Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast
Could The Fusion Age Be Upon Us?

Joe Anselmo and Graham Warwick ask Guy Norris about his story on Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and their Compact Fusion Reactor.

Direct download: 10-17_Check_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:21pm GMT

Why Are So Many of Europe’s Pilots Going on Strike?

Joe Anselmo and Jens Flottau discuss the economics of the strikes, especially Air France and Lufthansa.

Direct download: Check_6_Oct_9.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:50pm GMT

F-22: From First Flight to Operational Debut

Jen Dimascio, Bill Sweetman and Amy Butler discuss the history of the F-22 with all its quirks.

Direct download: Check_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:59pm GMT

MRO Europe Forecast

Join Lee Ann Tegtmeier and Brian Kough as they discuss Aviation Week's MRO forecast ahead of MRO Europe.

Direct download: MRO.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:45pm GMT

A320 First Flight and the State of Single-Aisles

Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris and Jens Flottau discuss the Pratt & Whitney-powered A320neo first flight this week and what it means for the industry.

Direct download: 9-26_Check_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:16pm GMT

Match Made in Space: New Companies and Traditional Giants

Join Jim Asker, Frank Morring and Guy Norris as they discuss major developments in Commercial Crew and rocket engines.

Direct download: 9-19_Check_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:23pm GMT

U.S. Scrambles To Develop New Rocket Engine In Wake Of Disagreements With Russia

Frank Morring, Bill Sweetman and Jim Asker discuss U.S. plans to develop new rocket engines and where U.S. capability might be in the near future.

Direct download: Sept_12_Check_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:05pm GMT

Aviation Week senior editors Bill Sweetman, Amy Butler and Guy Norris talk to Joe Anselmo about the complex and unusual chain of events that left an aircraft in flames, revealed incipient problems in several Pratt & Whitney F135 engines, and continue to enforce stringent flight restrictions on the test and training fleets. 

Direct download: Check6_5Sept.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 2:18pm GMT

Aviation Week editors risk the risk that wildlife pose to airports and airlines, what the industry is doing about it - including some unconventional ideas - and why there’s still plenty of work to be done. 

Direct download: BirdStrike.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21pm GMT

A new venture is developing a low-cost launch vehicle to orbit small satellites. But two smaller companies bid for – and ultimately lost – contracts to build technology demonstrators for the U.S. Army’s next-generation rotorcraft. Listen in as we discuss the state of entrepreneurship in aerospace & defense.

Direct download: Aug_22_Check_6.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:16pm GMT