AvTalk Episode 388: The difference a millisecond makes

On this week’s AvTalk, we’re back from Dorkfest/SpotLAX with a busy week of news. We’re digging into the ATC failure that snarled traffic in the northeast US to start the week. And the preliminary technical report from NATS on the 8 September outage of the London Control Area says that one millisecond made all the difference between normal operation and the the cancellation of 2,000 flights. Plus Michael O’Leary gives his thoughts. And we have a new kind of show notes this week thanks to some feedback from long-time listeners. Once you click play on the podcast, you can click the time code to jump straight to that section. Links to supporting materials are in the section title. 0:00–01:45 Opening / A380 episode-number discussion 1:45–05:38 Cranky Dorkfest and SpotLAX recap 5:38–09:38 FAA SMART system and machine learning vs AI 9:38–14:35 PHL TRACON outage — those cables aren’t buried that deep 14:35–19:10 NATS September 8 outage: preliminary technical report 19:10–23:26 Prestwick connectivity outage and airline reaction with a choice quote from Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary 23:26–26:52 GAO report on aviation communications security 26:52–29:19 Embraer E2 GPS problems — Azul, Porter, others? 29:19–33:09 KLM power-bank fire and inconsistent airline battery rules 33:09–35:04 Beijing airspace restrictions — A 600 km wide safety zone 35:04–38:20 Nice runway investigation yields proposed safety improvements 38:20–38:56 Turkish Airlines 737 MAX order 38:56–40:37 Istanbul adds another runway 40:37–42:35 Boeing 777 freighter emissions waiver 42:35–43:35 777X engine mid-seal durability and ETOPS certification 43:35–44:20 Boeing engineering union contract 44:20–45:11 Icelandair mechanics’ “indefinite” strike 45:11–48:17 JSX puts down a deposit on the Heart Aerospace ES-36 48:17–49:20 A321XLR wing becoming standard across A321neo models 49:20–50:14 Qantas Project Sunrise New York announcement — finally 50:14–53:32 Picasso Pilot flight-path artwork Click here for a transcript of this episode. The post AvTalk Episode 388: The difference a millisecond makes appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog.