Explore every episode of the podcast Contrail | Aviation News
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| The Florida Jet That Broke Apart in the Air: What Investigators Just Said | 02 nov. 2026 | 00:09:55 | |
A business jet headed to the Bahamas fell from 35,000 feet into a Florida neighborhood on Sunday, killing all nine people on board, including an Austin family with two young children. On Monday, federal investigators said they have evidence the plane started breaking apart before it hit the ground. In plain English, Zach explains what happened in the plane's final minutes, how ice and storms can do that to a jet, what the NTSB is looking at now, and what his grandfather, a former deputy chief of New York's air traffic control center, thinks failed. Full story and live updates: https://www.thecontrail.org/florida-learjet-crash-ntsb/ NTSB audio courtesy of the NTSB. | |||
| France Shuts Down Thursday. Here's How Not to Miss Your Flight | 01 nov. 2026 | 00:04:55 | |
France's biggest unions walk out on Thursday, Nov. 5, with train, airport and aviation authority workers all involved. Your flight might take off just fine. Getting to the airport could be the hard part. In this Contrail Episode, Zach breaks down what's confirmed, whether air traffic controllers could cancel flights (even ones that only fly over France), how to get to Charles de Gaulle and Orly if the trains stop, and what you're owed if your flight is canceled. 0:00 What's happening Thursday 0:30 Who's striking 1:20 Will your flight be canceled? 2:40 Getting to the airport 3:14 Taxis and backup plans 3:36 Your rights if you're canceled 4:12 More strikes across Europe this month Live updates: https://www.thecontrail.org/france-strike-november-5-flights/ | |||