The Risks of Conducting Over the Horizon Strikes
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Release Date: 09/17/2021
Will Embraer Step Up To Challenge The Duopoly?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
The last company to take on Airbus and Boeing was crushed, but market conditions could be ripe for another challenger. Bank of America analyst Ron Epstein joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Guy Norris to discuss what Embraer might do. Aviation Week subscribers can read more:
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Europe’s Air Taxi Startups On The Brink
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Investors have ploughed billions of dollars into eVTOL ventures but now many are running out of cash. Listen in to hear Aviation Week's Jens Flottau share what he found on recent visits to Lilium and Volocopter. SMG Consulting's Sergio Cecutta also joins to break down the AAM funding environment and the advantage Chinese startups have.
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Check 6 Revisits: 7J7, Boeing’s Lost Airliner
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Boeing never built the 7J7, but its legacy continues to be felt to this day. Listen in to hear how technology once studied for the highly advanced program could re-emerge on the company’s next new airplane almost 40 years later. Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Steve Trimble and Christine Boynton are joined by former Boeing 7J7 program manager Peter Morton to delve into the program. Designed in an era of spiraling fuel costs, the 7J7 was ahead of its time. The program marked a profound change in the way Boeing did business and designed its airplanes. Morton, who served as director of...
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Shielding The Skies: Missile Defense In A Changing World
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week editors Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Tony Osborne assess the recent performance of Israel’s air and missile defense umbrella and discuss new missile defense technology needed to address potential and evolving threats.
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787 Allegations: Boeing Over A Barrel
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Boeing acknowledges that production-quality issues meant the first 1,000 or so 787s delivered did not meet its specifications. But it insists the productions issues have been corrected, and that the in-service fleet is not at risk. A Boeing engineer has come forward to challenge these claims, sparking a new round of scrutiny for the beleaguered manufacturer. Aviation Week Network's Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick and Graham Warwick break it all down.
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How To Fix Boeing
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Industry analysts Ron Epstein and Richard Aboulafia join Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo and Michael Bruno to discuss the momentous challenges facing Boeing’s next leader—and who that leader might be. Read:
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China's Reclusive Stealth Bomber
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
The paper trail on the secretive Xian H-20 had gone cold for a couple years, but recent comments from a PLAAF general suggest the program is coming along. Aviation Week Network's Guy Norris, Steve Trimble and Matt Jouppi dissect what was said and look at where the bomber would fit in China's air force structure.
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Making Sense Of Boeing's Leadership Shake-Up
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
On March 25 Boeing signaled the departures of President and CEO Dave Calhoun, Chairman Larry Kellner and Stan Deal, president of its Commercial Airplanes division. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau and Guy Norris break down the seismic leadership changes and what they mean for the company's future.
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Deep Dive Into SpaceX's Latest Starship Flight Test
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Listen in as former Space Shuttle program manager Wayne Hale joins Aviation Week's Irene Klotz and Guy Norris to unpack .
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Will China Take The Lead In AAM?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Having seized the pole position in electric vehicles, Chinese industry is racing ahead in advanced air mobility. SMG Consulting's Sergio Cecutta joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick and Ben Goldstein to discuss how the market is developing. Read Ben's latest story: Subscribe to Aviation Week Intelligence Network's AAM Report
info_outlineWith its exit from Afghanistan, the U.S. is beginning a new phase of drone warfare, conducting strikes there without forces on the ground. But is the current technology enough to safely execute the mission?