Flight stories: Discover these 6 podcasts about the fascinating world of air travel
aircraft manufacturer, has faced a cascading quality crisis since 2018, which escalated this year after a door panel blew off one of the company's planes mid-flight, prompting multiple FAA investigations and a criminal inquiry from the Justice Department. And it's not just Boeing — a New York Times investigation last summer found that understaffing and overscheduling led to an alarming number of unreported near misses on American runways.
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Despite this, air travel statistically remains the safest form of mass transit in the United States, and it's worth keeping the risks in perspective. Some of these podcasts do just that by exploring the true stories of air disasters (and why they are so rare), while others are love letters to life in the skies, hosted by proud aviation geeks who have travel tips, airport reviews and nostalgic industry history to share.
'Black Box Down': Billed as «a true crime podcast in the air,» this series ended production last summer but has a back catalog of 150 episodes, each focusing on a different air disaster in meticulous detail. Many of these calamities are well known, such as the still-mysterious crash of EgyptAir 990 and the miraculous story of US Airways 1549, which was landed safely on the Hudson River by Chesley «Sully» Sullenberger after a bird strike knocked out both of its engines. But hosts Gustavo Sorola and Chris Demarais also cover plenty of less well-trod ground, and have stories you'll be astonished that you've never heard of, including midair collisions, hijackings and a detached propeller slicing through an airplane's hull mid-flight. While it would seem wise for anxious travelers to skip this show, «Black Box Down» is
