In this week's show: British Airways signs a major deal with Starlink to provide every customer in every cabin free Wi-Fi; Qantas Airways' 1st Airbus A350‑1000ULR for Project Sunrise takes shape in Toulouse; and the FAA grounds all MD-11 and MD-11F fleets pending inspections in wake of Louisville crash. It is also easyJet's 30th birthday this week and we'll talk about little about that too. In the military: Airbus Defence has delivered the first A400M tactical transport aircraft to the Indonesian Air Force and sadly there has been an accident to a Turkish Air Force C-130 which occurred after departure from Azerbaijan. On the lighter side of things, we have a highly amusing caption competition this week, that features Captain Al as the most mentioned person in the comments. I can't imagine why... We'll also give you some more details about our 600th show which is going to take place in May 2026.

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Join Carlos, Nev and John for an evening of aviation fun with all the latest international commercial and military aviation news. In this week's show: 'No more turbulence' as Emirates makes a major change to reduce risk of bumpy flights; Ryanair begin hiring pilots for their 737 MAX-10 deliveries and we'll be discussing the tragic accident of the UPS MD-11 that crashed in Louisville yesterday. In the military: The US Air Force says it needs 1500 more fighters to meet future threats . We'll have the usual retro airline ad of the week segment and we will have more details of our 600th show which is taking place on Friday 22nd May next year. 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.

In this week's show: The regional operator Eastern Airways ceases flying as they appoint an administrator; US airports report over 20 air traffic controller shortage incidents in just one day; and Ryanair issues an urgent warning to all passengers over new boarding pass rules from November. In the military: Turkey finalises a deal to acquire 12 ex-Royal Air Force C-130J tactical transport aircraft; and 'bad fuel" may have caused recent back-to-back Nimitz aircraft crashes. We have the last part of the interview with Alan Munro – this is a really good one we have to say and we think you'll enjoy more of Alan's anecdotes from when he was in the RAF and then into the world of civilian flying. We also have an exciting announcement to make regarding where and when our 600th show is going to be. That's going to be coming up at the end of the show, so stay tuned!

In this week's show: An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter on behalf of Emirates has a runway excursion at Hong Kong; British Airways Faces $450K Lawsuit From Sabre Over UK Tax Dispute; and a Nottinghamshire man is given access to 50 Ryanair boarding passes in a major booking site data breach. In the military news: The UK MOD seeks industry partners for new drone testing framework; and Eight Su-30s and four Jaguars faced six F-35Bs during a carrier defence scenario as part of the HMS Prince of Wales' participation in Exercise Konkan In the penultimate part of the interview with Alan Munro, Alan talks with Nick about his adventures at RAF St Mawgan in Cornwall, his exploits during his flying in Germany and some of his challenges whilst he was instructing on the Phantom. Take part in our chatroom to help shape the conversation of the show.

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In this week's show: Turkish Airlines may shift their large B737 MAX of 150 aircraft order to Airbus; DHL Airbus A300 suffers tail strike during landing at London Heathrow; and Ryanair a flight lands with 6 minutes of fuel left following a storm and subsequent diversions. In the military: An RAF A400M conducts a historic landing on a remote arctic Island in a NATO mission; and he National Museum of the USAF is Dayton, Ohio is to Display the MiG-25 'Foxbat' aircraft. Also joining us on the show this week is Ian Parrott from Flight Zone 320 (more about Ian in a second) and we have Part 5 of the Alan Munro interview that Captain Nick did for us.

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In this week's show: Liverpool's John Lennon airport has new check-in rules gives budget airline passengers 'more time to relax'; KLM introduces their first Airbus A350 simulator in the Netherlands ahead of crew training; and the Airbus A320 flies past the Boeing 737 as most-delivered jetliner in history. In the military: The RAF Reaper flies its final operational mission marking the end of 18 years of service; and Top Gun-style tests see US Air Force pilots train alongside AI-piloted drones. We also have Part 4 of the fascinating interview that Captain Nick took part in with Alan Munro and in this week's episode Alan talks about the tragic accident of a Vulcan that he witnesed at RAF Luqa in Malta in 1975.

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In this week's show: PLAY airlines is no longer coming out to play, more geared turbo fan problems for an A220 fleet and Lufthansa Group expects to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as part of a strategic plan to consolidate operations and increase efficiency. In the military: The Battle of Britain Memorial flight's Dakota ZA947 Returns to RAF Coningsby after major maintenance and the Giant WindRunner Cargo Jet Concept is shown off to the USAF. We'll also have Part 3 of the fantastic in interview with Alan Munro that Captain Nick very kindly conducted for us.

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In this week's show some Ryanair passengers enjoy some tarmac time, one airline scrapes its butt on the runway with its newest aircraft, & London Gatwick is about to get a bit bigger !

In the military the UK's P8 gets its first top up in UK airspace & the F-47 is finally going from paper to reality. We have the final wrap-up from the Bray 2025 air display and we also have Part 2 of the fantastic interview with Alan Munro that Captain Nick very kindly did for us.

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In this week's show we ask "would you sit on a commercial airliner for 29 hours", the worst airport in the UK is named & no its not London Luton, & our Canadian listeners can now head off to Spain direct to soak up the sun! In the Military the RAF head off to Poland & the B52's arrive at RAF Fairford minus a love shack ! We also have another interview from the Bray Air Display where we spoke with Adi Frost and Ian Brett who are the engineering and flight crew members for the BAC Strikemaster. This was part of the display that took place that afternoon. We are also delighted to bring you the first part of a brand new series on the life and times of Alan Munro. He has just published a book called 'Fast Jets on the Front Line' and Captain Nick and Nev went to interview Alan at his home earlier this week.

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In this week's show more passengers try to open aircraft doors, one airline is flying empty aircraft & another airline plants its aircraft just a little to hard into the ground. In the military the RAF may be able to shoot down russian drones, and one lucky 101 year old meets his old aircraft.

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