The Black Box Aviation Podcast
Aviation related topics brought to you by airline pilots, military pilots and professional aviation experts. Discussions including personal experience involving life as a professional aviator, the airline industry and everything else that comes with the curiosity of flying.
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Pilot Career Tips & Flight Training with Ava Almquist
How do you balance an airline career, a social media brand, and a healthy lifestyle? In this episode of the Black Box Aviation Podcast , we sit down with Ava Almquist (@pilot.avabelle) to discuss the modern path to the flight...
DCA Mid-Air Collision: The 2025 Potomac River Tragedy & NTSB Report
Why did a commercial jet and a military Black Hawk collide over the Potomac River? In this episode of The Black Box Aviation Podcast , we analyze the NTSB final report on the 2025 DCA mid-air collision. We dive into the syste...
The MD-11 Mystery & Winter Ops Chaos: Pilot Stories from the Blizzard
Why do airplanes hate the cold? In this episode, we’re breaking down the high-stakes world of Winter Aviation Operations . From Mike’s "sketchy" blizzard departure in Providence to the "cockpit gremlins" that appear when the ...
The Mount Erebus Disaster: A Fatal Error in the Flight Plan
What really happened to Air New Zealand Flight 901? 🏔️✈️ In our first "Hot Topic" episode, Tom and Mike dive deep into one of the most controversial aviation accidents in history: the 1979 Mount Erebus disaster. What was supp...
From Audio to Video: Black Box Aviation’s First Studio Episode
In this milestone episode of the Black Box Aviation Podcast , Tom and Mike officially bring the show to video for the very first time. This special episode goes behind the scenes into their home studio setups , aviation memor...
Airline Hiring Changes, Challenger Crash, and Aviation Security Conce…
Welcome back to the Black Box Aviation Podcast , where we talk aviation, travel, and the things you NEED and WANT to know about flying . It’s a quick-hit episode today—covering breaking aviation news, airline hiring shifts, a...