Episode 298 - Ground School Armando

Join Carlos and Matt for today's episode.

In this week's programme we learn that one low cost airline plans to start services to Abu Dhabi, one Canadian carrier celebrates their first flight in their new A220 and an American ultra low cost company suffer a serious maintenance mishap.

In the military we're talking lazer guided refuelling booms and there's sad news over a missing plane in Antarctica.

Armando joins us to update us on how his training for his new job is going.

Don't forget to get in touch if you'd like to join us for our 300th Episode at London's Heathrow Airport in the Marriot's Rennaissance Hotel on Saturday 11th January, you need to get in touch on email using podcast@planetalkinguk.com. We hope to see you all there.

Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

1. https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/update-new-low-cost-airline-wizz-air-abu-dhabi-launched-1.1576143316487

2. https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/10497308/airline-compensation-claims-tips-tricks/

3. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3041332/hong-kongs-flagship-airline-cathay-pacific-unveils-energy

4. https://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-removed-lightning-strike-safety-feature-787-dreamliner-faa-report-2019-12?r=US&IR=T

5. https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-boeing-747-replacement/

6. https://thepointsguy.com/news/air-canada-first-airbus-a220-maiden-flight/

7. https://simpleflying.com/air-malta-us-a321xlr/

8. https://simpleflying.com/spirit-a319-maintenance-mishap/

9. https://simpleflying.com/pia-a320-new-bug-paintjob/

10. https://simpleflying.com/emirates-airbus-a380-bar/

11. https://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2019/12/10/sas-reveals-their-first-airbus-a350-interior/

12. https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/ryanair-passengers-will-not-know-if-737-max-is-due-to-operate-flight/135733.article

MILITARY

1. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/world/americas/chile-plane-antarctica-missing.html

2. https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/boeing-looks-at-laser-range-finder-for-kc-46a-refuelling-boom/135692.article