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AvTalk Episode 393: The pieces are worth more than the whole
· 50 min · Episode 393
Episode AvTalk Episode 393: The pieces are worth more than the whole
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, CNBC aviation reporter Leslie Josephs tells us why some young former Spirit Airlines A320neos are being dismantled and where the usable parts are going. Also on this week’s episode, Lufthansa and Fraport unveil the “Gate of the Future” in Frankfurt and we have a few thoughts.
Virgin and Delta are furious at Heathrow Airport as Delta could be forced to move out of the terminal it shares with Virgin, Swiss is ending its wet lease arrangement with Air Baltic, Boeing’s Q3 earnings are notable for what the company says it isn’t doing. And more airlines are delaying service in the Middle East, while Riyadh Air shifts its base of operations to Al Qassim, 4.5 hours north of its namesake city.
Helpful links for this week’s episode
• Leslie’s piece on the scrapping of newer airplanes • Alaska Airlines’ Anchorage-Tokyo announcement • The new diesel bush plane
Click here for a transcript of this week’s episode.
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Links in the notes 7
- https://www.cnbc.com/leslie-josephs/
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/24/spirit-airlines-planes-scrapped-engine-shortage.html
- https://news.alaskaair.com/destinations/alaska-airlines-to-launch-nonstop-service-between-anchorage-and-tokyo-narita/
- https://avbrief.com/reach-aviation-unveils-diesel-bush-plane/?fsp_sid=4621
- https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/AvTalk_393_Transcript.pdf
- https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-podcast/avtalk-episode-393-the-pieces-are-worth-more-than-the-whole/
- https://www.flightradar24.com/blog
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