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Bryan AirAuthor: by Bryan Roseveare
"Welcome to the Bryan Air Podcast. Come for the cockpit chatter, stay for the galley banter and as always, we're holding short of Taxiway Serious." Bryan Air is where aviation insight meets professional edge. Hosted by former airline pilots Bryan Roseveare and Ryan Parrock, it's South Africa's leading aviation podcast a global platform for sharp analysis, leadership mindset, and straight-talking industry perspective. Each episode cuts through the clutter to explore the decisions, stories, and systems shaping modern aviation from crew culture to life at 38,000 feet. It's about the people, humour, and conversations that keep pilots grounded. We talk rosters, real life, resilience, and the realities of life on the line. Since 2019, Bryan Air has released over 250 episodes with listeners across 40 countries. Built for pilots and professionals who think critically and act with intent, it's as much about how you fly as it is about how you live, lead, and level up. Language: en Genres: Aviation, Business, Entrepreneurship, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Ops Not Normal | Jet Fuel Doubles, Dubai Burns, and Airlines Keep Flying
Friday, 20 March, 2026
EPISODE SNAPSHOT Welcome to The Bryan Air Podcast. Boardroom decisions land on your flight deck — we translate them first. We break down executive moves, economic forces, and the technology reshaping how pilots are trained, assessed, and employed. No corporate spin. Just the career intelligence pilots actually need. Jet fuel prices have doubled in three weeks. Brent crude is above $100 a barrel. Airlines are canceling thousands of flights and slapping surcharges on tickets. And yet Emirates is still selling seats while smoke from a drone strike billows over the Dubai skyline. In this episode, we dig into what the fuel shock actually means for pilots on the line, from South Africa's 21-day strategic reserve to European carriers killing green fuel mandates because they cannot afford regular kerosene. We ask the question a father called in to ask us: should his kid stay in flight school? And we look at whether this crisis reshuffles the deck for airlines like British Airways who are already adding capacity while Gulf carriers absorb the hit. In this episode of The Bryan Air Podcast, Bryan Roseveare and Ryan Parrock analyse the Middle East fuel crisis, jet fuel price shock, South Africa's supply vulnerability, Dubai airspace safety, pilot career strategy during conflict, British Airways market repositioning, and the growing role of AI in airline rostering ahead of the Singapore aviation symposium. ✈ TIME-STAMPED FLIGHT PLAN 00:00 Bryan Air decision training tool: practise cockpit decisions on live flights 01:09 Episode intro and why this week is not sugarcoated 01:58 Jet fuel doubles in three weeks: the numbers airlines do not want you to see 03:43 South Africa runs on imported fuel with 21 days of reserves 06:20 Should your kid go to flight school? A father calls in for honest advice 10:42 Drones hit Dubai fuel tanks and Emirates keeps flying through the smoke 16:08 British Airways adds 10% more flights while Gulf carriers take the hit 18:30 What smart pilots do when the industry enters survival mode 19:59 Singapore AI symposium preview: rostering algorithms and the death of the roster clerk bribe 25:46 F1 SuperBru standings update and predictions for Japan 28:05 Live show announcement and how to send us your questions 🎙 JOIN THE BRYAN AIR COMMUNITY The Bryan Air Podcast website is your central hub for aviation career intelligence. Sign up free to receive our weekly newsletter covering the disruption of AI in aviation, career strategy, and the analysis that does not make it into the episodes. Sign Up Free → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ 🧭 FREE PILOT CAREER ASSESSMENT Where are you in your career? The Flight Plan is our free, AI-powered career intelligence tool. Answer 8 questions about your situation and get a personalised strategic assessment with specific moves tailored to where you are right now. Take the Free Assessment → https://pilotcareerintelligence.netlify.app/ 🛠 RISK MANAGEMENT & DECISION MAKING SIMULATOR Practise structured decision-making using live flights. Our AI-powered simulator lets you work through RMM and T-DODAR frameworks on real Flightradar24 data, with AI-generated scenarios and personalised debriefs. Built by Bryan Roseveare for pilots who want to sharpen the skills that matter most when things go wrong. Early bird: $29 one-time. Lifetime access. Try the Simulator → https://bryanair.tools/ 🔗 LINKS Bryan Air Podcast Website → https://bryanairpodcast.com/ Free Pilot Career Assessment → https://pilotcareerintelligence.netlify.app/ Risk Management & Decision Making Simulator → https://bryanair.tools/ Bryan Roseveare → https://www.bryanroseveare.com/ Watch on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@BryanAirPodcast Support on Patreon → https://www.patreon.com/bryanair #AviationPodcast #BryanAir #PilotLife #JetFuelCrisis #MiddleEastAviation
