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Last Flight Tonight

Aviation, Leisure

Hello, and welcome to Last Flight Tonight, your all around aviation podcast. Whether you are an aviation enthusiast who has loved aviation all your life, or just a civilian who wants to learn more about the aviation world, this is the podcast for you, and with no ads whatsoever, you can enjoy without any interruptions. So let’s put those tray tables up, seats in their fully upright position, and let’s prepare for takeoff.

Episodes
8
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
8 min
On air since
2026
Latest episode
1 week ago

Episodes

8 episodes, newest first

  1. Last Flight Tonight Ep8

    Season 1, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Reporting on the end of September and beginning of October:

    00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:37 - Heroic FlyDubai Captain Saves 737 Full of Passengers from Attempted Hijacking00:01:58 - Close Call: Near Miss At La Guardia Airport00:06:26 - Lufthansa 747 Narrowly Avoids Tail Strike00:07:55 - Disastrous Houthi Drone Strikes Result in Mass Casualties00:09:24 - DOT Flight Delay Regulation Update Delayed00:10:28 - Whats That?!00:11:46 - Aviation Fun Fact00:12:47 - High Flying Spotlight00:14:36 - Conclusion

    15 min
  2. Last Flight Tonight Ep 7

    Season 1, Episode 1

    Show notes

    (00:00:00) Introduction
    (00:00:41) Prime Air 767 Overruns Runway at Miami Intl Airport
    (00:02:05) First United A321XLR Enters Passenger Service
    (00:03:26) News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles
    (00:04:37) Sepehran Airlines 737 Busted Tire and Falling Ceiling
    (00:05:44) Singapore Airlines Ranked Best in the World
    (00:06:50) What’s That?! — Flight Attendant Code Words
    (00:08:31) Aviation Fun Fact — Bleed Holes
    (00:09:42) High Flying Spotlight — Singapore Airlines
    (00:10:58) Conclusion
    (00:11:34) Outro

    12 min
  3. Last Flight Tonight Ep6

    Season 1, Episode 6

    Show notes

    Chapters:

    (00:00.00) - Introduction
    (00:00.38) - Ground Crew Worker Struck by A350 at Montreal Trudeau International Airport
    (00:01.46) - FAA Moves to Fire Two LaGuardia ATC Controllers
    (00:03.05) - Stolen Cessna Triggers Fighter Jet Intercept Near Hungarian Nuclear Facility
    (00:04.19) - Nashville International Airport to Be Renamed Dolly Parton International Airport
    (00:05.20) - Maiden Flight of the Gripen F Fighter Aircraft
    (00:06.21) - What’s That?! — APU
    (00:07.23) - Aviation Fun Fact — Oxygen Masks
    (00:08.07) - High Flying Spotlight — Airlink
    (00:09.17) - Conclusion

    10 min
  4. Last Flight Tonight Ep5

    Season 1, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Reporting on the beginning of August, 2026.

    Chapters:

    • ​(00:00:00) Introduction
    • ​(00:00:30) Expanding Last Flight Tonight
    • ​(00:01:01) Record Breaking A350-1000ULR Soars High
    • ​(00:02:10) 737 MAX 7 Receives FAA Certification
    • ​(00:03:14) Porter Flight Cancelled When Toddler Refuses to Buckle His Seatbelt
    • ​(00:04:20) Archer Aviation Acquires Boeing eVTOL Program
    • ​(00:05:33) Tragic Medical Incident on Southwest Flight
    • ​(00:06:49) What’s That?! — Turbulence
    • ​(00:08:00) Aviation Fun Fact — Pilots Can’t Eat the Same Meal
    • ​(00:08:31) High Flying Spotlight — Delta Airlines
    • ​(00:09:44) Conclusion

    10 min
  5. Last Flight Tonight Ep4

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    Reporting on the end of July.

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Introduction

    • (00:00:36) Embraer Reveals Phenom 300EV

    • (00:01:33) FAA Returns Self-Certification Power to Boeing

    • (00:02:31) Iberia A321XLR and AirEuropa B787 Experience Near Head-On Collision

    • (00:03:31) An Aviation Doubleheader: Farnborough and Oshkosh Take Over the Skies

    • (00:04:32) Pan Am Wreckage Found After 74 Years

    • (00:05:29) Bonus: Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Suffers from Alzheimer's

    • (00:06:04) Conclusion

    7 min
  6. Last Flight Tonight Ep3

    Season 1, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Reporting on Beginning of July

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Introduction
    • (00:00:47) Delta Flight Hit by Firework While Landing at Chicago Midway Intl Airport
    • (00:01:39) Ryanair Passenger Partially Sucked out of a B737 Window
    • (00:02:34) Palm Beach Intl Airport Renamed Donald J. Trump Intl Airport
    • (00:03:13) Boeing 737 MAX 7 Type Certification Imminent
    • (00:03:51) Footnote: Lufthansa 787 Nose Gear Collapse Interim Report Released
    • (00:04:53) Conclusion

    6 min
  7. Last Flight Tonight Ep2

    Season 1, Episode 4

    Show notes

    Reporting on the end of June

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Introduction
    • (00:00:45) Inspection Reveals Wing Cracks in Multiple Airbus A380's
    • (00:01:21) FAA and EASA Collaboration for Aircraft Certification
    • (00:02:05) United Airlines and Starlink Wi-Fi Rollout
    • (00:03:18) TSA Google Wallet & AirCanada A321XLR Updates
    • (00:04:28) Conclusion

    5 min
  8. Last Flight Tonight Ep1

    Show notes

    Reporting on the beginning of June

    Chapters:

    • (00:00:00) Introduction
    • (00:00:52) Airbus A350-1000ULR Takes Flight
    • (00:01:44) United Takes Delivery of its First A321XLR
    • (00:02:36) Lufthansa B787 Nose Gear Collapse at Frankfurt Airport
    • (00:03:15) Embraer Soars Through Beginning of 2026
    • (00:03:49) 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting Highlights
    • (00:05:03) Conclusion

    6 min