Emirates President Tim Clark Discusses Flight MH370
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Release Date: 06/03/2014
Unpacking The Pentagon's New Strategy—Greenland, Golden Dome And Budget Implications
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble break down the Pentagon's new National Defense Strategy and what it means for the budget.
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Shot Down—What the FCC's UAS Ban Means
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
The Trump administration has started the clock on a near-total ban of foreign UAS and parts in the U.S. The surprise blanket ban has the potential to dramatically effect American customers and contractors alike—and not necessarily in a good way. Listen to Aviation Week's Michael Bruno and Bill Carey who are joined by The Drone Girl, Sally French, to explain what is happening and what it means.
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What Did SciTech Reveal About The Future Of Aerospace?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Graham Warwick report back from their annual pilgrimage to AIAA SciTech, sharing news of future aerospace technologies they learned about at the aerospace research forum. They also hear from Clay Mowry, the head of AIAA.
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Innovate, Compete, Win: Aviation Week's Space Tech Challenge 2026
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Aviation Week's Robert Wall and Garrett Reim are joined by Russ Matijevich, space industry veteran and a judge in the Space Tech Challenge Awards. Nominations are now open for the awards—could your solution be a winner? Find out more and apply here: The Space Tech Challenge Awards connect execution-ready innovations with the government agencies, prime contractors, and commercial operators actively seeking them. From lunar operations to Mars missions, the space industry faces nearly 200 validated capability gaps. The Aviation Week Space Tech Challenge Awards recognize solutions already in...
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Does Airbus Deserve a B+ or a C-?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Airframers' 2025 delivery totals are in. Aviation Week’s team grades Airbus, Boeing and the smaller OEMs on their production performance last year.
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Trump Vs. Defense Industry
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Analyst Byron Callan joins Aviation Week editors to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s attack on contractor profits and his plan to boost defense spending by 50%. Find out more about Aviation Week's Defense Conference
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Is The GCAP Fighter The F-35's International Successor?
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Watch as Richard Aboulafia joins the podcast to discuss how 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for two next-generation fighter programs conceived in Europe: FCAS and GCAP. Subscribers can read Richard's column on the Global Combat Air Program Find out more about Aviation Week's Defense Conference
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Flubs & Forecasts 2025-26 Edition
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
In the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026. Listen in as Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-In-Chief Joe Anselmo hears from Christine Boynton, Michael Bruno, Brian Everstine, Guy Norris, Garrett Reim, Lee Ann Shay, Robert Wall and Graham Warwick. Check 6 will be back in 2026. Thank you to our sponsor GE Aerospace. Learn more about how GE Aerospace and its partners are defining flight for today, tomorrow, and the future
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Check 6 Revisits: RTX's Pratt & Whitney Marks 100 Years
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker’s achievements over its first century. This episode explores how Pratt & Whitney’s propulsion innovations have made it a global powerhouse, navigating highs and lows throughout the decades—and all dating back to a revolutionary little engine developed in a former Connecticut tobacco warehouse space. . Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers...
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Debriefing Defense In 2025
Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
The F-47, low-cost missiles, space superiority and more—listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Brian Everstine break down the key developments of 2025 in the defense world.
info_outlineEmirates President Tim Clark talked to Aviation Week's Jens Flottau on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Doha about flight MH370 and aircraft tracking.