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Welcome to taking flight! A podcast for the aviation geeks. If you look up into the sky when you hear a plane than this podcast is for you. Listen to Airline news, stuff about Boeing and Airbus. If it’s aviation its guaranteed to be talked about!! This podcast is designed for the pilot at heart and aviation geeks like me! If you enjoy this podcast please share and leave a star rating along with a review! New episodes come out weekly and sometimes four episodes come out in one day!! Stay tuned for more and enjoy!

Jordan Mcdonald


    • May 6, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
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    Sad news for Bonza

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 6:58


    Bonza seems to be part of history as its financial issues have forced the Australian airline to stop operating. I will do my best to keep you guys updated on this unfortunate situation.

    International demand grows in Seattle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 5:09


    Seattle is a popular destination

    United news

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 4:27


    Want to fly to SFO from MCO on a united 757-300? Well starting in May, you can do just that! They will use the aircraft during the summer months on this route.

    Chaos in Atlanta

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 11:54


    Welcome back

    Boeing is in trouble

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 5:41


    I'm tired so this episode wasn't the smoothest.

    End of an era

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 16:46


    Welcome back!

    Boeing and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 11:32


    Boeing seems to be the talk of the town lately. And it's unfortunately not for great reasons. Welcome to a brand new episode of the taking flight podcast season 4! Grab a bowl of your favorite snack and listen to airline news.

    New news

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 9:13


    Welcome back

    First trip of 2024!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 6:15


    More trips coming soon

    John is back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2024 20:37


    Welcome John back. We have lots to talk about in today episode, so stay tuned!

    A bad name

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 5:34


    Boeing much to think about and airlines have lots to say! This episode will give us some insight into what and how airlines are feeling about all of this max 9 drama. Welcome to episode 131 reach out to us on instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/taking_flight_podcast?igsh=NXNkbmszZnl4Nnl6&utm_source=qr

    My feelings on Boeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 16:04


    Fallow us on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/taking_flight_podcast?igsh=NXNkbmszZnl4Nnl6&utm_source=qr

    Alaska Airlines door plug

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 9:16


    Welcome back! Happy new year

    Just checking in!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 1:46


    Happy new year from Taking Flight!

    Wrap up for 2023!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 33:32


    This episode includes top stories from the year of 2023. It's been a great year producing episodes for y'all. With the addition of a co-host back in august. The podcast has seen many new listeners. Thank you for your continued support of the podcast. Reach out and let us know how we can improve. We are on instagram Taking_Flight_podcast

    LATAM airlines news and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 13:17


    More on Alaska and Hawaiian in this episode

    Alaska & Hawaiian

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 33:49


    Welcome to an episode packed with great news stories. We covered Alaska Airlines taking over Hawaiian Airlines and deltas direct competition with EVA air.

    So much to talk about

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 20:16


    Welcome to a brand new episode!

    Dubai air show 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 22:13


    Welcome back! And happy thanksgiving

    Turkish Airlines news!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 8:00


    Welcome to a new episode, I'm by myself on this episode John will join me next week and we will cover the Dubai air show

    Alaska Airlines new route and more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 16:59


    Welcome to a brand new episode, with lots to talk about! https://www.kayak.com/in?a=kan_246510_561423&enc_eid=&enc_lid=&enc_cid=ANC_to_JFK&encoder=27_1&enc_pid=deeplinks&url=/flights/SEA-LIH/2024-06-13/2024-06-20 https://www.kayak.com/in?a=kan_246510_561423&enc_eid=&enc_lid=&enc_cid=JFK_to_MBJ&encoder=27_1&enc_pid=deeplinks&url=/flights/ANC-JFK/2024-06-13/2024-06-20

    So you want to collect die cast models?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 10:56


    In this episode I'll talk about how to collect die cast aircraft.

    LATAM a320 finally report and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 22:47


    Welcome to episode 220! John and I have lots to talk about in this episode. Peru just came out with the final ruling on the LATAM airbus a320 collision with a fire truck. United took delivery of its first a321 Neo. Jordan will talk to us about a 75 year old man who went down in Southwest Airlines history as a flight attendant for a day! Here are some links as promised https://www.instagram.com/p/CyEKEggO1mi/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyREJWArpPr/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

    Israel in our thoughts.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 8:18


    This is a special episode. Regular episode will be published this Friday. Follow us on instagram @taking_flight_podcast news comes to us from simple flying. Thanks for listening. Be sure to leave a review and star rating.

    Proudly all Boeing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 25:22


    Welcome to a brand new episode

    Taking flight now has an Instagram page!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 0:58


    https://instagram.com/taking_flight_podcast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

    Fake parts and so much more!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 30:37


    Welcome my new cohost to the podcast. We I'll talk about Lufthansa, Alaska Airlines and so much more!

    Anniversary of 9/11

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 12:41


    What a sad day it was I'm September 11th 2001. In this episode, we remember what happened on that terrible day

    Alaska Airlines for the gold medal!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 6:56


    Good job Alaska Airlines!

    KLM going on 104 years old!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 5:29


    Happy birthday to the Dutch carrier KLM!

    Don't fly those aircraft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 3:28


    This episode was a spur of the moment episode

    Go First- update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 3:45


    Let's talk once again about go first

    Go first news

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 4:35


    Will they airline recover, or will they just become another defunct airline? https://simpleflying.com/page/newsletter/https://www.youtube.com/SimpleFlyingNews

    Northern pacific flight cancelled

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 4:50


    The airline currently is operating a single 757-200. The airline launched its very 1st flight Friday July 14th 2023. They had a mechanical issue resulting in the suspension of flights for a few days. The next flight is set to resume Friday July 21st 2023. Congratulations NPA!!

    Airline customer service scam

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 5:57


    Shmuli Evers @Shmuli Replying to @Shmuli He then asked me to call him, he said he has to cancel my original reservation, and I have to pay for the new one... this is when I asked him, where he was located, he said Rochester NY, when asking him where that is located, he said 2 hours South of NYC... Shmuli Evers @Shmuli This is when I told him, I have heard too many scams lately I do not feel comfortable to give him any payment information over the phone. The fact that he did not provide any alternatives, confirmed to me I was dealing with a SCAMMER. @DansDeals

    Alaska Airlines- New route

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 4:56


    New routes from LAX, SFO and ORD

    Breaking news from Iceland Air!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 4:02


    The airline has said bye bye Boeing, hello airbus!

    New routes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 6:16


    Happy 4th to all in the states. This episode is republished to be heard in all platforms, I posted this with a song from Spotify so it can only be listened to on Spotify.

    Pratt and Whitney news

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 4:51


    They will be opening a new manufacturing facility

    Paris air show

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 12:35


    The Paris air show is in full swing! Tune in for great content covering the happenings of the Paris air show 2023

    Air Tahiti nui

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 6:36


    Listen for details

    Air Tahiti takes flight from Seattle to Paris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 3:29


    Air Tahiti launched its inaugural flight from Seattle to Paris today June 13th 2023!

    Big American Airlines news

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 2:37


    Listen to find out what big news American brought to the spotlights in this brand new episode

    More aviation bits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 6:12


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    Some aviation news

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 3:25


    Here's a few links for you to check out! https://trk.cp20.com/click/gjoe-2oxla0-cll1n7-jedzyy58/ https://trk.cp20.com/click/gjoe-2oxla0-cll1n9-jedzyy50/ https://trk.cp20.com/click/gjoe-2oxla0-cll1ni-jedzyy58/

    Gotta love the a220!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 5:39


    Who has the most used a220's? Let's find out In the brand new episode

    Wow! Frontier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 4:40


    Frontier really messed this one up

    Big Norse news

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 5:35


    They have added more routes and are taking one away

    American Airlines safety video-audio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 3:57


    All rights reserved by American Airlines

    United airlines safety video-audio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 4:41


    All rights reserved by United airlines

    British airways safety video-audio

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 5:38


    This is in audio format. All rights reserved by British airways

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