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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.

Feb 23, 2020

Join Carlos, Nev, Armando (via video) and Matt for this weeks episode.

In today's show we learn that a technical failure triggered more than 100 cancellations at Heathrow, everyone's favourite low cost airline is in trouble with the EU for having an unfair advantage in spain and a New York flight makes an emergency landing at Heathrow resulting in a passenger being detained.

In the military, a new unmanned aircraft capable of staying airborne for up to ONE YEAR makes it maiden flight. Also, if you live in Hawaii, your life just got a little better because you have the chance to fly in a P-51 Mustang.

And in everyone's favourite series - Captain John Hutchinson talks to Nick about Concorde's radiation levels and dispels a few of those infamous rumours about queue jumping! Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

1. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/heathrow-airport-british-airways-it-failure-cancelled-delayed-flights-check-in-a9338446.html?amp

2. https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/02/17/eu-widens-investigation-into-ryanair-for-potential-unfair-advantage-in-spain-marketing-deals/amp/

3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8020163/British-Airways-flight-Florida-makes-emergency-landing-Bermuda-phone-starts-smoking.html

4. https://onemileatatime.com/etihad-a380-crosswind-landing/

5. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/heathrow-live-updates-rome-new-17757647.amp

6. https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/nintendo-switch-lounges-offer-travelers-gateways-to-adventure-at-us-airports/

7. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/virgin-atlantic/six-hours-delay-after-inadvertent-emergency-slide-deployment-boeing-747/amp/

8. https://cargofacts.com/allposts/business/strategy/atlas-posts-400m-loss-parks-four-converted-747fs/

9. https://www.flightglobal.com/mro/fuselage-of-first-airline-a380-recycled-into-identity-tags/136812.article

10. https://www.newsinenglish.no/2020/02/17/commuter-airline-cuts-4000-flights/

11. https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/air-france-klm-takes-126m-charge-for-a380-withdrawal/136844.article

12. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/boeing-admits-debris-found-inside-fuel-tanks-of-737-max-planes-is-unacceptable-11937553

MILITARY

1. https://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/02/ground-breaking-solar-powered-unmanned-aircraft-makes-first-flight/

2. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/02/19/vintage-wwii-fighter-plane-to-fly-sightseers-over-hawaii/

3. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/02/19/nevada-air-national-guard-considered-for-c-130-fleet-replacement/