Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

What Airlines Want From Boeing’s NMA

July 15, 2018 01:54 - 20 minutes - 37.6 MB

Analyst Ron Epstein discusses findings from extensive new survey with Aviation Week editors.

The Electrification of Air . . . And Space

July 12, 2018 18:26 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

The hot subject at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Propulsion & Energy conference in Cincinnatti, Ohio, on July 9-13 was electrification—of aircraft, spacecraft and even the surface of the Moon. Hybrid propulsion, electric thrusters, nuclear powerplants, even hypersonic engines—Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Graham Warwick take time off from covering the conference (and watching the World Cup) to discuss some of technologies that are changing thinking on power in...

Farnborough: Don’t Come Home Without the Digits

July 06, 2018 17:11 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Airshows traditionally have been about new aircraft, engines and other aviation advances, but probably not this year at the Farnborough International Airshow. Instead, look and listen for the buzz around the digitalization of the aerospace and defense industries. Forget composite materials and Sharklets; think blockchain and artificial intelligence. This Check 6 with Accenture discusses the real technologies quietly making over A&D as we know it.

Hidden Gems at AIAA Aviation 2018

June 29, 2018 16:10 - 13 minutes - 9.09 MB

Aviation Week’s Guy Norris and Graham Warwick have been in Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2018 conference. They talk about insights from the many panels and presentations and some hidden gems in the exhibition hall.

Get Beyond Simply Checking the Diversity Box

June 27, 2018 17:58

Diversity benefit companies in multiple ways. How can the aviation industry do a better job recruiting and tapping into a more diverse workforce? Get tips from FedEx Express VP air operations safety & airworthiness; Greg Jones, United Airlines chief diversity officer; and Cheryle Jackson, AAR senior VP global business development, who speak with Aviation Week’s Lee Ann Shay after a panel held at AAR on “IAWA Connect Chicago–The Importance of Diversity & Women in Aviation.”

Rep. Rogers on Why the U.S. Needs a Space Corps

June 21, 2018 20:28 - 10 minutes - 7.42 MB

When President Donald Trump announced at the National Space Corps that the U.S. would pursue a Space Force, it appeared to come out of the blue. In fact, Congress has been working its way toward that very goal, and its chief supporter in the House, Rep. Michael Rogers (R-Ala.) joins Aviation Week to explain how that might unfold.

Airbus’ Industrial Crisis

June 15, 2018 18:49 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB

One hundred A320neos can’t be delivered because they don’t have engines. Aviation Week editors discuss.

Are Chinese-made Drones Doubling As Spies?

June 07, 2018 18:08 - 8 minutes - 5.84 MB

U.S. Senate is concerned that China’s government is accessing data from commercial UAVs. Are the concerns justified? Listen in as our editors discuss.

Tougher Times Ahead For Airlines?

June 05, 2018 22:25 - 23 minutes - 42.4 MB

With fuel rising, IATA members are facing higher costs and need to determine how they can react. Aviation Week Network editors discuss industry options and key takeaways from the global airline summit in Sydney.

Nightmare Is Over As Confidence Returns to Business Aviation

May 30, 2018 19:59 - 17 minutes - 8.12 MB

The business aviation industry gathered in Geneva for this year’s EBACE convention buoyed by an uplift in market conditions. Big players had plenty to announce and show. Listen in as our team on the ground discusses some of the key developments from EBACE 2018.

The Wild Ride at Uber’s Elevate Summit

May 18, 2018 06:15 - 28 minutes - 52.1 MB

At its second Elevate Summit in Los Angeles last week, Uber described an ambitious end-state vision for its aerial ridesharing initiative. Guy Norris and Graham Warwick were there for the eye-opening presentation and discuss the challenges to realizing Uber’s vision with Mark Moore, the man behind its plans to fill the skies over the world’s most congested cities with electric VTOL air taxis.

Winners and Losers as Trump Scuttles Iran Deal

May 10, 2018 21:01 - 17 minutes - 8.1 MB

Airbus and Boeing could be stuck with dozens of passenger airplanes, but missile defense sales could see an uptick. Aviation Week editors discuss the unfolding scenarios.

What’s the Holdup on Air Traffic Modernization?

May 04, 2018 16:39 - 22 minutes - 42.2 MB

Aviation Week Network editors discuss what needs to be done to move forward and why business aviation isn’t more enthusiastic.

Small Launchers Speed into Service

April 27, 2018 04:58 - 17 minutes - 32 MB

The rising demand for small satellites is aligning with rapid growth in companies such as Virgin Orbit, Vector, Rocket Labs and others. Plus, Aviation Week editors assess prospects for sending humans to suborbital space this year.

U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center Tackles Aviation Mishaps

April 19, 2018 19:22 - 18 minutes - 33.6 MB

As the U.S. military confronts an alarming spike in non-combat related aviation accidents, it falls to the services’ sustainment enterprises to take a hard look at safety and maintenance processes. U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center Chief Lt. Gen. Lee Levy joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the recent mishaps, how incorporating new technology like additive manufacturing and robotics can help make maintenance more efficient, and how to get control of F-35 sustainment costs.

Sizing Up the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Competition

April 15, 2018 19:49 - 24 minutes - 44.6 MB

In the three-way race to make an unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft, Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin have revealed new design details, including their choice of engine, and in one case, the ability to carry weapons.

Can Industry Help Alleviate The Pilot Shortage?

April 03, 2018 20:41 - 21 minutes - 9.69 MB

President of CAE’s Defence & Security Group Gene Colabatistto joins Aviation Week Editors Lara Seligman and Graham Warwick to discuss innovative ways contractors can help combat the U.S. Air Force’s acute pilot shortage, both in the manned aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft community.

The New Speed of Thought in A&D

April 02, 2018 22:45 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MB

Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and other new digital technologies are infiltrating aerospace and defense businesses faster than expected, a new report claims. More than 80% of leading executives expect to see AI systems working alongside their human employees in just the next few years, and 70% plan for it to take two years or less for new and emerging technology adoption overall. Half of them report already investing in related tech including AI, Internet of Things connectivity,...

How Skunk Works and SpaceX are Pushing the Edge

April 01, 2018 18:01 - 20 minutes - 9.59 MB

Editors Guy Norris and Graham Warwick discuss unveiling of tailless UAV and SpaceX’s unique testing strategy

A Wild Week In Aerospace

March 24, 2018 19:11 - 15 minutes - 6.97 MB

Defense contractors win big as a U.S. budget deal supercharges military funding, but commercial contractors could be casualties as a U.S.-China trade dispute escalates. Aviation Week editors weigh in on the implications.

Airbus Space’s View of the Satellite Market

March 16, 2018 10:45 - 12 minutes - 23 MB

Aviation Week editors talk with Nicolas Chamussy about its OneWeb venture into the small satellite, low Earth orbit market and navigating the dramatic changes in the industry.

The New Cold War Footing

March 10, 2018 04:47 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MB

Aviation Week’s team of U.S.-based defense editors discuss the shift in the U.S. military from planning to fight counterinsurgency campaigns to preparing for great-power technological warfare.

Electric Dreams – A Reality Check on Urban Air Taxis

March 01, 2018 22:10 - 20 minutes - 9.44 MB

Uber's Director of Aviation Engineering and eVTOL leading light Mark Moore talks with Aviation Week’s Tony Osborne and Guy Norris about the coming revolution in urban air mobility—a key talking point at this year's HAI Helo-Expo convention in Las Vegas.

A Look at the Future of the International Space Station

February 23, 2018 18:35 - 20 minutes - 37.2 MB

The National Space Council traveled to Kennedy Space Center to discuss how private space companies and other countries can participate as NASA scales back its financial support for the station in the years to come. Aviation Week Space Editor Irene Klotz provides highlights from the fate of the space station to U.S. cooperation with China on civil space and the potential to remove regulations to speed commercial development.