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Is The GCAP Fighter The F-35's International Successor?
New Jan 09, 2026 28 min

Is The GCAP Fighter The F-35's International Successor?

Watch as Richard Aboulafia joins the podcast to discuss how 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for two next-generation fighter programs conceived in Europe: FCAS and GCAP. Subscribers can read...

Flubs & Forecasts 2025-26 Edition
Dec 19, 2025 31 min

Flubs & Forecasts 2025-26 Edition

In the annual Flubs & Forecasts edition of Check 6, editors reflect on what they got right and wrong in 2025 and make their predictions for 2026. Listen in as Aviation Week & Space Technolo...

Check 6 Revisits: RTX's Pratt & Whitney Marks 100 Years
Dec 16, 2025 42 min

Check 6 Revisits: RTX's Pratt & Whitney Marks 100 Years

In this special anniversary episode of Check 6 Revisits, Pratt & Whitney President Shane Eddy and Aviation Week editors Guy Norris and Christine Boynton delve into the engine-maker's achievemen...

Debriefing Defense In 2025
Dec 12, 2025 39 min

Debriefing Defense In 2025

The F-47, low-cost missiles, space superiority and more—listen in as Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Brian Everstine break down the key developments of 2025 in the defe...

As Airbus Strains, Boeing Gains
Dec 05, 2025 22 min

As Airbus Strains, Boeing Gains

Airbus will again miss its delivery target due to supplier quality problems as Boeing's turnaround takes another step forward. Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Sean Broderick and Michael ...

Fighter Deals Afar Stir Dubai Airshow
Nov 20, 2025 28 min

Fighter Deals Afar Stir Dubai Airshow

Listen is as Aviation Week's Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne and Robert Wall discuss what the defense industry was talking about at Dubai Airshow: from Saudi F-35s to Fursan to the Red Arrows.

Big Widebodies Back On The Agenda At Dubai Airshow
Nov 19, 2025 20 min

Big Widebodies Back On The Agenda At Dubai Airshow

Boeing and Airbus are both now looking at the feasibility of upsizing their largest twin-aisles at the behest of Emirates, which led the way for orders at Dubai Airshow. Listen in as Christine Boyn...

Will The Comac C929 Be The Next New Widebody?
Nov 13, 2025 24 min

Will The Comac C929 Be The Next New Widebody?

Aviation Week editors are joined by guest columnist Richard Aboulafia of Aerodynamic Advisory to explore why Airbus and Boeing are dragging their feet on the next twin-aisle, le...

What's Going On At The Pentagon?
Nov 07, 2025 35 min

What's Going On At The Pentagon?

Aviation Week's Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Vivienne Machi and Steve Trimble discuss the impact of policy changes at the Pentagon before they break down the latest developments with the B-21 and ...

Will Commercial Aerospace Blow Its Big Opportunity?
Oct 30, 2025 25 min

Will Commercial Aerospace Blow Its Big Opportunity?

Aviation Week's Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno and Jens Flottau are joined by contributing columnist Kevin Michaels to record a podcast discussing whether the aerospace industry is making the most of t...

Air Power Updates From KF-21 To Gripen To ShieldAI's X-BAT
Oct 24, 2025 35 min

Air Power Updates From KF-21 To Gripen To ShieldAI's X-BAT

After a busy week of news, Aviation Week defense editors break down the latest developments in the fighter, trainer and uncrewed aircraft programs in an action-packed episode.  Steve Trimble s...

Inside Europe's Aftermarket—MRO Podcast Live From MRO Europe
Oct 17, 2025 21 min

Inside Europe's Aftermarket—MRO Podcast Live From MRO Europe

This week Check 6 is hosting an episode from Aviation Week's MRO Podcast—European fleet growth, supply chain bottlenecks, AI, Gen Z, supplier contracts and geopolitics were all up for discussion as...

Why Do Satellites Still Cost So Much?
Oct 10, 2025 19 min

Why Do Satellites Still Cost So Much?

Today's satellites are cheaper, but hardly cheap. Brad King, the CEO of a propulsion supplier Orbion Space Technology, joins us to explain why.

Regional Airlines' Age Problem
Oct 02, 2025 19 min

Regional Airlines' Age Problem

Labor contracts prohibit many U.S. airlines from refreshing their regional jets with the latest technology. Does this open the door for a novel hybrid-electric venture—and perhaps even a turboprop ...

What's Behind The Latest Boeing 777X Certification Delay?
Sep 19, 2025 25 min

What's Behind The Latest Boeing 777X Certification Delay?

After Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg warned that certification of the 777-9 will take longer still, editors break down how the certification process has changed and why it is taking so long. Thank you t...

DSEI Dissected—Drones, Directed Energy And Defense Tech
Sep 12, 2025 25 min

DSEI Dissected—Drones, Directed Energy And Defense Tech

The DSEI arms expo provided the backdrop for companies to unveil new weapons and for government buyers to drive home a sense of urgency to develop systems at pace. Aviation Week editors discuss wha...

Check 6 Revisits: Atomic Ambitions—Destruction To Discovery
Sep 01, 2025 1h 4m

Check 6 Revisits: Atomic Ambitions—Destruction To Discovery

In the decades since two modified B-29s dropped atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, bringing World War II to a close, there have been many ideas about how the power of the atom might b...