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In this week's show, Flying Colanders! … I mean Cars! One airline decides to get into the fashion industry and we celebrate the birthday of one cabin crew member who is soon to be a great-grandmother!    In the military massive upgrades for the RAF Typhoons and a first flight for the T-7A.

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British Airways passenger stabbed with bottle by another passenger on flight from Gatwick to St Lucia https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/british-airways-flight-london-gatwick-passenger-stabbed-attacked-b1092449.html

Delta, Southwest ban TikTok on employee devices https://punchng.com/delta-southwest-ban-tiktok-on-employee-devices/ https://simpleflying.com/airlines-are-banning-tiktok-on-employee-devices

Alef Aeronautics’ Flying Car Design Awarded FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate https://www.flyingmag.com/alef-aeronautics-flying-car-design-awarded-faa-special-airworthiness-approval/

Air Inuit renews fleet with Boeing 737-800s, marking 45 years in operation https://www.airport-technology.com/news/air-inuit-renews-fleet-three-boeing-737-800s/#catfish 

Japan Airlines Will Rent You Clothes https://onemileatatime.com/news/japan-airlines-rent-clothes/

Airbus unveils sixth and final BelugaXL as it emerges from paint shop https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/airbus-unveils-sixth-and-final-belugaxl-as-it-emerges-from-paint-shop

The world’s largest airliner has returned to Birmingham Airport https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/watch-moment-a380-emirates-air-bus-lands-back-at-birmingham-airport-4204241

Woman’s leg amputated at Bangkok airport after getting stuck in moving walkway https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/30/womans-leg-amputated-at-bangkok-airport-after-getting-stuck-in-moving-walkway

One of UK’s oldest flight attendants celebrates 73rd birthday https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/national/23633869.one-uks-oldest-flight-attendants-celebrates-73rd-birthday/

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RAF Typhoons to get £870m advanced radar upgrade https://www.forces.net/technology/aircraft/new-ps870m-radar-contract-will-make-rafs-typhoon-most-advanced-fighter-world

The T-7A Red Hawk Jet Trainer Has Taken Its First Flight https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/the-t-7a-red-hawk-jet-trainer-has-taken-its-first-flight

Explained: The Mechanisms That Help Bombers To Drop Their Payload https://simpleflying.com/how-bombers-work/?utm_source=SF-DL&utm_medium=newsletter

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In this week's show one airliner decides its nose gear is too good to use, one cargo carrier starts to thin out its aircraft starting with the MD-11 (they are an ugly aircraft anyway) & one pilot decides that a license isnt needed to fly his jet    In the military the irish go all C295 and the National Museum of the USAF Hosts Air Power History Tour.

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Private jet captain had no valid pilot certificates when Dassault Falcon crashed https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/private-jet-dassault-falcon-runway-overran-crash?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=organic

Nose Gear Incident https://news.delta.com/no-injuries-reported-after-dl1092-lands-nose-gear https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/delta-flight-atlanta-makes-rare-landing-without-nose-gear-passengers-forced-go-slide/CACXKGV7LZCYPC4JCJZTJ6CG2U/

Amid Softening Demand, FedEx Will Park Or Retire 29 Aircraft Over The Next Year https://simpleflying.com/fedex-plans-to-retire-29-aircraft-in-2024/

Texas airport worker dies after being sucked into Delta plane engine https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66016948

Dulles Airport Will Rehab Some Of Its Famous People Movers From the 1960s https://dcist.com/story/23/06/21/va-dulles-airport-people-movers/

DOT IG Finds Planning Lacking To Address ATC Staffing https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2023-06-27/dot-ig-finds-planning-lacking-address-atc-staffing

American Airlines, Southwest Airlines disclose data breaches affecting pilots https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-southwest-airlines-disclose-data-breaches-affecting-pilots/

British Entrepreneur Buys Ex-United Airlines Boeing 737-200 For £5K & Turns It Into Stunning Airbnb https://simpleflying.com/united-airlines-boeing-737-200-turned-into-airbnb/?utm_source=SF-DL&utm_medium=newsletter

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Irish Air Corps poised for maritime surveillance renewal as first C295 arrives https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/irish-air-corps-poised-for-maritime-surveillance-renewal-as-first-c295-arrives/153954.article

National Museum of the USAF Hosts Air Power History Tour https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/national-museum-of-the-usaf-hosts-air-power-history-tour.html

Century Of Aerial Refuelling Celebrated By Tanker Flyovers Across U.S. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/century-of-aerial-refueling-celebrated-by-tanker-flyovers-across-u-s

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In this week's show we pay tribute to famous pilot Jim Tweto, NASA saves the world once again, and it's international lose-a-wheel-week.  In the military we have a short Ukraine update And lastly we talk about some listener feedback about the struggles of flight training. 

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Ryanair seeking to recruit for 100 tech jobs https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/06/22/ryanair-seeking-to-recruit-for-100-tech-jobs/

NASA’s newest X-plane wants to save the planet https://www.vox.com/recode/2023/2/2/23582152/nasa-x-plane-boeing-air-force-sustainable-aircraft

Raising Pilots’ Retirement Age to 67 Gets Nod in House FAA Bill https://about.bgov.com/news/raising-pilots-retirement-age-to-67-gets-nod-in-house-faa-bill/#:~:text=The%20House%20Transportation%20and%20Infrastructure,to%2067%2C%20up%20from%2065

The Qantas Boeing 717 making an epic journey to its new home https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/qantas-717-redelivery-flight/?fbclid=PAAaYUaP3G1zePIvC9a4Y_yxW2Cj5VrCZtr4hxbDDOc90ukWbvg0jbshPTnOY_aem_th_ATfSkR5VslJheGoHeZ51L7g5nPG6Sj3j__BgwW6xXB62aVNKCby5XrYnUcviBGO87lY

Oops: England Football Team’s Plane Takes Wrong Turn In Malta & Blocks Runway https://simpleflying.com/england-football-air-horizont-boeing-737-malta/

INCIDENT A Boeing 787 Dreamliner loses its nose landing gear wheel in flight https://airlive.net/emergency/2023/06/20/incident-a-boeing-787-dreamliner-loses-its-nose-landing-gear-wheel-in-flight/

IndiGo: Record aircraft purchase announced at Paris Airshow https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65952879

DIAMOND TURBOPROP TAKES FIRST FLIGHT https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/june/22/diamond-turboprop-takes-first-flight

SMITHSONIAN HOSTS GA FLY-IN https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/june/22/smithsonian-hosts-ga-fly-in

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Ukraine plans to send "several dozen" combat pilots for training to fly U.S. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-plans-train-several-dozen-combat-pilots-fly-f-16s-military-2023-06-16/

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3724250-denmark-ready-to-transfer-f16-fighters-to-ukraine-defense-minister.html

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/21/need-speed-f-16-pilot-calls-fighter-jets-sought-ukraine-easy-fly.html

KC-135s Pull Off ‘Monumental’ Air Bridge to Get Scores of Aircraft to Exercise in Europe https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-defender-23-air-bridge/

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In this week's show: We take a look at some of the footage that we shot at the RAF Cosford airshow last week. How many passenger 747s are still flying? And Ryanair bans Brits from taking duty free booze on popular flights

In the military, we talk tilt rotors; the RAF retires its C-130s, and a massive exercise kicks off in Europe.

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Russian Antonov-124 cargo plane seized by Canadian government at Toronto Pearson Airport https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/volga-dnepr-airlines/russian-antonov-124-cargo-plane-seized-by-canadian-government-at-toronto-pearson-airport/

BOTTLE IT: Ryanair bans Brits from taking duty free booze on popular flights https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/22688216/ryanair-booze-ban-flights-ibiza-duty-free/

Flight to Madrid carrying half a ton of cocaine exposes network of collusion between government and drug traffickers in Bolivia https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-06-08/flight-to-madrid-carrying-half-a-ton-of-cocaine-exposes-network-of-collusion-between-government-and-drug-traffickers-in-bolivia.html

Moose killed after wandering onto Bradley Airport in Connecticut https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/moose-killed-bradley-airport-connecticut/

Rare Jumbos: Which Airlines Still Have Passenger Boeing 747s? https://simpleflying.com/rare-jumbos-747s/

Qantas relaunches New York route, in direct competition with Air NZ https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/qantas-relaunches-new-york-route-in-direct-competition-with-air-nz/153691.article

Installation and Operation of Flightdeck Installed Physical Secondary Barriers on Transport Category Airplanes https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-requires-secondary-flight-deck-barrier

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House damaged, person injured after aerobatic display collision https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/house-damaged--person-injured-after-aerobatic-display-collision/48593650

Military Variant of Leonardo AW609 Appears Likely https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2023-06-13/military-variant-leonardo-aw609-appears-likely

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In this week's show the Dreamliner develops some more issues,  Free onboard wifi is this a good or bad move? & who fancies buying there own private party jet?   In the military, the US Air Force is looking for ways to navigate without GPS and the elusive E6 command and control aircraft is getting an upgrade. 

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Air India passengers who were stranded in Russia land in San Francisco https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/06/europe/air-india-russia-diversion-intl/index.html

Ryanair cancels 400 flights in Europe due to French air traffic control strikes https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/ryanair-flights-cancelled-strikes-france-b2352653.html

Boeing Discovers New Issue That Affects Near-Term 787 Deliveries https://simpleflying.com/boeing-787-issue-affect-deliveries-june-2023/

International air fares likely to keep rising, says aviation group https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jun/06/international-air-fares-rising-aviation-iata-emissions

This Dubai Hotel Just Unveiled a Lavish Private Jet for Parties Above the Clouds https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/five-hotel-private-jet-dubai-1234850528/

Singapore Airlines to roll out free Wi-fi for all passengers in rare move https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3223057/singapore-airlines-roll-out-free-wi-fi-all-passengers-rare-move

A350 'a delight' in the air, says British Airways' director of flying https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/a350-a-delight-in-the-air-says-british-airways-director-of-flying/153356.article

Heathrow strikes could affect up to 43,000 flights https://ukaviation.news/heathrow-strikes-could-affect-up-to-43000-flights/

Hell Is Spending Two Months In A Cessna That Never Lands https://jalopnik.com/hell-is-spending-two-months-in-a-cessna-that-never-land-1850512791

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Air Force Magnetic GPS Navigation https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-magnetic-navigation-gps/

Navy Accepts First Upgraded Nuclear Strategic Communicatin Plane from Northrop Grumman https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/navy-accepts-first-upgraded-nuclear-strategic-communications-plane-from-northrop-grumman/

Osprey Incident at San Diego Airport https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/06/feds-sue-millions-damages-after-osprey-incident-san-diego-airport.html

Night Stalker Black Hawks Replacements https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/half-of-night-stalker-black-hawks-little-birds-replaced-with-high-speed-types-by-2030s

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In this week's show we look at the demise of Virgin Orbit, we pay another visit to the Museum of Flight at East Fortune and in the military Armando discusses the EF16 Hornet that crashed in Spain but the pilot was fortunate enough to be able to eject to safety.

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In this week's show we look at a pilot's frankly astounding save at an airshow in Reo Negro, everyone's favourite low cost airline dust off the cheque book with a HUUUGE order and a propeller strap penetrates the cabin of a Link Airways Saab 340B mid-flight.    In the military, Armando talks Amphibious Special Ops, B17 worthiness and the Navy Museum at Pensacola.

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Pilot's miraculous save after hitting the ground while performing stunt just yards from spectators. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12060023/A-wing-prayer-Pilots-miraculous-save-hitting-ground-performing-stunt.html https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/312197 https://twitter.com/OnAviation/status/1655137354921791494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1655137354921791494%7Ctwgr%5E503724adec6f83094601a6482b4099ffc7d5c235%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fwikibase%2F312197

Ryanair orders 300 new Boeing 737 Max 10 jets worth more than €36bn https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2023/05/09/ryanair-orders-300-new-boeing-jets/     Accident: Link SF34 at Canberra on Nov 10th 2022, propeller strap penetrates cabin in flight. https://avherald.com/h?article=500d98be&opt=0

UK's best and worst airports for flight delays revealed - full list https://news.sky.com/story/uks-best-and-worst-airports-for-flight-delays-revealed-full-list-12876150

St Athan based ex BA BOAC liveried Jumbo could be scrapped https://ukaviation.news/st-athan-based-ex-ba-boac-liveried-jumbo-could-be-scrapped/

Man attaches camera to suitcase so he can find out what airport does with luggage. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/suitcase-airport-security-camera-tiktok-b2335855.html https://www.tiktok.com/@thomasmiller719/video/7221512053133937947

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Buzz Aldrin Named Honorary Brigadier General https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3992144-astronaut-buzz-aldrin-named-honorary-brigadier-general-member-of-space-force/

Are the B17s Flying Days Numbered? https://aviationsourcenews.com/op-ed/are-the-b-17s-flying-days-numbered/

The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida, will reopen to the public beginning May 17. https://aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2023/may/04/national-naval-aviation-museum-to-reopen-to-public