AvTalk Episode 357: Frickin’ drones with frickin’ laser beams
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by Ned Russell in the studio as Jason and Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren report from their outpost in the Caribbean. We try to understand what happened in El Paso on Wednesday morning and offer some thoughts on the FAA administrator’s actions to close airspace around the city. Cuba says it is out of jet fuel. This has led to flight cancellations by some airlines, but a few seem to still be able to top up before returning home. Lufthansa pilots strike for better compensation and investigators focus their sights on why a LATAM 777 suffered a tail strike on departure from Milan last year.
Helpful links for this week’s episode
* A photo of the Britten Norman Trislander
* The El Paso NOTAM
* Havana Airport departure and arrival boards
* SAS taxiway departure
* PT-MUG tail strike final report
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Helpful links for this week’s episode
* A photo of the Britten Norman Trislander
* The El Paso NOTAM
* Havana Airport departure and arrival boards
* SAS taxiway departure
* PT-MUG tail strike final report
Thank you for listening!
Whether this is your first episode of AvTalk or you’ve listened to every single episode, we appreciate you spending your time with us. If you’d like to help other people find AvTalk, please consider leaving a rating and review on the the platform of your choice. Happy tracking and thanks for listening!
2026-02-13
55 min
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