Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

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1. Check 6 Revisits: Belenko's Betrayal And The Saga Of The Foxbat

   3 november 2026 · 37 min

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   Check 6 revisits how a misconception of the MiG-25 transformed U.S. air power, until a Soviet pilot's defection revealed the truth. Lees meer

   Aviation Week & Space Technology subscribers can explore our archive here and read key Aviation Week articles related to this episode here:

   New Interceptors Can Exceed Mach 2.5 (July 17, 1967)

   MiG Case May Spur Japan Arms Buy (Sept. 13, 1976)

   MiG-25 Pilot Lands Fighter At Hakodate (Sept. 20, 1976)

2. The Outlook With PwC: Demand is Surging—Can Aerospace Keep Up?

   31 oktober 2026 · 25 min

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   Listen in as PwC's aerospace team zeroes in on the supply chain and where it is most fragile in this special sponsored episode. Lees meer

   Read PwC's State of the Ramp report here

3. Is Boeing's Recovery Still Gaining Altitude?

   30 oktober 2026 · 31 min

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   Analyst Scott Mikus joins Aviation Week editors to discuss third-quarter earnings and why an oversupply of narrowbodies may be looming. Lees meer

   Read Scott's column here

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4. Beyond Rafale—Meet France's ACF And What It Means For GCAP

   27 oktober 2026 · 32 min

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   Aviation Week editors discuss the evolving European fighter landscape, introducing France's approach to its next-generation fighter it calls ACF, and the thinking around what will happen with Germany, Spain and the implication for the GCAP program, too. Lees meer

5. CFM Durability Deep Dive With President Gaël Méheust | Sponsored By CFM International

   26 oktober 2026 · 26 min

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   CFM established an industry benchmark for reliability with its CFM56; roughly 24,000 are still in operation today, setting up big expectations for in-service durability. Today it continues producing spare engines, military engines and spare parts for the variant. But CFM's Leap program has been working through some issues since its entry into service. Lees meer

   On this episode sponsored by CFM, Aviation Week editors hear about CFM's durability roadmap from President Gaël Méheust, and how the company intends to apply lessons learned to its future Rise technology program Open Fan engine.

   Listen to a past Check 6 Revisits episode exploring 40 years of CFM here

6. Hello MAX 10, Auf Wiedersehen A346

   23 oktober 2026 · 27 min

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   Editors discuss what the long-awaited certification of the Boeing 737-10 means for the industry and what's happening with the 777X. They also reflect on the Airbus A340-600 after its last major operator, Lufthansa, retired the quadjet. Lees meer

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7. Army Aviation Takes Center Stage: Budgets, Balloons & The Bible

   20 oktober 2026 · 27 min

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   As developments in Ukraine highlight new issues for army aviation, editors share what they heard from leaders at AUSA 2026 and discuss how the service is looking to evolve. Lees meer

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8. Assessing Aviation In The Middle East

   16 oktober 2026 · 30 min

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   How will the fatal Houthi attacks that closed Riyadh Airport affect commercial aviation in the region? Aviation Week's team survey the immediate impact on Saudi Arabia and how it could alter grander plans for the industry. Lees meer

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9. 'We Happy Band Of Robots'—The Pentagon's New Command

   13 oktober 2026 · 26 min

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   Will Project Agincourt spur the new U.S. Autonomy Command to great things? Editors discuss the implications of the Pentagon's military autonomy efforts and the broader context of uncrewed systems in modern warfare. Lees meer

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10. Inside JetZero's Engine Search

    9 oktober 2026 · 22 min

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    Editors assess the progress of JetZero's blended wing body aircraft and explore its efforts to find the right powerplant that would suit both civil and military customers. Lees meer

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