Plane Talking UK Podcast

Join Carlos (yes he's back!), Matt, Captain Nick and (should be) Sir Rick Bell for this week's Aviation News. In this episode we discuss strict baggage allowance enforcement at Dubai airport, Wizz Air announce new plans for a base at Luton and Citylink are suspended by aviation watchdog for severe weather take off. The official report into the Shoreham Air Show incident is released and the government document can be found on their website here - https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aircraft-accident-report-aar-1-2017-g-bxfi-22-august-2015. In the military we discuss some of the news which was released at Avalon this week. We also chat to Rick Bell about the forthcoming 'Wings over Pittsburgh' event in May. Full details can be found here - http://www.pittsburgh.afrc.af.mil/News/OpenHouse.aspx. If you'd like to treat yourself to some quality PTUK merchandise then why not take yourself to http://www.planetalkinguk.com/store. :-)

Join Nev, Matt and Sjoert as they run through the big aviation news stories of the week. In this episode we discuss a spot bother thanks to Storm Doris, low cost transatlantic air travel becomes a reality and a 'Concorde v2' build schedule. In the military there's an unusual theft from RAF Marham and the the German Airforce escort a commercial jet after tower contact is lost. Nev and Sjoert tell us all about the APG / PTUK / Plane Safety meetup at Lelystad and all those at the Aviation Museum tell us about their favourte exhibits. NevTech has officially launched their new website so make sure you give it a look - http://www.nevtech.org.uk. Regular viewers / listeners to the show will, no doubt, have been following Maty Fab's progress as he studies his PPL and he's very kindly shared with us a great video of him and his family on a pleasure flight. His YouTube channel is a highly recommended view for all aviation enthusiasts so take yourselves to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPCvprzuUDz5THB9eANeaSg for a real treat. Normal service will be resumed as Carlos returns to the helm for next week. Our thanks to our super-sub Nev for stepping in. :-)

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev, Pip and Eoin for this week's fun packed show. In this episode we discuss a fopaux by a leading resistance member and the man partly responsible for the awakening of the the dark side, an unusual method of getting round a low cost baggage allowance issue and free food returns to coach passengers flying with a big American carrier. In the military, Airbus faces possible legal action by the Austrian government and the Russians are up to their usual tricks upsetting the Americans. Our thanks as always go to our guest hosts Pip (http://www.planesafetypodcast.com), Nev (http://www.nevtech.org.uk) and Eoin for all their help. :-)

Join Carlos, Matt and special guest Ken for this week's show. In this episode we discuss one courier's air expansion plans, an infamous low cost carrier feels it's being too nice to it's customers and we discover our chat room is very divided about a national carrier's new livelry. We chat to Ken Hoke about the fascinating world of Air Cargo Transportation. His website is a strongly recommended browse for all aviation enthusiasts - http://aerosavvy.com/ Why not send in your own feedback for us to include in our next episode - podcast@planetalkinguk.com.

Join Carlos, Matt, Jason, Captain Jeff, Captain Al, the Maine Man Micah, Sjoert Bakker, David Abbey and Philip Davis for a very special anniversary show. In this week's episode we discover the rather unique twist of a dog friendly airline, there's talk of an alliance between Norwegian and 2 low cost airlines and there is much discord amongst some of our guests over the talk of gyms in airports. From all the Plane Talking Podcast team we'd like to thank you, our wonderful listeners, for your interest and support for our show. Here's to 150 more shows - Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Join Carlos, Matt and special guest Don for this week's show. In today's episode we discuss strike action at BA, American Airlines doing away with headrest screens and Eye Scans begin to replace boarding passes at some airports. We talk to Don Sebastian about his fascinating day job - Make sure you check out his website for further details about his work on http://www.airplaneprebuy.com. Why not get in touch with the show - We love to receive your feedback. Email us on podcast@planetalkinguk.com

Join Carlos and Matt for their usual weekly rundown of the big aviation related news stories. Today we discuss the rediculous cost of rail travel, a low cost airline is forced to abort their landing because of the cabin crew and we discuss the unlikely topic of moisturising pyjamas. In the military we discuss a diplomatic incident with the Irish government. Why not try and catch the live recording of the show for your chance to interact with the show. Follow our social media feeds for the details. Send us some feedback via podcast@planetalkinguk.com.

Join Carlos, Matt and NevTek Nev for the first live show of 2017. In this episode we discuss the various traditional annual 'Best' and 'Worst' survey's that have been released (UK based carriers not fairing well this time round, although there is some good news for Monarch), we discover a rather unusual method for de-icing a Turkish aircraft and Iran welcomes their first post-sanctions airliner. In the military, recycling is the name of the game as the German government commence the recommission of retired A321's. Follow us on Facebook by searching 'PlaneTalkingUK', on Twitter using the handle @PlaneTalkingUK or get in touch via email on podcast@planetalkinguk.com. :-)

Join Carlos and Matt as they finally introduce their footage from an absolutely incredible weekend that revolved around the Farnborough Air Show 2016. The festive season is officially over as we return to our usual LIVE programming next week - make sure you're following our social media feeds for the details. Happy New Year one and all. :-)

Join Carlos, Matt, Pilot Pip, Captain Al, Captain Nick, Captain Jeff, Dr Steph, The Maine Man Micah, Pasadena Brian, Sir Grant of McHerron, the legendary Steve Visscher and Markus Völter for a pre-recorded mass festive chinwag. We also play out some fantastic festive feedback which was sent to us by our wonderful Podcast Universe Listeners. Make sure you're sat down and comfortable - This is a long one! :-D