Airbus A330
Transatlantic workhorse widebody
Episodes
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#5088: What Does a Pilot's Gray Hair Actually Buy You?Is flight seniority about skill or something harder to measure? We dig into what experience really buys in the cockpit. -
#4910: Why Wide-Body Flying Isn't Actually HarderWhy bigger planes don't need more experienced pilots — and how ACMI operators let pilots leapfrog the seniority queue. -
#4880: Who Really Flies Your Flight? Inside Wet LeasesWhen an airline's crew doesn't actually work for the airline whose name is on the plane. -
#4864: A Domestic Airline Goes Long-Haul Under PressureHow a 50-minute domestic carrier was forced to fly 10-hour transatlantic routes after the war. -
#4861: Which Long-Haul Aircraft Earns Its Keep?Comparing the A330, A340, 777, and 787 on daily utilization, profitability, and real-world performance. -
#1423: Why Can't We Land an Airbus in the Ocean?Why did we trade the luxury of flying boats for concrete runways? Explore the physics, history, and future of large-scale seaports.