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Plane Talking UK's Podcast


Carlos, Nev, Armando and Matt bring you a weekly Podcast that will focus on the Commercial and Military Aviation news relating to us long suffering members of the general public.

Jul 7, 2019

Your hosts this week are Armando, Micah, Stephen, Robert and Matt.

In today's episode we're learning about a suspected battery fire onboard a Virgin Atlantic flight, there's an interesting trial taking place in Edinburgh with Ryanair and we talk about the Kenya Airways flight and it's stowaway.

In the military there are changes afoot at Bell as they consider shunning conventional helicopters and the Blue Angels are getting a C130J upgrade.

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

COMMERCIAL

1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-48879379

2. https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2019/07/edinburgh-airport-and-ryanair-trial-early-baggage-check-in-service/

3. https://katv.com/community/7-on-your-side/via-air-irritating-arkansans

4. https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20180328-0

5. http://newsinflight.com/2019/07/02/body-of-a-stowaway-man-fell-off-the-kenya-airways-boeing-787-on-final-approach-to-heathrow-airport/

6. https://simpleflying.com/flybe-amsterdam-drama/amp/

7. https://www.apnews.com/d00af1ad74734205889674c2c648dc0b

8. https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-06-28/gulfstream-stirs-anticipation-of-new-jet-as-g600-wins-approval

9. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/spicejet-737-suffers-runway-excursion-in-rainy-mumba-459415/

10. https://avherald.com/h?article=4c9cad94

11. https://airlinegeeks.com/2019/07/02/jet-airways-employees-attempt-to-buy-the-airline/

12. https://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/inflight/airbus-delivers-first-inflight-humidification-equipped-a350-to-china-southern-airlines/

13. https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/air-india-won-t-have-enough-funds-pay-employee-salaries-beyond-october-et-report-104751

MILITARY

1. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-may-shun-conventional-helicopter-for-clean-shee-459278/

2. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a28185600/blue-angels-fat-albert/

3. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/eurofighters-collided-at-high-altitude-luftwaffe-459351/

4. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/28717/russia-reportedly-developing-its-own-ac-130-like-gunship-from-converted-an-12-cargo-planes