Episode 262 - Pratt and Windy Engines

Join Carlos, Armando, Dr Steph and Matt for this week's programme.

In today's show we report on the sad news of another low cost carriers demise, everyone's favourite low cost airlines attempt at trolling our legacy carrier's recent destination blunder backfires and Embraer's Phenom celebrates their 300th delivery.

In the military the US Airforce want to put Starwars style AI in their latest fighter and we learn that Boeing's 767 Tankers also use the Augmented Pitch System.

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Here are the links to the stories we featured :

COMMERCIAL :

1. https://www.economist.com/gulliver/2019/03/29/icelandic-budget-airline-wow-air-stops-flying

2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47710152

3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-6860423/British-Airways-new-Temperley-London-amenity-kits-class-unboxed.html

4. https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/03/29/boeing-737-max-8-crash-anti-stall-system-activated-ethiopian-plane/3308487002/

5. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-airbus-shows-off-second-ana-a380-457008/

6. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-airbus-aims-to-deliver-first-delta-a330-9-456988/

7. http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/etihad-airways-rolls-out-new-flight-tracking-technology/

8. http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/embraer-reaches-phenom-300-milestone-with-latest-delivery/

9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47740523

10. https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/8721567/brothers-deadly-peanut-allergy-kicked-off-flight/

11. https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/8746847/student-track-down-stranger-the-one/

12. https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-27/spitfire-pilot-laid-to-rest-more-than-70-years-after-being-shot-down/

MILITARY :

https://www.mro-network.com/airframe/boeing-s-767-tankers-also-use-augmented-pitch-system

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-selects-first-air-base-to-host-b-21-raider-stea-456987/

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a26871027/air-force-ai-fighter-plane-skyborg/

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/kazakhstan-places-order-for-airbus-c295/