On this episode of Ab Talk, we look at the effects of Hurricane Harvey on aviation and see

how airlines are helping with relief efforts.

GE Aviation retires the oldest active 747.

Southwest Airlines takes delivery of its first max and American Airlines isn't too far behind.

We get surprised by the possible new home for the first production A380s. And we again welcome Jeremy Dwyer Lindgren to the

podcast to discuss another 747 retirement and how to improve our Av geek photography.

Hello and welcome to episode 13 of Av Talk, I am Ian Petchenic and I am here as always with

Jason Robinowitz for Lucky Number 13 lucky number 13 and it's been a relatively busy few weeks since we last recorded and our last episode came out.

Mainly for you.

Have you been doing it? I haven't really been up to anything, have you?

No, I have done absolutely nothing, but you've been busy.

Well I have not been well I've been busy but my wife has been busier because we welcomed

twins at the beginning of last week so it's the 29th now they were born last Monday. So things have been

hectic around here but everybody's doing well.

Rather than sending your hate mail to Ian, send your congratulations this week. There you go. Yeah, podcast at fr2.4.com

and if you have any suggestions for small children

Av geek apparel or things like that,

books that you like.

We're venturing off a little far afield here,

but we're always collecting more Av geek stuff.

So because you got it, you got to get them started early.

I wouldn't know, but I assume that's true. Well I mean you you've had you've had interactions with with young

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