Aside from reporting and having a strong reputation for being first in breaking aviation news, we also cater to others in news media by providing expert insight for print, television or radio, covering all aviation sectors. We provide accurate and astute review of current events, general travel and technical flying topics, or discussions on aviation enthusiasm.
Through this, our mission is to allow our friends in journalism to deliver quality, accurate, smart and reliable aviation reporting to viewers and readers.
– Thom Patterson, CNN
Additionally, we are also contracted for writing, photography, and assisting in the production of content from concept to implementation. You can also reach out to us for simple fact-checking or research for your own coverage needs.
Since 2003, NYCAviation’s Founder Phil Derner and his team have appeared in every major media outlet around the world. Directly or through syndication, Phil Derner or NYCAviation made over 1,000 appearances in various forms of media in the last two years alone. Please contact [email protected] with your inquiries.
The following are just some of our appearances in various mediums (video samples embedded below):
- Inverse, February 10, 2017: Trump’s Digs at the FAA’s NextGen System Miss the Point (digital, interviewed)
- City and State – New York, February 8, 2017: Advocates say Cuomo’s Airport Modernization Program Ignores…Lack of Air Space (digital/print, interviewed)
- FOX5 NY, January 3, 2017: Airline Pilots & Mental Health (in studio, TV interview)
- CNN, December 1, 2016: Colombia plane crash: Jet without fuel, crew member said (digital, interviewed)
- New York Post, October 28, 2016: Pence Calls Airplane Skid ’10 Seconds of Uncertainty’ (print/digital, interviewed)
- Snopes, October 17, 2016: Trump Spokeperson Debate: Did Airliners of the 1980s Have Movable Arm Rests? (digital & print, interviewed)
- NY1, “Travel With Val”, September 7, 2016: How Airport Security Has Changed in 15 Years Since 9/11 (in studio, TV interview)
- Huffington Post, May 26, 2016: Response: EgyptAir Flight MS804 ‘Was Brought Down By A Meteor’ (digital, interviewed)
- USA Today, April 3, 2016: Troubling signs for aviation safety (digital, interviewed)
- PIX11 News, March 22, 2016: Gov. Cuomo Orders Heightened Security At All NYC Airports (TV interview)
- CBS New York, March 18, 2016: Passengers Recall Moment Of Fear When Lightning Struck NYC-Bound Plane (Skype, TV interview)
- NBC’s ‘Today’, September 4, 2015: As airlines tackle a weighty issue, could your size really keep you off a flight? (digital, interviewed)
- The Weather Channel “Wake Up With Al”, August 10, 2015: Delta 1889 hail storm emergency (Skype, TV interview)
- CNN, August 1, 2015: 2 airliners fly within 100 feet of drone above New York (On-scene TV, interviewed)
- FoxNews “Fox & Friends”, August 1, 2015: Unmanned drone has a close call with Delta flight (In-studio TV, interviewed)
- Arise Xchange, May 12, 2015: Discussion on status of U.S. space exploration (In-studio TV, interviewed)
- PIX11, May 5, 2015: Expert response to drone near-miss (On-Scene, interviewed)
- History Channel, May 2, 2015: Engineering Disasters (S1:E4), expert explanation of National Air Cargo Flight 102 (On-air discussion)
- History Channel, April 18, 2015: Engineering Disasters (S1:E2), expert explanation of Southwest Airlines Flight 812 (On-air discussion)
- FoxNews, April 11, 2015: “The Burning Questions: Everything You Need to Know About Flying” (Live in-studio, interviewed)
- FOX5 NY, April 10, 2015: Expert discussion on Germanwings 9525 crash (Live in-studio, interviewed)
- The Weather Channel, April 9, 2015: Expert response to Icelandair 671 lightning strike (Live phone interview)
- NBC4 NY, March 26, 2015: Expert response to Germanwings 9525 crash (Live in-studio, interviewed)
- The Weather Channel, March 5, 2015: Expert response to Delta 1086 crash (Live, On-Scene, interviewed)
- CCTV America, January 4, 2014: Expert response to AirAsia 8501 crash (In-studio TV, interviewed)
- Yahoo Travel, December 29, 2014: “AirAsia Aftermath: What Are the Safest Airlines? It’s Tough to Say” (print, interviewed)
- Associated Press, December 29, 2014: “Q&A on What Might Have Happened to AirAsia Flight” (print, interviewed)
- Jaunted, December 29, 2014: “The Tragedy of Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501: Who to Follow for the Latest Updates” (print, referenced)
- Arise Xchange, November 11, 2014: Expert response to Spirit Airline ad campaign (In-studio TV, interviewed)
- Associated Press, July 25, 2014: “Air travel a leap of faith for passengers” (print, interviewed)
- NY Daily News, July 17, 2014: “Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy raises many questions” (print, NYCA-written)
- MSNBC’s “Up With Steve [Kornacki]”,March 8, 2014: Expert response to Missing Malaysian Airlines flight (In-studio TV, interviewed)
- Al Jazeera America, November 1, 2013: Expert response to LAX Shooting (In-studio TV, interviewed)
- CNN, June 29, 2012: “Plane Spotter Seeks ‘Wayne’s World’ Thrills.” (print, interviewed)
- CNN, June 8, 2012: “These People Really Love to Fly.” (print, interviewed)
- WGBH, September 7, 2011: “Plane Spotter Lend Extra Eyes To the Sky.” (radio, interviewed)
- NY1’s ‘Travel With Val’, August 25, 2011: “NYCAviation Soars Through Drastic Conditions.” (TV, interviewed)
- Airplane Geeks Podcast, February 23, 2010: “Airplane Spotting with Phil.” (podcast, interviewed)
- NBC Today, December 17, 2009: “Today tries out plane spotting” With Ann Curry and Al Roker. (TV, interviewed)
- New York Daily News, July 14, 2008: “Retired Concorde suffers damage at Floyd Bennett Field” (print, interviewed)
- The Sun, July 9, 2008: ““Rotting way to treat Concorde” (print, interviewed)
- The Telegraph, July 9, 2008: “US leaves Concorde gift from UK to rot in airfield”.” (print, interviewed)
- The New Yorker, April 2, 2007: “Up in the Sky Dept: Rare Bird” (print, interviewed)
- The New York Times, June 11, 2006: “Overhead, the Objects of Their Affection (print, interviewed)
- Columbia News Service, March 14, 2006: “After 9/11, plane-spotter hobbyists are being watched themselves” (print, interviewed)