Ian Petchenik
@petchmo.bsky.social
Communications @flightradar24.com, co-host AvTalk podcast.
In 1944, MN teenager Jeanne Gibson went to work in the Seattle shipyards welding destroyers for the Allies. She then moved to Juneau and joined the Army Transportation Corps supplying ships in the Pacific. She later got a Master’s and her pilots license. RIP, hero. 🫡 www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
On this week’s AvTalk podcast, our conversation with Xavier Pepin, Airbus test pilot and captain of the 24+ hour A350-1000ULR flight from Melbourne to Toulouse. We talk about flight planning such a long flight, crew rest, and more. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
PetchmoAir officially announces its interest in early-build 777-9s and that the airline has submitted its bid for a minority stake in TAP. The 777-9s will be used exclusively on the airline’s new Fargo-Funchal route (pending regulatory approval).
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Some more from the neighborhood yesterday and today. The last two are just what was directly in front of our house. Kudos to the Chicago forestry folks who made roads mostly passable by morning.
It’s AvTalk episode 380 and we have A380 news to discuss! Also on this week’s episode, the Farnborough Airshow order book, a curious tail strike, and a bad week for American’s BOS-LHR flight. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico on Good Friday 1952. A team of researchers located the wreckage a few weeks ago and now there's video and photos and it it pretty incredible. #AvGeek www.youtube.com/watch?v=FowN...
Team Uncovers Lost Pan Am Airliner ‘Clipper Endeavor’ Decades After Crash | Discovery Channel
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Seeing a lot of disappointment about the World Cup coverage. I’m watching the Telemundo stream and it is glorious. Highly recommend.
On this week’s episode of our AvTalk podcast: the Ryanair 737 uncontained engine failure and the passenger who went through the shattered window, 9 simultaneous emergency squawks at Gatwick, and the Lufthansa 787 accident preliminary report. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
We’re gearing up for the Farnborough Airshow at the end of the month and on this week’s AvTalk podcast, Farnborough International’s director of operations Ben Gleeson stops by to help us understand everything that goes into making the show a success. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
I'm content to let someone else do the math, but here are the per hour DOD Fixed Wing and Helicopter Reimbursement Rates for FY2026. comptroller.war.gov/Portals/45/d...
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On our AvTalk podcast, we’re looking at airspace safety and efficiency this week. The US Coast Guard is concerned Washington DC airspace changes shifted risk, rather than eliminated it. The FAA is pushing back. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
On this week’s AvTalk, we discuss the progress report on the Air India flight 171 investigation that didn’t report much progress. And IATA is betting this owl and his friends can help prevent people from taking their carry on baggage during an evacuation. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
Come to Chicago ✅ Have beers with @petchmo.bsky.social ✅ Talk about @airlineflyer.net ✅ Hat trick Tuesday night 🏒
On this week’s AvTalk podcast, Canadian authorities charge a former Air Canada pilot with fraud and forgery after it was discovered he flew for the airline without ever having the appropriate license. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
On this week’s episode of AvTalk, SAS’s India relaunch doesn’t quite go as planned. The first Airbus A350-100ULR for Qantas’ Project Sunrise takes to the skies. And Boeing begins ramping up 737 MAX production. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
I actually did have leaking ISS on my 2026 bingo card
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoInternational Space Station astronauts under evacuation orders
Happy first Tuesday of the month at 10 AM to all those who celebrate!
On this week’s AvTalk podcast, we’re in Stockholm for the annual spring Flightradar24 meet up. Ian chats with Gabe about filming on the flight deck and we discuss the the NTSB CVR audio dilemma. www.flightradar24.com/blog/avtalk-...
New details about #SpotLAX2026 including a link to our H Hotel room block. Join us in September! www.nycaviation.com/2026/05/impo... #AVGeek #planespotting
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Have they called Idaho for ideas on how to do it? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver_...
NPR@npr.org · 2mo agoAbout 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they're being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills to mitigate flooding.