AvTalk Episode 390: Running a decade behind to avoid the glitches

9 Oct 2026 · 53 min · Episode 390

Episode AvTalk Episode 390: Running a decade behind to avoid the glitches

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On this week’s episode of AvTalk, the latest on the investigation into flydubai flight 1073. The NTSB releases its preliminary report on the 767 runway overrun in Miami last month. The Houthis warn airlines against using Saudi Arabian airspace. And airlines are still using decade-old software to avoid glitches in the 737.

Keep up with the stories in this week’s epsiode

• 0:00–02:12 Opening / Plans for Lufthansa’s final A340-600 flight • 2:12–05:00 Planes on a train • 5:00–11:11 flydubai incident update — investigation, captain’s recovery, and future aviation safety possibilities • 11:11–17:16 NTSB preliminary report on the 21 Air 767 runway overrun in Miami • 17:16–20:27 Biman Bangladesh is on a shopping spree • 20:27–23:01 Norse cuts its transatlantic network (even more) and shifts capacity to Thailand • 23:01–25:39 Houthi threats to Saudi airspace and disruption around Riyadh • 25:39–30:44 British Airways’ A380 set for the world’s largest business class cabin • 30:44–32:22 JetBlue gets Spirit’s LaGuardia slots with some conditions • 32:22–34:17 JetBlue’s disappearing-reappearing flights and the scramble to restore bookings • 34:17–35:21 airBaltic restructuring and proposed workforce cuts • 35:21–40:58 Boeing 737 MAX software problems, certification delays, and airline workarounds • 40:58–42:32 Widerøe extends its Dash 8 fleet’s life through 2035 • 42:32–43:59 KLM’s first A350 and the wait for business class seat approval • 43:59–47:37 Korean Air–Asiana merger scrutiny — Jeju needs more seats! • 47:37–49:10 A hot-air balloon lands behind a Delta flight in Albuquerque, internet camaraderie ensues • 49:10–52:16 Flightradar24’s new automated Heathrow live stream with BigJetTV

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