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In this week's show Norwegian ends its long haul operations, British airways brings out some funky luggage, and a light aircraft door is found on a motorway. In the military news this week some KC46 Tankers get delivered, test pilots learn how flight testing of all-electric commuter aircraft is pushing the boundaries & its sad news when we hear that RAF 'Spitfire woman' Eleanor Wadsworth has died at aged 103.

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

WEEKLY ROUND UP

ALL UK TRAVEL CORRIDORS CLOSE https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-travel-corridor-system-to-be-suspended-on-monday

12 YEARS SINCE THE MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON https://twitter.com/Captsully/status/1350103791614517248

COMMERCIAL

SJ182 https://avherald.com/h?article=4e18553c&opt=0 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/boeing-airliner-that-crashed-in-indonesia-hadn-t-flown-for-9-months-black-box-recovered-1.5262958

NORWEGIAN ENDS IT'S LONG HAUL OPERATIONS https://media.uk.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-to-focus-on-a-strong-european-network-3064682 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/norwegian-gives-up-long-haul-flying-in-plan-to-exit-insolvency https://www.reuters.com/article/norwegian-air-restructuring/update-3-norwegian-air-gets-additional-creditor-protection-to-deal-with-debt-idUSL1N2IO0CO

CDC TO REQUIRE COVID TESTING FOR FLIGHTS INTO THE US AND INCLUDES BUSINESS AVIATION https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/coronavirus/covid-19-point-of-impact/cdc-to-require-covid-testing-for-flights-into-the-u-s-includes-business-aviation/?MessageRunDetailID=4120423358&PostID=24276385&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

BRITISH AIRWAYS CREATES LIMITED EDITION RANGE OF LUGGAGE https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/01/13/british-airways-creates-limited-edition-range-of-luggage/

SONIC BOOMS HEARD OVER THE UK AS RAF TYPHOON INTERCEPT UNRESPONSIVE PRIVATE JET https://ukaviation.news/sonic-boom-heard-as-raf-qra-typhoons-intercept-private-jet/ https://simpleflying.com/england-sonic-boom-unresponsive-private-jet/ https://twitter.com/i/status/1349044899698663426

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT CAN NOW BE TESTED OVER LAND, FAA RULES https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/supersonic-aircraft-boost-feds-1234591221/

EASYJET CREW JOIN VIRGIN ATLANTIC IN HELPING WITH UK VACCINE ROLLOUT https://www.cityam.com/virgin-atlantic-calls-on-6000-staff-to-help-with-uk-vaccine-rollout/

DOOR OF SMALL AIRCRAFT FOUND ON M4 BY POLICE https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/door-small-aircraft-found-m4-4879058

MILITARY

YOU CAN BUY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE'S IMPRESSIVE SENTINEL RADAR PLANES, BUT ONLY IN PIECES https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38395/you-can-now-buy-the-uks-impressive-sentinel-spyplanes-but-only-in-pieces https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/uae-signs-1bn-globaleye-fleet-expansion-deal/141808.article

BOEING DELIVERS 14 KC-46A TANKERS IN 2020, RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR A DOZEN MORE https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-delivers-14-kc-46a-tankers-in-2020-receives-contract-for-a-dozen-more/141931.article?utm_campaign=FG-DEFENCE-13012021-JM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=FG-DEFENCE-13012021-JM

TEST PILOTS LEARN HOW FLIGHT TESTING OF ALL-ELECTRIC COMMUTER AIRCRAFT IS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES https://www.dcmilitary.com/tester/news/local/test-pilots-learn-how-flight-testing-of-all-electric-commuter-aircraft-is-pushing-the-boundaries/article_5ff01cb7-fc45-58ae-9f1e-081ee9cf45be.html

RAF 'SPITFIRE WOMAN' ELEANOR WADSWORTH DIES AGED 103 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/10/raf-spitfire-woman-eleanor-wadsworth-dies-at-103