Cruise Altitude
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA light hearted look at the aviation world, from “the other side” of the cockpit door. Covering a diverse range of news, travel tips and trivia, Cruise Altitude seeks to entertain and inform both enthusiasts and pro’s alike. **The views expressed on this podcast are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent the views or policies of our employer(s).**
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Episodes
Ep 26 - Christmas (Quiz) Special & The Greatest Aircraft Final!
December 24, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBIt’s our Christmas Special and the Cruise Altitude Team announce the winner of the Greatest Commercial Aircraft of all time. Plus they are joined once again by a special guest who takes on Jon in the Cruise Altitude Christmas Quiz! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit:https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALOT8g Ke...
EP 25 - Greatest Aircraft Part 4 - Four Engines 4 Long Haul!
December 10, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIt’s the fourth episode of our 5 part mini-series, as the Cruise Altitude team continue their quest to find the worlds greatest ever Airliner! In this episode we look at the Four Engined long haulers, but which heavyweight will be the winner?! Plus we’ve landed in Asia, and we answer your questions from the mailbag! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cru...
EP 24 - Greatest Aircraft Part 3 - Two Aisles & Two Engines!
November 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBIt’s the third episode of our 5 part mini-series, as the Cruise Altitude team continue their quest to find the worlds greatest ever Airliner! In this episode we look at the “Twin Aisle, Twin Jets”, but which wide body will be the winner?! Plus we’ve landed in Israel and really its a Racoon! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call vi...
EP 23 - The Terrific Tri-Jets!
October 21, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIt’s the second episode of our 5 part mini-series, as the Cruise Altitude team continue their quest to find the worlds greatest ever Airliner! In this episode we look at the “Terrific Tri-Jets”, but which one will be the winner in this rather retro category?! Plus we talk pigs and penguins! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call vi...
EP 23 - Greatest Aircraft Part 2 - The Terrific Tri-Jets!
October 21, 2021 09:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBIt’s the second episode of our 5 part mini-series, as the Cruise Altitude team continue their quest to find the worlds greatest ever Airliner! In this episode we look at the “Terrific Tri-Jets”, but which one will be the winner in this rather retro category?! Plus we talk pigs and penguins! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call vi...
Ep 22 - Greatest Aircraft Part 1 - Short Haul Stalwarts!
October 06, 2021 09:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBIt’s the first episode of our brand new 5 part mini-series, as the Cruise Altitude team set out on their quest to find the worlds greatest ever Airliner! In this episode we look at the “Short Haul Stalwarts”, but which one will we crown queen of the short haul skies?! Plus we land somewhere new, and Si talks toilets! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cr...
Ep 21 - From Storing to Soaring!
September 17, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MBAs more and more aircraft return to the skies, find out what it takes to bring an aircraft back from storage. Plus the jacket potato index returns, what’s a ‘destination alternate’ and of course, we’ve landed somewhere new! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit:https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALOT8g Keep it do...
Ep 20 - ‘Recycled like a Tin Can!’
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBWith recycling hot on the agenda, just how much of a part does aviation play? Plus we talk “sectors”, take a trip to the Far East, and discover how high we can fly! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALOT8g Keep it down to earth with Cruise Altitude! The views expressed ar...
Ep 19 - Calling all Space Tourists!
August 04, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBThe team are back from their summer holidays and have a jam packed episode lined up! The long wait for weightlessness, ‘Space tourism’ gets going (finally… sort of!), they clear up ‘callsigns’ and can goats climb trees?! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALOT8g Keep it dow...
Ep 18 - Jet Fuel is Going Green!
July 08, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBWith the industry setting itself ambitious targets to be Carbon Neutral by 2050, the Cruise Altitude team examine what “Sustainable Aviation Fuel” is all about. Plus we talk football, supersize Lego and find out all about Jon’s pyjamas! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALO...
Ep 17 - Concorde and the Supersonic Boom!
June 24, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBCould a return to Supersonic travel really be just a few years away?! The Cruise Altitude team discuss an exciting new project aimed at cutting transatlantic flight times in half. Plus we talk lights, drones and much more! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALOT8g Keep it do...
Ep 16 - ‘Sky Bouncers’, Chicken Wings & Lara!
June 04, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBAs the USA continues to rebound, the Cruise Altitude Team share their recent experiences of post Covid flying, plus they talk terrain and launch ‘Cruise Altitude Final Call!’ Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com For Cruise Altitude Final Call visit: https://youtube.com/channel/UCtE_yrd36h8tXQgoxALOT8g Keep it down to earth with Cruise Altitude! The views exp...
Ep 15 - Cracking the Airport Codes!
May 21, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.8 MBConfused by codes? The Cruise Altitude team unravel the secret formula behind airport codes, talk time zones and find out why it’s blinds up for take off and landing! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com Keep it down to Earth with Cruise Altitude! The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent the views or policies of our employ...
Ep 14 - Parking Planes - The Story of Storage...
May 07, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBWhere have all those planes gone?! The Cruise Altitude team look into what it takes to park up and store an Airliner. Plus we get to grips with ‘crosswinds’, and find out why we always board on the left. Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com Keep it down to earth with Cruise Altitude! The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represe...
Ep 13 - Keep Calm and Carry Cargo!
April 23, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBCould Air Freight be the saviour of aviation? The Cruise Altitude team look at how the industry has had to adapt to see itself through the global pandemic. Plus we find out how twin engine airliners cross oceans safely, and complete the ‘Cruise Altitude Cheese Board’! #crackersorbread? Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com Keep it down to earth with Cruise Al...
Ep 12 ‘The Airbus A380 - Jumbo Success or Supersize Flop?’
April 08, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBAs the final ever Airbus A380 leaves the production line, the Cruise Altitude team take a look at what went right and what went wrong for the ‘Super Jumbo’, and consider it’s future role in a post pandemic world. Also, could the pilot shortage really already be starting? Plus find out which cheese made it onto the Cruise Altitude inflight menu! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, w...
Ep 11 - Are We Heading for a Pilot Shortage?
March 18, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBCould we really be in for a Pilot shortage soon? The team discuss a new report which suggests just that... they play “Scrap, Lease or Buy”, and we follow on from our last episode with some exciting news about the 2021 British Women Pilots’ Association Scholarship Scheme! It’s an episode jam packed with positivity! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com Keep it...
Ep 10 - Women in Aviation Special
March 08, 2021 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBIn this very special episode, the Cruise Altitude team mark International Women’s Day by meeting Commercial Pilot - and social media star - Sam the Pilot! Through her exciting Instagram account “Sierra. Alfa. Mike.”, Sam seeks to inspire and encourage a growing movement of female aviators, so who better to ask about life as a female airline pilot! https://www.instagram.com/sierra.alfa.mike Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at cruis...
Ep 9 - Home Schooling Special - How Planes Fly!
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB“Home Schooling” help is on its way! In a twist on the usual format, it’s back to flight school for the Cruise Altitude team as we use some fun experiments to show you how a plane really gets in the air. So grab a piece of paper, a hairdryer and a pillowcase and let us take over the home schooling in this interactive Science lesson. We hope you have fun! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the ...
Ep 8 - Shall we start an Airline?
February 15, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this episode the team look for aviation positivity in 2021, dismiss the ‘fake news’ agenda, and consider if this is actually a good time to start an airline? Finally tune in to hear how Cruise Altitude will be doing its part to help with home schooling! Don’t forget to subscribe and get in touch via our various Social media platforms, email us at [email protected] or jump on the website, www.cruisealtitude.com Keep it down to earth with Cruise Altitude! The views expressed ar...
Ep 7 - Green Shoots, Airforce One, Time to book a holiday?
January 29, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBIn this episode the team discuss the “green shoots of recovery” for aviation, investigate the inner workings of Air Force One, and they reveal the destinations they can’t wait to fly to in 2021... plus much more! Don’t forget to get in touch via our various social media platforms, links can be found at cruisealtitude.com or email us at [email protected] A down to Earth Podcast from Cruise Altitude! **The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent th...
Ep 6 - The Christmas Quiz
December 25, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMerry Christmas from Cruise Altitude, and welcome to our very first Christmas Day Quiz Special! In this episode the regular team are joined by special guest Captain Greg, who takes on Jon in an attempt to be crowned the Cruise Altitude ‘Christmas Quiz’ Champion. Listen in to see who wins, and play along at home by downloading the quiz. It’s available in full on our Facebook page, visit cruisealtitude.com for more details. Good luck! A down to Earth Podcast from Cruise Altitude! **The v...
Ep 5 - Medicals, Northern Lights and Santa’s Big Night Flight!
December 22, 2020 09:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode we discuss snowy runways and Arctic aviating, we look at Pilot Medicals and staying “fit to fly”, and we give the lowdown on the best way to track Santa this Christmas! Don’t forget to get in touch via our various social media platforms, links can be found at cruisealtitude.com or email us at [email protected] A down to Earth Podcast from Cruise Altitude! **The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent the views or policies of our e...
Ep4 - Return of the Max
December 08, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this episode we discuss the return of the Boeing 737 Max, Navigating stormy weather at night, Festive Airports, plus more from the mailbag! Don’t forget to get in touch via our various social media platforms, links can be found at cruisealtitude.com or email us at [email protected] A down to Earth Podcast from Cruise Altitude! **The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent the views or policies of our employer(s).**
Ep 3 - Staying Sharp at the “Pointy End”!
November 25, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this episode we discuss the world’s longest flight, how pilots stay on top of their game, Champagne (again!) and much, much more! Don’t forget to get in touch via our various social media platforms, links can be found at cruisealtitude.com or email us at [email protected] A down to Earth Podcast from Cruise Altitude! **The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent the views or policies of our employer(s).**
Ep 2 - HEPA Filters
November 11, 2020 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBWelcome to Cruise Altitude & thanks for downloading our First full Episode! In this episode we talk HEPA filters, our hardest places to land, coconuts and much more! Don’t forget to get in touch via our various social media platforms, links can be found at cruisealtitude.com or email us at [email protected] A down to Earth Podcast from Cruise Altitude! **The views expressed are our own, and are not in any way intended to represent the views or policies of our employer(s).**
Trailer
November 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 minute - 804 KBHosted by two airline pilots with time to spare and stories to share, Cruise Altitude takes a light hearted look at the world of Aviation. Your regular ‘departure lounge’ for news, trivia and travel tips from the other side of the cockpit door. A down to earth podcast... from Cruise Altitude!
Ep 1 - Trailer
November 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 minute - 804 KBHosted by two airline pilots with time to spare and stories to share, Cruise Altitude takes a light hearted look at the world of Aviation. Your regular ‘departure lounge’ for news, trivia and travel tips from the other side of the cockpit door. A down to earth podcast... from Cruise Altitude!