{"podcast":{"title":"Captains Speaking - An Aviation Podcast","slug":"captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast-7358861","podcast_index_feed_id":7358861,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/683850ae998551779f11b31c","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1748521086740-09a6cdba-7486-4791-ac17-28600898f8c3.jpeg","author":"Luke Lewis","episode_count":42,"summary":"Welcome Aboard to Captains Speaking - The Mentour Pilot Podcast. Captains Speaking is hosted by professional working pilots Petter Hörnfeldt and Ben Watts. Petter is the man behind Mentour Pilot, the No.1 channel for aviation incidents on YouTube. Meanwhile, Ben is a long-time collaborator and the co-host of Mentour Pilot sister channel Mentour Now! The Captains Speaking podcast exists to give you a unfiltered insight into the world of aviation. Each week, Petter and Ben will react to the latest developments in aviation, speaking from the heart and sharing their opinions in a way they generally don't have space for on Mentour Pilot and Mentour Now! For more content about aviation incidents, find Mentour Pilot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow For more analysis of the aviation industry, find Mentour Now! on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow And consider supporting the channel on Patreon, where you'll find bonus content, exclusive live hangouts with Petter, and early access videos: https://www.patreon.com/c/mentourpilot/home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T04:20:53.275211+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast-7358861"},"episode":{"title":"Air France 447: The Crash That Just Got Airbus Convicted! (Audio-Only Version)","slug":"air-france-447-the-crash-that-just-got-airbus-convicted-audio-only-version","published_at":"2026-05-28T16:02:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast-7358861/air-france-447-the-crash-that-just-got-airbus-convicted-audio-only-version","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast-7358861","url":"https://www.youtube.com/@MentourPilot","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/683850ae998551779f11b31c/e/6a18671fda0413146c117122/media.mp3","summary":"A Paris appeals court has just ruled that Airbus and Air France are criminally responsible for the 2009 crash of Flight 447, which killed all 228 people on board. In today's episode, Peter and Ben break down the corporate manslaughter verdict, why it overturns the earlier ruling that cleared them, and what it means for the long-running \"was it the pilots?\" debate. ----------------------------------------------------- Head over to Ekster to get 50% off for Father's Day until June 24th, with an additional 20% with the code CAPTAIN at checkout: ⁠https://partner.ekster.com/mentourpod... ⁠ ----------------------------------------------------- If you want to support the work I do on the channel, join my Patreon crew and get awesome perks and help me move the channel forward! 👉🏻   ⁠⁠/ mentourpilot   For more content about aviation incidents, find Mentour Pilot on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow For more analysis of the aviation industry, find Mentour Now! on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MentourNow And consider supporting the channel on Patreon, where you'll find bonus content, exclusive live hangouts with Petter, and early access videos: https://www.patreon.com/c/mentourpilot/home Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"A Paris appeals court has just ruled that Airbus and Air France are criminally responsible for the 2009 crash of Flight 447, which killed all 228 people o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3812,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast-7358861/episodes/air-france-447-the-crash-that-just-got-airbus-convicted-audio-only-version/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/captains-speaking-an-aviation-podcast-7358861/air-france-447-the-crash-that-just-got-airbus-convicted-audio-only-version.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}