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2 weeks ago | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik
On April 27, 2005, the Airbus A380 lifted off the runway for the first time, soaring into the skies over Toulouse, France. The Superjumbo’s first first flight marked the culmination of more than a decade’s worth of development and the beginning of an 18 month flight test campaign.
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2 months ago | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik |Ian Love
Ian Petchenik Ian Petchenik’s love of aviation began at an early age growing up next to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. As Flightradar24’s director of communications and co-host of the AvTalk podcast Ian now gets to share that passion for aviation with millions of Flightradar24 users and listeners around the world.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, a Bering Air Cessna 208 crashes near Nome, Alaska. Updates on the mid-air collision in Washington DC and what airspace changes may become permanent. New propulsion technology projects from major manufacturers are being pushed back 5-10 years. And we share the recipe for the ultimate inflight desert. Thank you for listening!Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review on iTunes.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik
On this episode of AvTalk, we review what we know so far about the mid-air collision between a US Army UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter and a PSA Airlines CRJ-700 in Washington DC, what we don’t know, and some of the avenues of inquiry investigators and authorities are following.
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik |Ian Love
Updated: February 1, 2025 A Learjet 55 medevac flight crashed shortly after departure from Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE | KPNE) on 31 January. The flight departed at approximately 23:06:16 UTC (18:06 local time) bound for Springfield, Missouri (SGF | KSGF). Within a minute the flight crashed less than three miles from the end of the runway. The FAA reports there were six people on board. The Learjet was broadcasting ADS-B data, which was received by the Flightradar24 network. The last...
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik |Ian Love
At approximately 20:48 local time on 29 January (01:48 UTC) a PSA Airlines CRJ-700 operating for American Airlines as flight AA5342 and a US military H60 helicopter collided near Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA). The last position received from the CRJ via ADS-B was 38.843840, -77.026550 at 01:48:03 UTC. The helicopter was not broadcasting ADS-B data.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik |Ian Love
At approximately 20:48 local time on 29 January (01:48 UTC) a PSA Airlines CRJ-700 (N709PS) operating for American Airlines as flight AA5342 and a US military H60 helicopter collided near Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA). The last position received from the CRJ via ADS-B was 38.843840, -77.026550 at 01:48:03 UTC. The helicopter was not broadcasting ADS-B data.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik |Ian Love
Ian Petchenik Ian Petchenik’s love of aviation began at an early age growing up next to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. As Flightradar24’s director of communications and co-host of the AvTalk podcast Ian now gets to share that passion for aviation with millions of Flightradar24 users and listeners around the world.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:36 — 30.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSOn this week’s episode of AvTalk, Boeing announces a $6 billion third quarter loss, while the company’s striking machinists reject the latest contract offer, sending negotiators back to work. A close call in Austin as TCAS comes to the rescue, while Indian airlines deal with a spate of hoax bomb threats.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
flightradar24.com | Ian Petchenik
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:03 — 42.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSSOn this episode of AvTalk, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines secure Department of Transportation approval of their merger. As the Boeing Machinists’ strike enters week two, the company is implementing a long list of measures to hoard cash. In other strike news, Air Canada and its pilots union have reached a tentative agreement, but it still needs to be ratified.
