, and Other Chris cover Ulysses from discovery to impact to the decades of fallout we still live with today. How humanity faced a possible extinction event, how we came together to defend ourselves, and how every Shield against Ulysses was

✈️ Airline Pilot Life on the Road: Reserve Duty, Flight Delays, and a Heartfelt JetBlue Story | The Black Box Aviation PodcastWhat is life really like for an airline pilot when a trip goes wrong? In this episode of The Black Box Aviation Podcast, Tom and Mike share real-world airline pilot stories, the challenges of reserve duty, international cargo operations, and a touching story about how a JetBlue flight attendant showed extraordinary compassion to the sister of a former pilot.From exhausting

Meet Sasha Johnson, Vice President of Corporate Safety at United. Sasha oversees a remarkably broad safety portfolio at United — worldwide aviation safety, ground safety, quality assurance, medical, workers' compensation, managed care, business continuity, family assistance, and emergency operations. Before stepping into this role, Sasha spent five years as United's managing director of international regulatory and policy. Prior to joining United in 2015, she built a career in Washington,

OB454: Anything But Dandy – ILS Pilot Deviation Released early to show supporters on 9/7/2026 Public release: 9/30/2026 ✈️ This week, a routine ILS vector doesn't go quite as planned, leading RH and AG into a discussion about mistakes, communication, and knowing when it's time to stop trying to quietly fix the problem yourself. 🐧 Supporters heard OB454 more than three weeks before the public feed. That early access is just one part of the Supporter Frequency: supporters also get the full Opposing

Amazon Pauses Its Connecticut Drone Delivery Plans, and Why Community Acceptance Is the Obstacle That Technology Cannot Engineer Around. With Tower on Radio Hangar.

Robin Olds, Operation Bolo, and the Fighter Pilot Who Flew Two Wars and Went Looking for a Third. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

Cal Rodgers, the Vin Fiz, and the First Coast-to-Coast Flight Across America. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

Wrong Way Corrigan, the Beat-Up Curtiss Robin, and the Twenty-Eight Hour Flight Nobody Could Officially Explain. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

TRU Simulation's Veris, the Cessna One Seventy-Two in a Headset, and What Virtual Reality Could Mean for the Pilot Pipeline. With Tower on Radio Hangar.

Charles Lindbergh, the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny, and the Barnstorming Apprenticeship That Built the Pilot Who Crossed the Atlantic. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

You just landed after a challenging flight when the controller says, 'Possible pilot deviation—advise you contact the facility.' What should you do next? Should you immediately make the call? Should you explain what happened? And could your pilot certificate be at risk? A possible pilot deviation does not automatically mean the end of your flying career. Your immediate priority is operating the aircraft safely. After landing, slow down, document what happened, understand your reporting deadlines and

Lincoln Beachey, the Niagara Falls Flight, and the Wings That Failed Over San Francisco Bay. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

The Avro Lancaster, the Four Merlins That Rose from the Wreckage of the Manchester, and the Sixty-Foot Bomb Run That Breached the Dams of the Ruhr. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

The FAA's Twelve Million Dollar BVLOS Bet, the Detect-and-Avoid Gap That Keeps Drones Out of Your Airspace, and the Traffic Management Architecture That Has to Work Before Any of This Scales. With Tower on Radio Hangar.

Don Sheldon, the Ruth Amphitheater, and the Glacier Pilot Who Put Talkeetna on Every Climber's Map. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

Airport construction is everywhere! On this episode of Voices of Airports, we caught up with airport professionals at very different stages of their airports' construction journeys. Listen as Megan O'Connell, Assistant Director of Marketing, Communications and Guest Experience at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport; Eddie Clayson, Director of Airport Maintenance at Salt Lake City Department of Airports; and Bob Kerlik, Director of Public Affairs at Pittsburgh International Airport, share their

Operation Vengeance, the P-38 Lightning Ambush of Admiral Yamamoto, and the Longest Fighter Intercept of the Pacific War. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.

A parent takes out a home-equity line.A student wires tens of thousands of dollars to a flight school.The school has experienced instructors, airline partnerships, manufacturer affiliations, national press coverage, and every outward sign of credibility.Then the school closes.And the money is gone.In this episode we look at the financial structure behind prepaid flight training—and why students and families may be taking on far more counterparty risk than they realize.If you prepay $50,000, $80,000,

Clyde Pangborn, the Miss Veedol, and the First Nonstop Transpacific Flight That Ended With No Gear and a Belly Landing in Washington Apple Country. With Taildragger on Radio Hangar.