AvTalk Episode 348: Consider the airspace closed in its entirety

On this week’s episode of AvTalk, Ian is joined by new Flightradar24 crew member Daniel Gustafsson in the Flightradar24 offices in Stockholm, while Jason finishes his journey through Japan’s cat cafes. We walk through the current NOTAMs affecting flights in and around Venezuela, as well as some of the unofficial pronouncements made with regard to Venezuelan airspace. We also discuss new reporting on the rift between the NTSB and India’s AAIB regarding the investigation of AI171. Airbus A320 family aircraft were grounded for a period last week to address a vulnerability in certain elevator aileron computers (ELAC). And a pair of reports show the benefits of the ground proximity warning system (GPWS). Helpful links for this week’s episode NOTAMs regarding Venezuela Unofficial statements regarding Venezuelan airspace Reporting on NTSB-AAIB rift Flightradar24 playback of Air Arabia GPWS incident departing Catania Flightradar24 playback of Ryanair GPWS incident in Malaga Ryanair Malaga preliminary report Thank you for listening! Thank you so much for listening to AvTalk! Like the podcast? Have suggestions for future shows? Let us know by leaving a review or comment on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Reviews on iTunes not only help us make a better show, they help more people find the podcast! Want to send us additional feedback, just email us . And tell that friend who asked you for a podcast recommendation that AvTalk is the one they want to listen to next. Please check back soon for a transcript of this episode. The post AvTalk Episode 348: Consider the airspace closed in its entirety appeared first on Flightradar24 Blog .