Join Matt, Nev and Captain Nick for this week's programme.

In this week's show we learn about the unique way a passenger attempted to board their closed flight, A London(!) Airport shrugs off a base closure and insects ground three flights for the UK's Flag Carrier. In the military the US Air Force takes a stab at landing some A-10s and Dornier 328s on a public highway; the Luftwaffe wows crowds in Michigan with the A400M; and the Carolinas Aviation Museum gets a big boost from Defence-aerospace company Honeywell to reopen the museum in 2023 featuring Sully's legendary Airbus A320 that landed on the Hudson River in New York.

Nev and Nick also tease a great interview that we're looking forward to share with you towards the end of September with Mike Wildeman from the 'Team Phoenix' project. Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

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East Midlands Airport passenger tried to board plane via luggage belt https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-58128985

London Southend operator shrugs off Ryanair decision to shut base https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-southend-operator-shrugs-off-ryanair-decision-to-shut-base/144989.article

British Airways faces safety probe after three of its jets were grounded https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9877291/EXCLUSIVE-BA-faces-probe-three-jets-grounded-INSECT-INFESTATIONS-Heathrow.html

Rolls-Royce engines to power 16 Airbus 330neos for German airline https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/rolls-royce-engines-power-16-5758113

Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test flights https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-58177865

Review: British Airways’ new Boeing 777-300ER first class suites https://www.executivetraveller.com/review-british-airways-new-boeing-777-300er-first-class-suites

JetBlue Begins New York-to-London Direct Flights Starting at $202 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-11/jetblue-debuts-new-york-to-london-direct-flights-starting-at-202

Easyjet introduces uniforms made from recycled plastic bottles https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/08/10/easyjet-introduces-uniforms-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/

Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at $450,000 a seat https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/05/virgin-galactic-ticket-sales-space

75 Years Of Scandinavian Airline SAS https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2021/08/02/in-photos-75-years-of-scandinavian-airline-sas/?sh=3fd15d8a2003

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A-10C Thunderbolt IIs And C-146A Wolfhounds Conducted First Ever Highway Operations In The US https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/12/us-highway-operations/

Flight Demonstration by Luftwaffe’s Air Transport Wing 62 Showcases A400M https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/11/a400m-tom-display/

Carolinas Aviation Museum to Reopen in 2023 http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/carolinas-aviation-museum-to-reopen-in-2023.html

Comms for negotiating departure from a Naval Aircraft Carrier at Sea https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41917/veteran-s-3-viking-crewman-breaks-down-everything-happening-in-this-e-2-hawkeye-carrier-launch-video

Video: https://youtu.be/L0oRHxi-tHw

Join Carlos, Nev and A320 Andy for this week's programme.

In this week's show, there's a bit of unstable approach into Paro (to put it mildly!), Qatar are grounding some more of their A350s for inspection and EasyJet are feeling more confident about the passenger loads that they are expecting this year. In the military the RAF concludes 30 years of service with its Boeing E-3 Sentry, the RAAF codifies a new role for its C-27 Spartans after the recent Australian wildfires, and the UK Tempest Fighter program moves on to its next phase.

We also take a look at Carlos and Nev's trip to the Old Buckenham Airshow last week.

If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8

Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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Viral video shows Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines Unstabilized Approach https://avherald.com/h?article=4eb4e975&opt=0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1QqQwvoA4Q https://twitter.com/IndoPilot/status/1422841945257349125 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/gm515#2860508a https://www.aviationnepal.com/worst-landing-by-boeing-737-300-pk-ygw-at-paro-airportvideo/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-MG_Intra_Asia_Airlines https://navigraph.com/home

Which new green & amber list countries can you go to? https://www.turningleftforless.com/news-which-new-green-amber-list-countries-can-you-go-to/ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/red-amber-and-green-list-rules-for-entering-england

Qatar Grounds More A350 Widebodies Over Fuselage Issues https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2021-08-05/qatar-grounds-more-a350-widebodies-over-fuselage-issues

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in review BY ANNIE RUSINOWSKI https://skiesmag.com/news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh-review/

Why easyJet Will Leave The Pandemic Stronger And Better https://simpleflying.com/easyjet-stronger-post-pandemic/

Australian athletes defend actions on controversial Japan Airline flight https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/olympics/olympics-2021-aussie-athletes-defend-actions-on-controversial-japan-airline-flight/news-story/6ba8fcded574b297489b59d5677df160

Austrian Airlines Airbus A320-200 returns to Heathrow with gear issues https://avherald.com/h?article=4eb429d1&opt=0

Four engined aircraft returning to service, British Airways’ A380s will return to the skies Lufthansa plans to resume flights with Boeing 747-400 and A340-600 https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/08/04/british-airways-a380s-will-return-to-the-skies/ https://www.lufthansa-technik.com/press-releases/-/asset_publisher/Xix57wMv0mow/content/pm_ba380?_101_INSTANCE_Xix57wMv0mow_redirect=/press-releases/ https://twitter.com/LHTechnik/status/1422840920953827332 https://www.airway1.com/lufthansa-plans-to-resume-flights-with-boeing-747-400/ https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-withdraws-another-boeing-747-400-from-storage/

Flying solo, 19-year-old woman aims to set aviation record https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/flying-solo-19-year-old-woman-aims-set-aviation-record-2021-07-26/

21,600 hours and four decades later, Air Malta's chief pilot retires https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/21600-hours-and-four-decades-later-air-maltas-chief-pilot-retires.891568

MILITARY

RAF concludes 30 years of operations with Sentry fleet https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/raf-concludes-30-years-of-operations-with-sentry-fleet/144952.article

The RAAF Redefines The Role Of The C-27J Spartan For Humanitarian Disaster Relief https://theaviationist.com/2021/07/29/the-raaf-c27j-spartan-role/

United Kingdom Signs Contract To Formally Start Tempest’s Concept And Assessment Phase https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/02/tempest-contract/

Agricultural Aviation Celebrates 100th Anniversary https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2021-08-06/agricultural-aviation-celebrates-100th-anniversary

Join Crash Test Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.

In this week's show the Smithsonian gains a few dollars, a banner towing pilot tries his hand at a game of bridge, & we take a look at just who is the cleanest & safest airline in the world and Nev BA are in the top 10! In the military aH-60 black hawk makes an emergency landing, the USAF thanks a plane spotter, and the SU-75 has enormous wings.

If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights: https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8

Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Great Britain Central Scenery & Skiathos Airport Announced; Twin Otter & Airbus A380 https://twinfinite.net/2021/07/microsoft-flight-simulator-uk-skiathos-twin-otter-a380/

Ryanair kicks off UK cabin crew recruitment drive https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/ryanair-kicks-off-uk-cabin-crew-recruitment-drive

Airbus to base new A350 freighter ‘predominantly’ on -1000 variant https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-to-base-new-a350-freighter-predominantly-on-1000-variant/144826.article

Teenage banner plane pilot makes safe emergency landing on bridge in Ocean City https://www.fox13news.com/news/small-plane-lands-on-bridge-near-ocean-city-new-jersey

Smithsonian To Receive Historic $200 Million Donation From Jeff Bezos http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/smithsonian-to-receive-historic-200-million-donation-from-jeff-bezos.html

LAX pilot spots another jet pack in the sky https://nypost.com/2021/07/29/lax-pilot-spots-another-weird-object-in-sky/

Cessna 408 SkyCourier Debuts at EAA AirVenture https://www.flyingmag.com/story/aircraft/cessna-debuts-408-skycourier/

Sleeping at the airport: American Airlines flight attendant, pilot unions complain about lack of hotel rooms https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/american-airlines-flight-attendant-union-summer-travel-complaint.html

World’s 20 best airlines are named by air safety website https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/27/air-safety-site-lists-20-best-airlines-in-the-world.html

An airport pianist earned $60k in tips after a stranger posted his playing to Instagram https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/instruments/piano/airport-pianist-earns-60k-tip-strangers/

MILITARY

U.S. Black Hawk helicopter makes emergency landing in downtown Bucharest https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41558/watch-this-black-hawk-clip-street-lights-during-emergency-landing-in-romanian-capital

US Air Force Pilot Thanks British Man Who Guaranteed a Happy Landing https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/07/23/us-air-force-pilot-thanks-british-man-who-guaranteed-happy-landing.html

Southampton City Council Backs Plans For Spitfire Monument http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/southampton-city-council-backs-plans-for-spitfire-monument.html

Most Interesting Details In The Official Unveiling Of Russia’s ‘Checkmate’ Fighter Jet https://theaviationist.com/2021/07/20/checkmate-unveiling/

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme. It's a 'Round The World' special episode! We have not one but two guests who have flown and hold records for flying around the world solo in single engine aircraft.

The first guest is Travis Ludlow. We've been talking about him in the last few episodes as he travelled around the globe.

Next we have Shaesta who completed her round the world trip a few years ago. She now is the founder and President of Dreams Soar a non-profit focused on promoting aviation and STEM to young women. She's just about to launch an exciting new podcast of her own so stay tuned to find out more about that. Don't forget you can get in touch with us all at : WhatsApp +44 757 22 491 66 Email [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

In this week's show all Hail the Emirates boeing 777, a parent gets in trouble for changing a nappy, and we take a look at a Virgin in space! In the military, Davis Monthan Air Force base in Arizona gets some new missions; the Russians take a close up look at an American P-8 Poseidon; the Colombian Air Force gets some new planes, and lastly the Slovenian Air Force signs up for an all-electric trainer aircraft fleet.

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 [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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Cool drone footage of the An-225 taking off from Kiev https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l65NY4-s23M

Jet Blue proving its service to LHR from JFK https://www.aerotime.aero/28371-jetblue-airbus-a321lr-london-heathrow

Ryanair Opens Recruitment Drive, Aims to Hire 2,000 Pilots For Expanding Fleet https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/07/14/ryanair-opens-recruitment-drive-aims-to-hire-2-000-pilots-for-expanding-fleet/ https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2021-07-09/ryanair-ceo-sings-praises-newly-delivered-max-8-200s

Delta Air Lines Inc. was sued for more than $1 billion by one of its own pilots https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-14/delta-pilot-sues-airline-for-1-billion-claiming-stolen-crew-app

Emirates B777 damaged by hail https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/emirates-airline/boeing-777-encounters-hail-strike-shortly-after-take-off-milan-malpensa/ https://avherald.com/h?article=4ea4639c&opt=0

Woman is duct-taped to her seat after trying to open plane door midflight, airline says https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/07/12/woman-restrained-on-american-airlines-flight/ https://nypost.com/2021/07/11/video-shows-woman-duct-taped-to-seat-after-trying-to-open-airplane-door-on-american-airlines-flight/

Mum told airline put her on no-fly list over nappy change https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/mum-told-airline-put-her-on-nofly-list-over-nappy-change/news-story/f5ffe21164218223b7c0b80a261753e6

Pittsburgh International Airport the first airport in the world to be completely powered by natural gas and solar energy https://www.environmentalleader.com/2021/07/pittsburgh-international-airport-is-the-first-in-the-world-to-be-completely-powered-by-natural-gas-and-solar/

Sir Richard Branson goes to space… or does he? https://earthsky.org/human-world/the-billionaire-space-race-and-the-karman-line/

Mass balloon launch takes to North Somerset skies from Bristol Airport https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/about-us/news-and-media/news-and-media-centre/2021/7/mass-balloon-launch-takes-to-north-somerset-skies-from-bristol-airport

AAIB Reveals Cause of On-Stand Ba 787 Nose-Gear Incident https://www.key.aero/article/aaib-reveals-cause-stand-ba-787-nose-gear-incident https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60ed9e3be90e0764d1be271a/AAIB_Special_Bulletin_S1-2021_G-ZBJB.pdf

A350-900-XWB Tiny Bedrooms https://uk.news.yahoo.com/see-inside-tiny-hidden-bedrooms-120000902.html

UK's largest aircraft seating test facility to open in Norfolk https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/mirus-hingham-aircraft-seating-test-facility-norfolk-expansion-8151906

Teen pilot Travis Ludlow youngest to fly solo around the world https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57641567 https://www.facebook.com/aroundtheworldsolo

Commercial airlines rely on retired military pilots to fly their planes https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2021/07/15/air-program-seeks-to-interest-teens-in-aviation-amid-pilot-shortage https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2688887/100th-cap-cadet-earns-his-wings-a-new-af-auxiliary-milestone/

MILITARY

Air Force to bring new rescue, attack missions to Davis-Monthan, retire oldest A-10s https://www.enidnews.com/news/vas_military_news/air-force-to-bring-new-rescue-attack-missions-to-davis-monthan-retire-oldest-a-10s/article_dbbba58c-dec4-11eb-acd0-e374fd518d11.html

Russian Su-30 fighter jets buzzing a US Poseidon spy plane over the Black Sea as another NATO ship is 'tracked' by Putin's forces two weeks after HMS Defender stand-off https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9764413/Russian-fighter-jets-buzz-American-spy-plane-Black-Sea.html

The Colombian Air Force received 2 new T-6C Texan II training aircraft https://www.aviacionline.com/2021/07/the-colombian-air-force-received-2-new-t-6c-texan-ii-training-aircraft/

Slovenian Army To Become The First Military Operator of An All-Electric Trainer https://theaviationist.com/2021/07/12/slovenian-army-pipistrel/

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

In this week's show United show off a shiny new interior, a Ryanair passenger decides to try a different kind of seat on the plane and feels flushed, & one airline is selling tickets with fried chicken.

In the Military, State Department's New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After Withdrawal and the Canberra Returns to the Sky.

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 [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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Updated details on the transair Flight 810 ditching that was breaking last Friday https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2021/07/how-boeing-737-pilots-survived-hawaii.html

United touts new interior as upgrade for passengers https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-unveils-new-interior https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-united-airlines-boeing-737-max-8-new-signature-interior-2021-7?r=US&IR=T

Evacuation of a Ryanair plane at Brussels Airport after a passenger boarded without documents and locked himself in the toilet https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/evacuation-of-a-ryanair-plane-at-brussels-airport-after-a-passenger-boarded-without-documents-and-locked-himself-in-the-toilet/

Rolls-Royce teams up with Jaguar Land Rover for electric plane world record bid https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/business/rolls-royce-teams-up-jaguar-5621217

FAA proposes $119K in additional fines as unruly behavior on flights skyrockets https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/faa-proposes-119k-fines-passengers-unruly-behavior-continues

Gulf Air Flight GF215 Experiences Incident at Kuwait International Airport https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/07/07/gulf-air-flight-gf215-experiences-incident-at-kuwait-international-airport/ https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/straying-passengers-cause-chaos-after-gulf-air-a321-evacuation-in-kuwait/144460.article

CAE, Volocopter Collaborate on eVTOL Pilot Training https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-08/cae-volocopter-collaborate-evtol-pilot-training

Emirates simplifies arrivals and departures in Dubai with launch of Airport Ease and Airport Ease + https://ihaviationandtravel.com/2021/07/08/emirates-simplifies-arrivals-and-departures-in-dubai-with-launch-of-airport-ease-and-airport-ease/t

FAA Releases Policy on Training in Experimental, Primary, and Limited Category Aircraft https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/07-08-2021-faa-releases-policy-on-training-in-experimental-primary-and-limited-category-aircraft?mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAF-JyKA6DksLlBzg5Zwoye3afttz9X70FQpdLCjaNZtyzLD6rJtyT-AiHmbKRPnfdiJR5VG973ZVpOM9pGKbaDontDK9a7oXBMB1kdhDBAQjMvL

Pilatus Refines PC-24 with New Cabin, Avionics Features https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-07/pilatus-refines-pc-24-new-cabin-avionics-features

Humanitarian Aircraft, Missions Highlighted at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2021 https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/07-08-2021-humanitarian-aircraft-missions-highlighted-at-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2021?mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAF-JyKA5xlb_XLkN8EksIzmiAXMVCJt9p1F6u1L3k9WziCqZcN9kcWY4ZbruZolSGoKi9lyaQ8LxqOQaZxeqaGVJS2glPnLd0NAakyigdI-OWNc

Zimbabwean LCC Fastjet Starts Ticket Sales In Chicken Restaurants https://simpleflying.com/fastjet-chicken-restuarant-flight-tickets/

MILITARY

State Department's New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After Withdrawal https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41404/state-departments-new-black-hawks-in-afghanistan-could-prove-especially-important-after-withdrawal

Philippine military plane crashes, 45 dead, 49 rescued https://apnews.com/article/philippines-plane-crashes-ebfe276f195550702e9dc664facba50a

Canberra Returns to the Sky https://www.facebook.com/temoraaviationmuseum/posts/4661721753857443

National Museum USAF to Open an Aircraft One Day Each Month http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/national-museum-usaf-to-open-an-aircraft-one-day-each-month-2.html

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

In this week's show a 737 goes for a swim, United Airlines spends a few quid & a 82 year old is destined to head into space and there's more fails from the main stream media. In the military, the Colombian President's helicopter gets hit by small arms fire, the Pentagon still can't (or won't) explain UFO's, and the Swiss Air Force decides on the F-35 for its future fighter force.

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 [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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BOEING 737 CARGO PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER OFF HONOLULU https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-737-cargo-plane-water-off-honolulu-cnbc-2021-07-02/ https://twitter.com/davidshepardson https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=810TA https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n810ta#2842c404

RYANAIR PASSENGER NUMBERS SOAR AS COVID VACCINE RESTORES TRAVEL CONFIDENCE https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/02/ryanair-passenger-numbers-soar-as-covid-vaccine-restores-travel-confidence

UNITED AIRLINES’ BIG AIRCRAFT ORDER HAS UPSIDES AND RISKS https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/07/01/united-airlines-big-aircraft-order-has-upsides-and-risks/?sh=2f2b07614db1

CONFUSING NOTAMS LED OVERRUN 747 CREW TO BELIEVE LONGER RUNWAY WAS UNAVAILABLE (UPDATE TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A 747-400F OVERRUN IN 2018) https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/confusing-notams-led-overrun-747-crew-to-believe-longer-runway-was-unavailable/144397.article https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/sky-lease-747-wrecked-after-minor-factors-conspired-to-cause-halifax-overrun/144390.article

ALPA CALLS ON FAA TO REQUIRE ‘SECONDARY’ COCKPIT BARRIERS https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/alpa-calls-on-faa-to-require-secondary-cockpit-barriers/144353.article

AN AUTONOMOUS DRONE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE IN FORESTS USING OPTICAL SECTIONING ALGORITHM https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-autonomous-drone-forests-optical-sectioning.html

TRAILBLAZING FEMALE PILOT WILL GO TO SPACE AT AGE 82 WITH JEFF BEZOS https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/trailblazing-female-pilot-will-go-space-age-82-with-jeff-bezos-2021-07-01/ https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/branson-aims-make-space-trip-july-11-ahead-bezos-2021-07-02/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/bransons-virgin-galactic-gets-faa-approval-fly-people-space-2021-06-25/

BOMBARDIER SNAGS 10-AIRCRAFT, $452M DEAL https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-01/bombardier-snags-10-aircraft-452m-deal

PASSENGER ABOARD AA FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTE TO SEATTLE DESCRIBES EMERGENCY LANDING AT CLT https://www.fox46.com/news/local-news/we-hear-this-huge-pop-passenger-aboard-aa-flight-from-charlotte-to-seattle-describes-emergency-landing-at-clt/

TAKE FLIGHT PAIR SET NEW UK COUNTY RECORD https://www.flyer.co.uk/take-flight-pair-set-new-uk-county-record/

CONVERTIBLE ‘AIRCAR’ VEHICLE CARRIES OUT FLIGHT BETWEEN SLOVAKIAN AIRPORTS https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/convertible-aircar-vehicle-carries-out-flight-between-slovakian-airports/144383.article

AIR CANADA PREMIERED ODE TO CANADA SAFETY VIDEO https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2021/06/iconic-national-scenes-get-starring.html

MILITARY

COLOMBIA PRESIDENT IVÁN DUQUE'S HELICOPTER HIT BY GUNFIRE https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57619929

AN ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE C-130 HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN BY A PARAMILITARY REBEL GROUP https://www.airlive.net/an-ethiopian-air-force-c-130-has-been-shot-down-by-a-paramilitary-rebel-group/?fbclid=IwAR0tI16B7UWk5_kkPNo3omAMm-p47OqoU3Q-Mo4Z0rFsB6QgDdD7Ygx3YQo

PENTAGON REPORT SAYS UFOS CAN’T BE EXPLAINED, AND THIS ADMISSION IS A BIG DEAL https://theconversation.com/pentagon-report-says-ufos-cant-be-explained-and-this-admission-is-a-big-deal-161806

IT’S OFFICIAL NOW: SWITZERLAND HAS CHOSEN THE F-35 AS THE NEXT SWISS AIR FORCE FIGHTER https://theaviationist.com/2021/06/30/swiss-af-f-35-selected/

NORMAN CHAPMAN CELEBRATES HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY AT DUXFORD http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/norman-chapman-celebrates-his-100th-birthday-at-duxford.html

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

In this week's show we go camping inside an airbus which has its very own tent, a Ryanair flight decides to save on weight & leaves some passengers behind & Southwest unveil a very special livery. In the military the US decide to get rid of some C130's in a downsizing mission, USAF F35's take off from the world's finest aircraft carrier & the USAF Signs a Contract For Ultra-Short Takeoff Aircraft.

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 [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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AIRBUS DESIGNS INFLIGHT COVID QUARANTINE TENT https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/airbus-paxcase-inflight-quarantine-concept/index.html

BRITISH AIRWAYS MIGHT ABANDON GATWICK, FOR HEATHROW, IF 80% SLOT USE RULES ARE REINSTATED https://www.airportwatch.org.uk/2021/06/british-airways-might-abandon-gatwick-for-heathrow-if-80-slot-use-rules-are-reinstated/ https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/british-airways-leaving-gatwick/ https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/185/made

RYANAIR 737 TAKES OFF FROM TOULOUSE LEAVING AROUND 50 PASSENGERS BEHIND https://www.airlive.net/incident-ryanair-boeing-737-takes-off-from-toulouse-leaving-around-fifty-passengers-behind/ https://www.ladepeche.fr/2021/06/19/comment-ryanair-a-pu-oublier-une-cinquantaine-de-passagers-a-laeroport-de-toulouse-blagnac-9617293.php?utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter&Echobox=1624118207-1#xtor=%5B%5BTT-PRINCIPAL%5D%5D

AIRBUS A320 NEO CREWS TOLD TO STAY ALERT FOR ABNORMAL TAKE-OFF AIRSPEEDS https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/a320neo-crews-told-to-stay-alert-for-abnormal-take-off-airspeeds/144277.article

LOGANAIR RECIEVES £4 MILLION FROM TRANSPORT SCOTLAND https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/islands/3254779/loganair-receives-4million-from-transport-scotland-to-keep-lifeline-services-in-the-air-during-pandemic/

MALTA'S AIRHUB AIRLINES ADDS FIRST A340-300 https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/104858-maltas-airhub-airlines-adds-first-a340-300

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES DEBUTS SPECIAL LIVERY https://simpleflying.com/southwest-fifty-years-celebration/

AMERICAN AIRLINES CANCELS HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS DUE TO LABOR SHORTAGES https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/20/business/american-airlines-flights-canceled-labor-shortages/index.html

EMBRAER ‘HOPEFUL’ OF TURBOPROP LAUNCH IN 2022: COMMERCIAL AVIATION CHIEF https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-hopeful-of-turboprop-launch-in-2022-commercial-aviation-chief/144292.article

LUFTHANSA REPLACES ITS SHORTEST ROUTE WITH A BUS SERVICE https://www.airliners.de/lufthansa-umstrittene-innerbayerische-route/60989

MILITARY

AIR FORCE PLANS TO CUT 45 PLANES FROM ITS WORKHORSE C-130 FLEET, UPGRADE OTHERS https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/23/air-force-plans-cut-45-planes-its-workhorse-c-130-fleet-upgrade-others.html

US WARPLANES FLY FIRST COMBAT MISSIONS OFF FOREIGN AIRCRAFT CARRIER SINCE WORLD WAR II https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/22/middleeast/us-fighter-jets-uk-aircraft-carrier-intl-hnk-ml-scli/index.html

USAF SIGNS CONTRACT WITH ELECTRA FOR ULTRA-SHORT TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT https://interestingengineering.com/usaf-signs-contract-with-electra-for-ultra-short-takeoff-aircraft

AIRVENTURE 2021 TO DISPLAY MODERN MILITARY AIRPOWER https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/06-24-2021-airventure-2021-to-display-modern-military-airpower?mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAF93r8TXp14_5SeBR-ff2a-eA5GJLgV25gxRyTBjjTnqTNqY8Yn1QQG8CBYC5jK8GIRMSAAjJM29U0nogcQo0MokaSALHaKUTfGL_QBOKYP_9oP

A BATTLE OF BRITAIN HERO'S NEPHEW TOOK TO THE SKIES IN A HURRICANE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO HIS UNCLE WHO WAS SHOT DOWN AND KILLED https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/ww2-pilots-nephew-takes-to-skies-in-memory-of-hero-uncle-249536/

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 [email protected] 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 [email protected] or comment in our chatroom on YouTube.

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

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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/