Plane Talking UK Podcast

Join Carlos, Matt and Armando for this week's programme. We were joined by special guest Rob from SkyDemon - Europe's favourite VFR flight planning software. In this week's show Ryanair gets Maxed out, a Boeing 787 bows down before staff at London Heathrow, and one airline gives you the chance to fly on the Queen of the skies to sunny ole Mallorca . In the military The USAF has a way to convert commercial grade Jet-A fuel to military grade JP-8, Numerous aircraft land in Morocco for an exercise, the US Marines explain that they "may have" shaken California awake, and we get a quick UK Warbird update. In the last one of this series, Captain Al talks to Matt about Weather Avoidance in the latest Plane Truths. If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8 George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7 Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : QUEEN AWARDS INSPIRATIONAL PILOTS WITH MBE IN BIRTHDAY HONOURS https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/people/queen-honours-world-first-horsham-airline-captain-3270783 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-57445463 https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/queens-birthday-honours-inspirational-northamptonshire-pilot-awarded-mbe-for-services-to-aviation-3270341 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/994908/Queen_s_Birthday_Honours_List_2021_-_Gov.uk_-_FINAL.docx.pdf https://twitter.com/flyingdisabled/status/1403616643494916096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.flyingdisabled.org.uk/biography/ RYANAIR'S FIRST 737 MAX LANDS AT DUBLIN AIRPORT https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-s-first-737-max-due-at-dublin-airport-1.4595141 https://www.flightradar24.com/47.08,-123.22/7 BA 787 DAMAGED IN NOSE-GEAR INCIDENT WHILE PARKED AT HEATHROW https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ba-787-damaged-in-nose-gear-incident-while-parked-at-heathrow/144221.article https://twitter.com/MZulqarnainBut1/status/1405804165067067394 PARTIALLY BLIND JAPANESE NATIVE SHINJI MAEDA CAME TO THE U.S. TO BECOME AN AVIATOR. THEN HE TOURED THE WORLD. https://www.heraldnet.com/news/after-22000-miles-and-18-countries-he-landed-in-snohomish/?fbclid=IwAR2a0syz0lY4wbHi-VJHYNSv68ySz-f_j6HUshesDDuz8h14CgcVcDaDUgw CATHAY WORKING WITH AIRBUS ON SINGLE-PILOT SYSTEM FOR LONG-HAUL https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive-cathay-working-with-airbus-single-pilot-system-long-haul-2021-06-16/ LUFTHANSA TO FLY TOURISTS TO MALLORCA THIS SUMMER IN JUMBO JETS AND AIRBUS A350S IN RESPONSE TO A SURGE IN BOOKINGS https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-9684019/Lufthansa-fly-tourists-Mallorca-JUMBO-JETS-Airbus-A350s-response-bookings-surge.html AVGEEK ALERT! YOU CAN SOON SLEEP IN A BOEING 727 AT THIS AVIATION-THEMED HOTEL https://thepointsguy.com/news/aerotel-hoedspruit-boeing-727-vip-suite/ http://aviationphotographs.net/FrontierAirlines/Aircraft-B727/N7273F.html https://zephyrnet.com/boeing-727-set-to-be-turned-into-luxury-hotel-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boeing-727-set-to-be-turned-into-luxury-hotel-experience https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/aerotel-plane-hotel-boeing-727-hoedspruit-limpopo-12-june-2021/ MILITARY UPDATE : CONTRACT AGGRESSOR AIRCRAFT CRASH AT NELLIS AFB https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/ntsb-report-military-combat-plane-that-crashed-near-nellis-afb-had-wing-flap-issue/article_cdb63aba-cb00-11eb-800e-9bf833a00db2.html?block_id=994400 THE US AIR FORCE (USAF) RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING COMMERCIAL-GRADE JET FUEL TO MILITARY-GRADE FUEL https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/usaf-demos-converting-commercial-grade-jet-fuel-into-military-fuel-for-agile-operations/144192.article SEVERAL U.S. AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING F-16S, C-130S, AND KC-135S HAVE DEPLOYED TO NORTHERN AFRICA FOR THE CONTINENT'S LARGEST EXERCISE, AFRICAN LION https://www.airforcemag.com/air-force-planes-morocco-exercise-african-lion/ SONIC BOOM UPDATE IN SAN DIEGO https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41058/marine-corps-admits-the-origin-of-the-san-diego-skyquake-was-probably-them A UK WARBIRD AVIATION UPDATE http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/a-supermarine-spitfire-super-saturday-at-north-weald.html SALLY B UPDATE http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/b-17-sally-b-adopts-ads-b.html

Join Carlos, Matt and Armando for this week's programme. We were joined by special guest Rob from SkyDemon - Europe's favourite VFR flight planning software. In this week's show Ryanair gets Maxed out, a Boeing 787 bows down before staff at London Heathrow, and one airline gives you the chance to fly on the Queen of the skies to sunny ole Mallorca . In the military The USAF has a way to convert commercial grade Jet-A fuel to military grade JP-8, Numerous aircraft land in Morocco for an exercise, the US Marines explain that they "may have" shaken California awake, and we get a quick UK Warbird update. In the last one of this series, Captain Al talks to Matt about Weather Avoidance in the latest Plane Truths. If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8 George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7 Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : QUEEN AWARDS INSPIRATIONAL PILOTS WITH MBE IN BIRTHDAY HONOURS https://www.wscountytimes.co.uk/news/people/queen-honours-world-first-horsham-airline-captain-3270783 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-57445463 https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/queens-birthday-honours-inspirational-northamptonshire-pilot-awarded-mbe-for-services-to-aviation-3270341 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/994908/Queen_s_Birthday_Honours_List_2021_-_Gov.uk_-_FINAL.docx.pdf https://twitter.com/flyingdisabled/status/1403616643494916096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://www.flyingdisabled.org.uk/biography/ RYANAIR'S FIRST 737 MAX LANDS AT DUBLIN AIRPORT https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-s-first-737-max-due-at-dublin-airport-1.4595141 https://www.flightradar24.com/47.08,-123.22/7 BA 787 DAMAGED IN NOSE-GEAR INCIDENT WHILE PARKED AT HEATHROW https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/ba-787-damaged-in-nose-gear-incident-while-parked-at-heathrow/144221.article https://twitter.com/MZulqarnainBut1/status/1405804165067067394 PARTIALLY BLIND JAPANESE NATIVE SHINJI MAEDA CAME TO THE U.S. TO BECOME AN AVIATOR. THEN HE TOURED THE WORLD. https://www.heraldnet.com/news/after-22000-miles-and-18-countries-he-landed-in-snohomish/?fbclid=IwAR2a0syz0lY4wbHi-VJHYNSv68ySz-f_j6HUshesDDuz8h14CgcVcDaDUgw CATHAY WORKING WITH AIRBUS ON SINGLE-PILOT SYSTEM FOR LONG-HAUL https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/exclusive-cathay-working-with-airbus-single-pilot-system-long-haul-2021-06-16/ LUFTHANSA TO FLY TOURISTS TO MALLORCA THIS SUMMER IN JUMBO JETS AND AIRBUS A350S IN RESPONSE TO A SURGE IN BOOKINGS https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-9684019/Lufthansa-fly-tourists-Mallorca-JUMBO-JETS-Airbus-A350s-response-bookings-surge.html AVGEEK ALERT! YOU CAN SOON SLEEP IN A BOEING 727 AT THIS AVIATION-THEMED HOTEL https://thepointsguy.com/news/aerotel-hoedspruit-boeing-727-vip-suite/ http://aviationphotographs.net/FrontierAirlines/Aircraft-B727/N7273F.html https://zephyrnet.com/boeing-727-set-to-be-turned-into-luxury-hotel-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boeing-727-set-to-be-turned-into-luxury-hotel-experience https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/aerotel-plane-hotel-boeing-727-hoedspruit-limpopo-12-june-2021/ MILITARY UPDATE : CONTRACT AGGRESSOR AIRCRAFT CRASH AT NELLIS AFB https://www.fox5vegas.com/news/ntsb-report-military-combat-plane-that-crashed-near-nellis-afb-had-wing-flap-issue/article_cdb63aba-cb00-11eb-800e-9bf833a00db2.html?block_id=994400 THE US AIR FORCE (USAF) RECENTLY DEMONSTRATED A PROCESS FOR CONVERTING COMMERCIAL-GRADE JET FUEL TO MILITARY-GRADE FUEL https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/usaf-demos-converting-commercial-grade-jet-fuel-into-military-fuel-for-agile-operations/144192.article SEVERAL U.S. AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT INCLUDING F-16S, C-130S, AND KC-135S HAVE DEPLOYED TO NORTHERN AFRICA FOR THE CONTINENT'S LARGEST EXERCISE, AFRICAN LION https://www.airforcemag.com/air-force-planes-morocco-exercise-african-lion/ SONIC BOOM UPDATE IN SAN DIEGO https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41058/marine-corps-admits-the-origin-of-the-san-diego-skyquake-was-probably-them A UK WARBIRD AVIATION UPDATE http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/a-supermarine-spitfire-super-saturday-at-north-weald.html SALLY B UPDATE http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/b-17-sally-b-adopts-ads-b.html

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando (on tape) for this week's programme. In this week's show a passenger tries to take up piloting by attempting to break into the flight deck, the E190 gets special clearance into London City, and a 100 year old man logs some Sim time. In the military we have a lot of news from the US Air Force as the begin evaluating electric aircraft for medical ejaculation missions, they retire the last OC-135 treaty verification aircraft, and they abandon plans to replace their fleet of 757 (or C-32) VIP aircraft while the US Navy conducts the first air-to-air refuelling from an unmanned to a manned aircraft. Continuing on from last week, Armando talks to Lt. Col. Ivan Deroche of the 403rd Wing 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron about active storm reconnaissance or hurricane hunting in the WC130J. If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8 George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7 Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL DELTA AIR LINES FLIGHT DIVERTED TO NEW MEXICO AFTER PASSENGER TRIES TO BREACH COCKPIT https://www.reuters.com/world/us/delta-air-lines-flight-diverted-new-mexico-after-passenger-tries-breach-cockpit-2021-06-04/ https://news.yahoo.com/newly-released-video-inside-diverted-012958669.html EU COURTS HALT €550M AID TO AIRLINE CONDOR FOLLOWING RYANAIR CHALLENGE https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/eu-courts-halt-550m-aid-to-airline-condor-following-ryanair-challenge-1.4588481 INDUSTRY REACTION TO US-UK PLANS TO REOPEN TRAVEL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57390246 E190-E2 GAINS STEEP APPROACH CLEARANCE FOR LONDON CITY https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/news/airframer-news/e190-e2-gains-steep-approach-clearance-for-london-city.html https://www.airway1.com/helvetic-airways-will-debut-the-e190-e2-at-london-city-airport/ AIRSHIP MAKER SAYS PASSENGERS WILL CHOOSE COMFORT OVER SPEED AS INTERIOR IS REVEALED IN STUNNING IMAGES https://www.livescience.com/airlander-10-airship-interior-unveiled.html https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2021-06-07/airship-maker-says-passengers-will-chose-comfort-over-speed https://futureflight.aero/ HEROIC AIR PEACE EMPLOYEES FOIL BABY SMUGGLING PLOT https://simpleflying.com/air-peace-baby-smuggling/ UK LAUNCHES ACTION AGAINST RYANAIR AND BRITISH AIRWAYS OVER REFUNDS https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-launches-action-against-ryanair-ba-over-refunds-2021-06-09/ PORPOISING AND BOUNCED LANDING BADLY DAMAGED ATLAS AIR 767 https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/porpoising-and-bounced-landing-badly-damaged-atlas-air-767/144096.article BRANSON MAY MAKE A LAST-DITCH EFFORT TO BEAT BEZOS INTO SPACE https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/06/will-sir-richard-come-out-of-the-blue-and-beat-bezos-into-space/ http://www.parabolicarc.com/2021/06/07/virgin-galactics-richard-branson-aims-to-fly-to-space-before-jeff-bezos/ TED'S 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATES A LIFETIME IN AVIATION https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/teds-100th-birthday-celebrates-a-lifetime-in-aviation-8019566 MILITARY U.S. AIR FORCE EVALUATES ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT FOR MEDEVAC MISSIONS https://defence-blog.com/u-s-air-force-evaluates-electric-aircraft-for-medevac-missions/ THE NAVY'S NEW TANKER DRONE JUST REFUELED A SUPER HORNET FIGHTER JET FOR THE FIRST TIME https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/07/navys-new-tanker-drone-just-refueled-super-hornet-fighter-jet-first-time.html U.S. AIR FORCE RETIRES LAST OPEN SKIES AIRCRAFT https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2021-06-09/us-air-force-retires-last-open-skies-aircraft PENTAGON SHELVES PLANS FOR NEW AIR FORCE TWO https://www.defenseone.com/business/2021/06/pentagon-shelves-plans-new-air-force-two/174434/

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme. In this week's show Some airlines are going to ban alcohol "Oh Nooo", HiFly are sharpening up with a three blade concept & United airlines goes Boom & no thats nothing to do with the venga boys. In the military find out why the US Navy are swapping out F/A-18s for US Air Force F-16s and F-35s have a close call with a AW139 helicopter over Norwich! We've got a segment all about Hurricane Hunting from Armando and we've even got some airshow news! If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8 George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7 Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL COVID-19: AIRLINES ADD CAPACITY AHEAD OF PORTUGAL CHANGE https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57353048 https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-condemns-uk-government-moving-portugal-from-green-to-amber-list-with-no-basis-in-science-or-public-health/?market=en AIRLINES BAN ALCOHOL DURING FLIGHTS FOLLOWING A SPIKE IN UNRULY PASSENGERS https://www.forbes.com/sites/elvaramirez/2021/06/01/airlines-ban-alcohol-during-flights-following-a-spike-in-unruly-passengers/?sh=2de9a8297aea https://www.newser.com/story/306923/yet-another-airline-pulls-back-on-the-booze.html https://onemileatatime.com/southwest-airlines-wont-serve-alcohol-air-rage/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/business/american-southwest-passengers-alcohol.html U.S. DOWNGRADES MEXICO'S AIR-SAFETY RATING https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-downgrade-mexicos-air-safety-rating-11621707887 https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=26142 https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/554977-faa-to-lower-mexico-aviation-safety-rating-report https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/05/27/what-mexicos-faa-category-two-designation-means-for-air-travel/?sh=3662eec64f0b AERION SUPERSONIC ABRUPTLY SHUTS DOWN AND BOOM TECHNOLOGY GETS UNITED AIRLINES ORDER WORTH $3 BILLION https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/21/aerion-supersonic-abruptly-shuts-down-citing-challenges-securing-capital/5208809001/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/united-bets-on-supersonic-future-with-3-billion-boom-jet-order HYDRAULICS AND LOCKS SCRUTINISED AFTER 757 FREIGHT DOOR OPENS DURING CLIMB https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/hydraulics-and-locks-scrutinised-after-757-freight-door-opens-during-climb/143943.article https://avherald.com/h?article=4e2fd449&opt=0 HI FLY A330 TO PERFORM FLIGHT TESTS WITH RADICAL THREE-BLADE WING-TIP CONCEPT https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/hi-fly-a330-to-perform-flight-tests-with-radical-three-blade-wing-tip-concept/143994.article NTSB BEGINS PROBE INTO FATAL CITATION ACCIDENT https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210529-0 LAMINAR RESEARCH PREVIEWS NEXT GENERATION OF X-PLANE TECHNOLOGY https://fselite.net/news/laminar-research-previews-next-generation-of-x-plane-technology/ AIRSHOW NEWS THE ROAR OF THE TYPHOON TO BE HEARD IN NORFOLK https://www.edp24.co.uk/things-to-do/days-out/old-buckenham-airshow-typhoon-8010780 NEW 'UNION JACK' COLOUR SCHEME FOR THE RAF TYPHOON DISPLAY TEAM https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/05/airshow-news-new-union-jack-colour-scheme-for-the-raf-typhoon-display-team/ THE GOODYEAR BLIMP RETURNS TO OSHKOSH https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/goodyear-blimp-returns-to-oshkosh/ SWANSONG DISPLAY FOR CRANFIELD'S JETSTREAM 31 FLYING CLASSROOM https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/06/airshow-news-swansong-display-for-cranfields-flying-classroom/ SNOWBIRDS COMING BACK TO LONDON'S SKIES FOR ANNUAL AIRSHOW https://london.ctvnews.ca/snowbirds-coming-back-to-london-s-skies-for-annual-airshow-1.5454409 PILOT IN NEAR MISS AT SHUTTLEWORTH AIR SHOW 'DISTRACTED BY PASSENGER https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57281632 https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_report_files/2020/Airprox%20Report%202020133.pdf MILITARY TO FILL A FIGHTER-JET GAP, THE US NAVY IS ABOUT TO GET SOME OF THE AIR FORCE'S F-16S https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-will-get-air-force-f16s-to-fill-fighter-gap-2021-6?fbclid=IwAR3h2x0Wb6mW1VyTqd9AktR4YU4O5sa42n5EWPSzVVfBnQQu5iX8q9RxhmA HELICOPTER REPORTS NEAR-MISS WITH FIGHTER JETS OVER NORWICH https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-57287432

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme. In this week's show a passenger knocks a flight attendants teeth out, Stansted spends 70 million pounds on its baggage system, & get your credit cards ready because we have the ultimate aviation addition to your home. In the military a Super Hercules Crew Receives The distinguished flying cross and, Air Medals for Daring Afghanistan Flight Under Fire, a contract fighter aircraft crashes near Las Vegas and Russia begins development of a new single engine Suhkoi fighter. Dick Knapinski from the Experimental Aircraft Association talks to us about EAAs larger mission and some of their efforts and projects they've taken on for the Aviation community last year and this year. Matt talks to Al about Medical Emergencies in the Plane Truths. George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7 Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : ROUND-UP SAS HAS APPOINTED ANKO VAN DER WERFF TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS https://www.aircargonews.net/people/sas-names-new-president-and-chief-executive/ TALKS ON NEW BOEING JET PROGRAM CONFIRMED BY ROLLS-ROYCE https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/talks-on-new-boeing-jet-program-confirmed-by-rollsroyce-11620908726020.html COMMERCIAL RYANAIR SUBSIDIARY BUZZ B738 NEAR MINSK ON MAY 23RD 2021 https://avherald.com/h?article=4e7d7208&opt=0 https://twitter.com/RyanairPress https://www.airlive.net/breaking-belarusian-authorities-have-searched-passengers-of-lufthansa-lh1487-before-it-was-allowed-to-take-off/ https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-Council-agrees-to-pursue-fact-finding-investigation-into-Belarus-incident.aspx PASSENGER KNOCKED OUT FLIGHT ATTENDANT'S TEETH IN ALLEGED CLASH OVER MASKS https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/southwest-flight-teeth-fight-mask-b1854201.html https://www.kusi.com/harbor-police-id-passenger-accused-of-assaulting-flight-attendant/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/05/25/southwest-airlines-flight-attendant-loses-two-teeth-passenger-assault/7425193002/ BRITISH AIRWAYS DOUBLES GUARANTEED REWARD SEAT AVAILABILITY https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/28/british-airways-doubles-guaranteed-reward-seat-availability/ BREEZE AIRWAYS GETS AIRBORNE WITH FIRST FLIGHT FROM TAMPA TO CHARLESTON https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/breeze-airways-gets-airborne-with-first-flight-from-tampa-to-charleston/143934.article STANSTED AIRPORT UNVEILS £70 MILLION BAGGAGE SYSTEM https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/26/stansted-airport-unveils-70-million-baggage-system/ LUTON AIRPORT UNVEILS NEW DIGITAL SERVICES ACROSS TERMINAL https://airport-world.com/new-digital-services-and-revenue-management-system-to-boost-london-lutons-recovery/ https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/27/luton-airport-unveils-new-digital-services-across-terminal/ EMIRATES PLANE FLIES FROM MUMBAI TO DUBAI WITH JUST ONE PASSENGER https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/emirates-plane-flies-from-mumbai-to-dubai-with-just-one-passenger https://www.traveldailymedia.com/emirates-wins-record-8th-consecutive-best-airline-worldwide/ MH17 AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE VIEWED BY JUDGES AHEAD OF NEXT PHASE OF TRIAL https://www.reuters.com/world/mh17-aircraft-wreckage-viewed-by-judges-ahead-next-phase-trial-2021-05-26/ RETRO AMERICAN AIRLINES BAR CARTS FOR SALE https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-bar-carts/ BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TEEN PILOT IN SOLO ROUND-THE-WORLD RECORD BID https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57255440 MILITARY SUPER HERCULES CREW RECEIVES DFC, AIR MEDALS FOR DARING AFGHANISTAN FLIGHT UNDER FIRE https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/20/super-hercules-crew-receives-dfc-air-medals-daring-afghanistan-flight-under-fire.html PILOT DEAD AFTER MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN LAS VEGAS RESIDENTIAL AREA, AUTHORITIES SAY https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/05/24/military-aircraft-crashes-las-vegas-residential-area/7423558002/

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's aviation fun. Joining us also is special guest, Blades Aerobatic Team Pilot, Mike Ling MBE FRAeS! The Blades are a leading display team, world-famous for flying close-formation aerobatics to the highest level. The world's only aerobatic airline to fly passengers in formation, on their unforgettable flying experience days, in line with the same safety standards as your mainstream airline. Mike flies as Blade 3 and has been with the team since 2019. Mike previously flew over 2500 sorties with the RAF Red Arrows! You can find out everything you need about Mike and the Blades Display team here : https://theblades.com/ In this week's commercial news a AN26 decides to lose some weight, one airline is offering a private jet experience for nine pounds & we hear of one guy who really does pull out all the stops for a marriage proposal. In the military the Irish get an up close look at a USAF C-17 Globemaster and Armando tells us about training in the DC-3. Armando also talks to Dick Knapinski who is the Communications Director at EAA. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL AN26 NEAR BOR ON MAY 20TH 2021, DROPPED PROPELLER IN FLIGHT https://avherald.com/h?article=4e7b085a&opt=0 PRIVATE JET EXPERIENCE FOR UNDER £9 AS RYANAIR FLIES PLANE WITH 176 EMPTY SEATS https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-private-jet-flight-faro-stansted-b1849413.html?amp AIRLINE CREATES 'NAP PODS' FOR PASSENGERS WHO NEED TO SLEEP BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT https://www.heart.co.uk/lifestyle/british-airways-nap-pods-sleep-flight/ U.S. AIRLINES MAY START WEIGHING PASSENGERS AT THE GATE https://viewfromthewing.com/u-s-airlines-may-start-weighing-passengers-at-the-gate/ BUSHTALK RADIO ADDS THOUSANDS OF AUDIO TOURS TO MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-bushtalk-radio RYANAIR SCORES FIRST WINS IN FIGHT OVER RIVALS' COVID AID https://www.dw.com/en/ryanair-wins-eu-legal-challenge-to-airline-state-aid/a-57585185 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-19/ryanair-scores-first-wins-in-eu-challenges-to-rivals-covid-aid?fbclid=IwAR08wYUSq0ypWhFK8R2C58lWMFx0PBPNkhrHuRCyuXnXBzPV4qoOKorZ96A A MAN SURPRISED HIS GIRLFRIEND WITH A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL WRITTEN IN THE SAND OF THE WORLD FAMOUS BARRA AIRPORT. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-57170601 MILITARY A MASSIVE US AIR FORCE JET WENT ON A DETOUR IN IRISH AIRSPACE - SO ITS PILOT COULD FLY OVER HIS HOMETOWN! https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/massive-air-force-jet-changes-24144886

Join Carlos, Matt and Nev for an evening of aviation fun. In this week's show London Heathrow maybe diverting flights to save on the Q's , a Concorde has its nose moved & staying on the subject of noses a passenger receives a fine for blowing their nose on a blanket. And In the military this week Germany are set to replace their ageing P3s with P8's , a pilot wins an award for a very challenging landing & Armando brings us his take & roundup about the fourth coming EAA Air Venture. We were joined by Bob from the Air Accident Investigation Branch. Find out about the processes of how an aviation accident is investigated here in the UK. In this week's Plane Truth we're learning all about Squarks. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL BRITISH AIRWAYS TO TRIAL DIGITAL QUEUING SYSTEM AT HEATHROW https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-airways-to-trial-digital-queuing-system-at-heathrow/ HEATHROW AIRPORT COULD DIVERT AIRCRAFT TO EASE CROWDING https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57091061 U.S. FAA TO REQUIRE STRENGTHENING KEY PART ON BOEING 777 ENGINE https://kfgo.com/2021/05/12/u-s-faa-to-require-strengthening-key-part-on-boeing-777-engine/ ACCIDENT: KEY LIME SW4 AND PRIVATE AIRCRAFT AT DENVER ON MAY 12TH 2021, MIDAIR COLLISION https://kfgo.com/2021/05/12/u-s-faa-to-require-strengthening-key-part-on-boeing-777-engine/ BRITISH AIRWAYS ADDS A PIECE OF AVGEEK MEMORABILIA TO THE CONCORDE ROOM AT HEATHROW https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/ba-adds-concorde-nose-to-lounge/ MASKLESS JETBLUE AIRLINE PASSENGER WHO BLEW NOSE INTO BLANKET COPS $13,574 FINE https://www.traveller.com.au/maskless-jetblue-airline-passenger-who-blew-nose-into-blanket-cops-13574-fine-h1vsem MILITARY A-10 PILOT HONORED FOR LANDING HER WARTHOG WITHOUT WORKING LANDING GEAR, COCKPIT CANOPY https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/05/12/a-10-pilot-honored-for-landing-her-warthog-without-working-landing-gear-cockpit-canopy/ GERMANY SET TO REPLACE ITS P-3C ORION MARITIME PATROL AIRCRAFT WITH THE P-8A POSEIDON https://theaviationist.com/2021/05/10/p-8-germany/ AIR TRACTOR, L3HARRIS LAUNCH AT-802U SKY WARDEN LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/air-tractor-l3harris-launch-at-802u-sky-warden-light-attack-aircraft/143637.article EAA AIRVENTURE OSHKOSH NEWS UPDATE https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/air-tractor-l3harris-launch-at-802u-sky-warden-light-attack-aircraft/143637.article

Join Carlos, Matt and Nev for a show with a special focus on Urban Air Mobility. We were joined by Stéphane Fymat, Vice President and General Manager, Urban Air Mobility and Unmanned Aerial Systems at Honeywell who talked with us all about what Honeywell are doing in regards to the expanding UAM industry. In this week's show BA promo there new TV Ad, a woman gives birth to a baby on board a flight, and a 9 year old goes on an airport tour using the baggage belt. In the military Nine U.S. Marine Corps And Eight RAF F-35Bs Have Embarked On HMS Queen Elizabeth; Egypt signs contract with France to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets; and an Idaho Air National Guard A-10 Repainted in P-47 Thunderbolt Heritage Livery. In this week's Play Truth Matt talked to Captain Al about Pilot Insurance. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL TRAVEL RULES AND HIGH PRICES https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/flights-fares-passengers-british-airways-easyjet-green-list-b1843070.html ZEROAVIA TEST AIRCRAFT FOR HYDROGEN PROPULSION SYSTEM DAMAGED IN 'OFF-AIRPORT LANDING' https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/hydrogen-powered-plane-crashes-during-test-flight-at-cranfield/?fbclid=IwAR0xrJnwQR63r9j8NC7wc01PtSpjIq4oldSs0fAFJIXakkHBT5npyNYtecQ https://www.aviationtoday.com/2021/05/04/zeroavia-test-aircraft-hydrogen-propulsion-system-damaged-off-airport-landing/ https://www.zeroavia.com/offairportlanding WITH HALO BUY, DIRECTIONAL EYES URBAN AIR MOBILITY OPS https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-05-05/halo-buy-directional-eyes-urban-air-mobility-ops BRITISH AIRWAYS' STAFF STAR IN AIRLINE'S NEW TV AD https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/british-airways-staff-star-in-airlines-new-tv-ad Link to the Video : https://youtu.be/NQIbrvWTPus BOEING TO OPEN MORE 737-800BCF CONVERSION LINES https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2021-05-05/boeing-open-more-737-800bcf-conversion-lines BOEING-BACKED START-UP WISK SIGNS FIRST DEAL TO OPERATE AIR TAXIS IN THE U.S. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/05/boeing-backed-start-up-wisk-inks-first-deal-to-operate-air-taxis-in-the-us.html AIRBUS ANNOUNCES DEATH OF CIVIL FLY-BY-WIRE PIONEER ZIEGLER https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-announces-death-of-civil-fly-by-wire-pioneer-ziegler/143610.article WOMAN WHO WAS UNAWARE OF PREGNANCY GIVES BIRTH ON FLIGHT https://people.com/human-interest/woman-gives-birth-on-flight-help-nurses-doctor-on-board/ https://www.tiktok.com/@juliabernice/video/6956692745721285894?lang=en&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 https://www.tiktok.com/@alilia801/video/6958024825982029061 EXCESS BAGGAGE! BOY, 9, GOES FOR RIDE ON AIRPORT LUGGAGE BELT AFTER SNEAKING OFF FROM PARENTS https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9541699/Boy-9-goes-ride-airport-luggage-belt-sneaking-away-parents.html MILITARY NINE U.S. MARINE CORPS AND EIGHT RAF F-35BS HAVE EMBARKED ON HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH https://theaviationist.com/2021/05/03/f-35bs-hms-queen-elizabeth/ EGYPT SIGNS CONTRACT WITH FRANCE TO BUY 30 RAFALE FIGHTER JETS https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/102571/Egypt-signs-contract-with-France-to-buy-30-Rafale-fighter IDAHO AIR NATIONAL GUARD A-10 REPAINTED IN P-47 THUNDERBOLT HERITAGE LIVERY http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/idaho-air-national-guard-paints-p-47-scheme-on-thunderbolt-ii.html IRAQ'S F-16 PROGRAM STALLS AFTER US CONTRACTORS EVACUATE BALAD AIR BASE, REPORT SAYS https://www.stripes.com/news/middle-east/iraq-s-f-16-program-stalls-after-us-contractors-evacuate-balad-air-base-report-says-1.672349 THE AIR FORCE'S FIRST SKYBORG AUTONOMOUS DRONE PROTOTYPE MADE ITS FIRST FLIGHT https://www.defensenews.com/air/2021/05/05/the-air-forces-first-skyborg-autonomous-drone-prototype-made-its-first-flight/

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and the podcasting legends that are Pilot Pip and Captain Al! In this week's show Airbus retires its first Beluga, One airline provides its toilet users with handless doors & a man is caught taking rather alot of young birds through JFK. In the military we find out about a sea fury crash, and Nev brings us an awesome Spitfire video. Captain Al chats with Matt on this week's The Plane Truth where we talk about the differences between learning to fly the Boeing and the Airbus! Nev took a well deserved Bacon Roll break at Solent Airport and took the opportunity to listen to that amazing Merlin engine in their 2-Seater Spitfire. You can find out all the information you need about grabbing an incredible flight experience here - https://www.boultbeeflightacademy.co.uk/# Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL AIRBUS RETIRES THE WORLD'S FIRST BELUGA https://simpleflying.com/airbus-retires-the-worlds-first-beluga/ https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-parks-second-beluga-as-larger-xl-variant-takes-over/143549.article RYANAIR AND TRINITY COLLEGE LAUNCH SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL RESEARCH CENTRE https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0429/1212775-ryanair-trinity-clean-fuel-tie-up/ https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/ryanair-and-trinity-toexplore-flying-planes-on-alcohol-and-plant-based-fuel-40371086.html https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-donates-1-5m-to-tcd-for-research-on-sustainable-aviation-fuels-1.4551079 https://www.thesun.ie/news/6847837/ryanair-michael-o-leary-environmentalists-nutters/ https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-trinity-college-launch-saf-centre-ryanair-commits-to-12-5-saf-goal-by-2030/?market=ie LONDON CITY IS FIRST MAJOR AIRPORT CONTROLLED BY REMOTE DIGITAL TOWER https://www.nats.aero/news/london-city-is-first-major-airport-controlled-by-remote-digital-tower/ AIRBUS AND LHT TO DEVELOP A330 TEMPORARY PALLET-CARGO INTERIOR https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-and-lht-to-develop-a330-temporary-pallet-cargo-interior/143499.article THE HIGH COST OF NEW GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT MAY BE PRICING PILOTS OUT OF THE MARKET https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/04/28/prices-for-new-general-aviation-aircraft-may-be-pricing-pilots-out-of-the-market MIND THE BRIDGE! https://scramble.nl/civil-news/mind-the-bridge https://www.autoevolution.com/news/spotless-boeing-777-hits-jet-bridge-suffers-wing-damage-160002.html https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/klm-royal-dutch-airlines/brand-new-klm-boeing-777-collides-with-airbridge-during-push-back-procedure/ DELTA AIRLINES TO BECOME THE FIRST 5G-EQUIPPED GLOBAL AIRLINE https://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-airlines-become-first-5g-145307716.html https://news.delta.com/how-deltas-work-apple-and-att-human-it-innovative FARADAIR NAMES FORMER BOEING FIGURE TINSETH TO LEAD HYBRID-AIRCRAFT ADVISORY BOARD https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/faradair-names-former-boeing-figure-tinseth-to-lead-hybrid-aircraft-advisory-board/143523.article MAN CAUGHT SMUGGLING 35 SONGBIRDS INTO J.F.K. AIRPORT https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/nyregion/smuggler-singing-birds.html ANA TO INSTALL HANDS-FREE TOILET DOOR HANDLES https://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2021/04/28/ana-to-install-hands-free-toliet-door-handles/ https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2021/04/28/japenese-airline-ana-installs-worlds-first-hands-free-plane-lavatory-door/ ALASKA AIRLINES DEDICATES PLANE TO EQUITY IN EDUCATION WITH NEW LIVERY https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/04/26/alaska-airlines-dedicates-plane-to-equity.html MILITARY ASTRONAUT MICHAEL COLLINS HAS PASSED http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/the-san-diego-air-space-museum-remembers-michael-collins.html This is the link to the talk that Pip and Al mentioned when they were at Oshkosh : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYUmdeVYCQ4 That Buzz Aldrin incident : https://youtu.be/lw9azZmLxtw PILOTS UNHURT AFTER SKILFUL HANDLING OF EMERGENCY LANDING https://navywings.org.uk/sea-fury-t-20-update/?fbclid=IwAR0Ufv-LkdoXHUvv1QIAcDVqMITC05WJtasTbj2QdduTsheKPr2Q9S90sH0

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme. Commercial & Military Aviation news, more from Captain Al with The Plane Truth and a whole lot of Aviation fun! In this week's show a rather large fight breaks out onboard an aircraft, we find out why its bad to be stressed while flying, and a member of the royal family goes for her sim check ride. In the military we find out about a TBM avenger that decided to go for a swim, V22 Osprey re-designs a helicopter landing pad, and the USAF deploys a major exercise force to Poland. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email podcast@planetalkinguk.com or comment in our chatroom on YouTube. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL CHINA AIRPORT PASSES HARTSFIELD-JACKSON AS WORLD'S BUSIEST IN PASSENGERS https://www.ajc.com/news/business/china-airport-passed-atlanta-as-worlds-busiest-in-passengers-in-2020/DZZ2RHDZHNALLJI44JGS7DHOTQ/ VIDEO SHOWS A WOMAN DRAGGED BY HAIR AND FLIGHT ATTENDANTS PUNCHED DURING A MASS BRAWL ABOUT OVERHEAD LOCKERS https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-overhead-locker-row-triggers-airplane-passengers-brawl-2021-4?r=US&IR=T SEAT DESIGN GUIDANCE SOUGHT AFTER BA 787 PHONE FIRE https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/seat-design-guidance-sought-after-ba-787-phone-fire/143345.article NEW STUDY WARNS THAT PILOTS COULD BE UNDERESTIMATING RISK OF FLYING WHILE STRESSED https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/3072373/new-study-warns-that-pilots-could-be-underestimating-risk-of-flying-while-stressed/ LOUIS VUITTON CREATED A $39,000 BAG THAT LOOKS LIKE AN AIRPLANE https://www.travelandleisure.com/style/fashion/louis-vuitton-airplane-keepall-bag GIVING WILLS A RUN FOR HIS MONEY! KATE HOPS INTO FLIGHT SIMULATOR PILOT SEAT - AND FOLLOWS IN HER PARENTS' AND GRANDFATHER'S FOOTSTEPS - ON VISIT TO AIR CADETS WITH DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9495737/Kate-hops-flight-simulator-William-holds-handbag.html THIS WORKING AIRPLANE-BODIED RV WITH A FULL COCKPIT IS ON CRAIGSLIST FOR $28K https://www.thedrive.com/news/40157/this-working-airplane-bodied-rv-with-a-full-cockpit-is-on-craigslist-for-28k MILITARY A LOOK AT THE RECOVERY OF THE TBM AVENGER THAT DITCHED AT COCOA BEACH AIRSHOW https://theaviationist.com/2021/04/21/a-look-at-the-recovery-of-the-tbm-avenger-that-ditched-at-cocoa-beach-airshow/ USAF OSPREY RIPS UP HOSPITAL HELICOPTER PAD DURING TRAINING https://ukaviation.news/usaf-osprey-rips-up-hospital-helicopter-pad-during-training/ 9 CHINESE MILITARY PLANES INTRUDE INTO TAIWAN'S ADIZ https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4182612 USAF DEPLOYS MAJOR FIGHTER COMPONENT TO POLAND https://theaviationist.com/2021/04/20/usaf-deploys-poland/ AND FINALLY ... JACOB 'THE PILOT' NEWSON, 7, TAKES TO THE SKIES FOR FIRST FLYING LESSON https://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/people/jacob-the-pilot-newson-7-takes-to-the-skies-for-first-flying-lesson-3207591