Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

Aviation Week editors and analysts discuss industry developments across commercial aviation, defense and space every week on the Check 6 Podcast.

Check 6 Revisits: Atomic Ambitions—Destruction To Discovery 09/01/2025

Check 6 Revisits: Atomic Ambitions—Destruction To Discovery In the decades since two modified B-29s dropped atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing World War II to a close, there have been many ideas about how the power of the atom might be harnessed for other uses, including space exploration and aircraft propulsion. On this episode, Aviation Week editors comb through our archives to discuss the legacy of the atomic bomb missions and the evolution of nuclear power in aerospace through to the present day—and beyond. “We hold in trust a power that is capable of unraveling the very fabric of our civilian…We have proved the destructive use, while the constructive applications are still in the realm of speculation.”- Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here: (Aug. 13, 1945) (Aug. 20, 1945) (September 1945) (Feb. 6, 1956) (Jan. 16, 1956) (Dec. 1, 1958) (Oct. 15, 2014) (Aug. 18, 2025) /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/38043880

How Politics Are Upending Airliner Orders 08/29/2025

How Politics Are Upending Airliner Orders Is free trade over in commercial aviation, or it is all just smoke and mirrors? Aerodynamic Advisory's Richard Aboulafia joins Aviation Week’s Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau and Dan Williams to discuss. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/38018810

Getting The Hook 08/22/2025

Getting The Hook Aviation Week's Brian Everstine, Robert Wall and Steve Trimble discuss U.S. naval aviation ahead of the annual Tailhook gathering and the surprise announcement that U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Allvin will be retiring. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37919450

Why Everyone Is ‘Not’ Talking About Golden Dome 08/15/2025

Why Everyone Is ‘Not’ Talking About Golden Dome Aviation Week’s Vivienne Machi and Brian Everstine are back from their trip to the annual Space and Missile Defense conference. Here’s what was new or surprising, from counter-UAS to in-space mobility. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37823600

How Starlink Became SpaceX’s Cash Cow 08/08/2025

How Starlink Became SpaceX’s Cash Cow The Starlink satellite venture’s stunning success has brightened Elon Musk’s bumpy year, but has awakened China. Listen in as Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Garrett Reim, Irene Klotz and Matt Fulco discuss what has become SpaceX's cash cow. -- Since its inception in 1957, Aviation Week Network's Laureate Awards have honored extraordinary achievements in aerospace. Innovators that represent the values and vision of the global aerospace community have changed the way people work and move through the world. Nominations for Aviation Week Network's 2026 Laureate Awards are now open! Submit your nominations by October 16, 2025. Nominate /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37728380

Why Are Cybersecurity Risks Rising For Aerospace And Defense? | Sponsored By Shift5 08/04/2025

Why Are Cybersecurity Risks Rising For Aerospace And Defense? | Sponsored By Shift5 As competition between the United States and adversary nations intensifies, cybersecurity risks for aerospace and defense are rising. Listen in to this sponsored podcast as Josh Lospinoso, CEO and Co-Founder of Shift5, and David Forbes, who leads Cyber Physical Defense at Booz Allen Hamilton, explain the nature of the cyber security threat, the stakes involved and how to mitigate it. Learn more /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37659020

Is Kelly Ortberg Turning Boeing Around? 08/01/2025

Is Kelly Ortberg Turning Boeing Around? Boeing’s new CEO has been on the job for a year. Analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick and Michael Bruno to discuss how he’s doing so far. 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 /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37627615

Do NASA’s Budget Cuts Spell Trouble For U.S. Aerospace? Mind The Gap! 07/29/2025

Do NASA’s Budget Cuts Spell Trouble For U.S. Aerospace? Mind The Gap! NASA’s normally vibrant presence at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ showcase Aviation and Ascend events was cut to the bone this year as the agency faces crippling budget cuts. Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, Guy Norris and Garrett Reim were in Las Vegas for the events. They share their impressions from there and concerns about what the NASA cuts could mean for U.S. competitiveness in commercial aviation and space. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37592235

Air & Space Reimagined 07/22/2025

Air & Space Reimagined Join the National Air and Space Museum’s director Chris Browne and Aviation Week’s Joe Anselmo for a private tour of the revamped museum in Washington. Watch the video version on Youtube . 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 /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37502180

What’s The Buzz At RIAT? E-7 Wedgetail, Sixth-Gen Fighters And More 07/18/2025

What’s The Buzz At RIAT? E-7 Wedgetail, Sixth-Gen Fighters And More Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Tony Osborne gather after the Chief of the Air Staff's Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference on the eve of the Royal International Air Tattoo to discuss the latest developments in air power as U.S. budget season impacts programs. Thank you to our sponsor Parker Aerospace. A partner of choice for OEMs and MROs, Parker helps solve complex challenges to achieve the extraordinary. Stay in the know with Parker Aerospace on Linkedin or at /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37454470

AI 171 Preliminary Crash Report Adds Facts, Raises Questions 07/15/2025

AI 171 Preliminary Crash Report Adds Facts, Raises Questions Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Sean Broderick join Jens Flottau to share their thoughts on the preliminary report into the first crash of the Boeing 787. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37411600

How Can China's Grip On Pentagon Rare Earth Supply Chains Be Broken? 07/10/2025

How Can China's Grip On Pentagon Rare Earth Supply Chains Be Broken? Rare earths are essential for a wide variety of defense systems to function, but the U.S. is largely reliant on China for these strategic metals. Listen in as experts Mahnaz Khan, Cory Combs and Matt Sloustcher join Aviation Week's Matthew Fulco to discuss what can be done. 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 /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37362795

Aerospace’s Achilles Heel: Obsolescence | Sponsored By ACS 07/08/2025

Aerospace’s Achilles Heel: Obsolescence | Sponsored By ACS An industry known for its cutting-edge products is also saddled with old factories and out-of-date software. Listen in as two experts discuss the challenge in this podcast sponsored by ACS. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37331625

Check 6 Revisits: A Grand Canyon Crash And Its Impact On Aviation Safety 07/02/2025

Check 6 Revisits: A Grand Canyon Crash And Its Impact On Aviation Safety With air traffic control (ATC) modernization in sharp focus, Aviation Week editors and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt dig back through our archives to June 1956. A midair collision above the Grand Canyon would spur the formation of FAA and spark much-needed change to an aging ATC system that could no longer keep up with the demands of the day. Check 6 Revisits delves into Aviation Week's more than 100-year archive. Subscribers can and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here: /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37177815

B-2s, Penetrator Bombs And Destroyed F-14s 06/25/2025

B-2s, Penetrator Bombs And Destroyed F-14s The U.S. followed Israel in striking Iranian nuclear infrastructure, launching the largest B-2 raid ever and dropping its biggest conventional bombs. Listen as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Tony Osborne assess the operation and landscape in Iran after almost two weeks of fighting. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37152390

Boeing Absence Keeps Orders Subdued At An Unusual Paris Air Show 06/19/2025

Boeing Absence Keeps Orders Subdued At An Unusual Paris Air Show For commercial aviation the Paris Air Show opened in somber mood following the AI 171 crash but there was still plenty for our editors to discuss. Listen in as Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois Jens Flottau, Guy Norris and Mark Pilling share their highlights. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37067780

The Israel-Iran War And Defense At Le Bourget 06/18/2025

The Israel-Iran War And Defense At Le Bourget Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Tony Osborne and Steve Trimble break down Israel's latest offensive and how that country's defense companies have been walled off here at the Paris Air Show. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37053485

Boeing 787 Crash Casts A Shadow Over Le Bourget 06/15/2025

Boeing 787 Crash Casts A Shadow Over Le Bourget The Paris Air Show is opening under a cloud following the tragic crash of an Air India Boeing 787 just days ago. Editors discuss what investigators will be focusing on and what the accident means for the industry. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/37014725

Check 6 With Accenture: Europe’s Defense Market Has Arrived 06/09/2025

Check 6 With Accenture: Europe’s Defense Market Has Arrived Heading into the Paris Air Show, Accenture’s John Schmidt and Joyce Kline delve into defense, supply chain and next-level manufacturing in this sponsored podcast. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36917480

The End Of NASA As We Know It? 06/06/2025

The End Of NASA As We Know It? As the White House pulls Jared Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Irene Klotz and Graham Warwick discuss what it means. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36886935

Behind The Curtain With Boeing’s CEO 05/29/2025

Behind The Curtain With Boeing’s CEO Editors share their impressions of an in-depth conversation with Kelly Ortberg after the Boeing CEO spoke exclusively with Aviation Week. Thank you to our sponsor GE Aerospace. Learn how the company and its partners are defining flight for today and the future /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36769580

What's In, What's Out At The Pentagon 05/23/2025

What's In, What's Out At The Pentagon Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss the pricey Golden Dome program and how the DOD is rebalancing its spending, cutting back in other areas like Army aviation modernization. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36686775

Navigating Next Steps For U.S. ATC 05/15/2025

Navigating Next Steps For U.S. ATC Aviation Week's Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick and Bill Carey break down the current state of the U.S. air traffic control system and analyze what it will take to push modernization forward. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36576155

What We Saw Inside JetZero 05/08/2025

What We Saw Inside JetZero Will JetZero's blended-wing body passenger jet become a reality? Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris and Steve Trimble weigh in following their visit to the startup's facility in Long Beach, California. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36482925

ULA CEO Tory Bruno On Navigating The Space Race 05/01/2025

ULA CEO Tory Bruno On Navigating The Space Race United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno discusses launch campaign details, the future of Vulcan and the National Security Space Launch program market. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36385810

What You Can Expect From The F/A-XX Decision 04/25/2025

What You Can Expect From The F/A-XX Decision The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine and Steve Trimble discuss what's at stake. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36295790

What Tariffs Mean For Boeing, Airbus And Comac 04/17/2025

What Tariffs Mean For Boeing, Airbus And Comac Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno and Jens Flottau are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36208740

Spatial Awareness—Live From The 40th Space Symposium 04/11/2025

Spatial Awareness—Live From The 40th Space Symposium Editors at the 40th Space Symposium discuss everything from threats to NASA's science missions to the Golden Dome air-defense concept. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/36094835

What Do Trump Tariffs Mean For Aerospace And Air Travel? 04/03/2025

What Do Trump Tariffs Mean For Aerospace And Air Travel? AeroDynamic Advisory’s Kevin Michaels joins Aviation Week editors to discuss the worrisome implications for the industry. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/35994330

Is Airbus Running In Place? 03/28/2025

Is Airbus Running In Place? Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau and Graham Warwick discuss why an Airbus next-generation single-aisle program launch is not imminent despite technological progress. /episode/index/show/aviationweek/id/35902845

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