Jan 17, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev, Armando and special guest James Brown!
In this week's show Norwegian ends its long haul operations,
British airways brings out some funky luggage, and a light aircraft
door is found on a motorway.
In the military news this week some KC46 Tankers get delivered,
test pilots learn how flight testing of all-electric commuter
aircraft is pushing the boundaries & its sad news when we hear that
RAF 'Spitfire woman' Eleanor Wadsworth has died at aged 103.
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
WEEKLY ROUND UP
ALL UK TRAVEL CORRIDORS CLOSE
https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-travel-corridor-system-to-be-suspended-on-monday
12 YEARS SINCE THE MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON
https://twitter.com/Captsully/status/1350103791614517248
COMMERCIAL
SJ182
https://avherald.com/h?article=4e18553c&opt=0
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/boeing-airliner-that-crashed-in-indonesia-hadn-t-flown-for-9-months-black-box-recovered-1.5262958
NORWEGIAN ENDS IT'S LONG HAUL OPERATIONS
https://media.uk.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-to-focus-on-a-strong-european-network-3064682
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/norwegian-gives-up-long-haul-flying-in-plan-to-exit-insolvency
https://www.reuters.com/article/norwegian-air-restructuring/update-3-norwegian-air-gets-additional-creditor-protection-to-deal-with-debt-idUSL1N2IO0CO
CDC TO REQUIRE COVID TESTING FOR FLIGHTS INTO THE US AND
INCLUDES BUSINESS AVIATION
https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/coronavirus/covid-19-point-of-impact/cdc-to-require-covid-testing-for-flights-into-the-u-s-includes-business-aviation/?MessageRunDetailID=4120423358&PostID=24276385&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io
BRITISH AIRWAYS CREATES LIMITED EDITION RANGE OF LUGGAGE
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/01/13/british-airways-creates-limited-edition-range-of-luggage/
SONIC BOOMS HEARD OVER THE UK AS RAF TYPHOON INTERCEPT
UNRESPONSIVE PRIVATE JET
https://ukaviation.news/sonic-boom-heard-as-raf-qra-typhoons-intercept-private-jet/
https://simpleflying.com/england-sonic-boom-unresponsive-private-jet/
https://twitter.com/i/status/1349044899698663426
SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT CAN NOW BE TESTED OVER LAND, FAA RULES
https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/supersonic-aircraft-boost-feds-1234591221/
EASYJET CREW JOIN VIRGIN ATLANTIC IN HELPING WITH UK VACCINE
ROLLOUT
https://www.cityam.com/virgin-atlantic-calls-on-6000-staff-to-help-with-uk-vaccine-rollout/
DOOR OF SMALL AIRCRAFT FOUND ON M4 BY POLICE
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/door-small-aircraft-found-m4-4879058
MILITARY
YOU CAN BUY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE'S IMPRESSIVE SENTINEL RADAR
PLANES, BUT ONLY IN PIECES
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38395/you-can-now-buy-the-uks-impressive-sentinel-spyplanes-but-only-in-pieces
https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/uae-signs-1bn-globaleye-fleet-expansion-deal/141808.article
BOEING DELIVERS 14 KC-46A TANKERS IN 2020, RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR
A DOZEN MORE
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-delivers-14-kc-46a-tankers-in-2020-receives-contract-for-a-dozen-more/141931.article?utm_campaign=FG-DEFENCE-13012021-JM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=FG-DEFENCE-13012021-JM
TEST PILOTS LEARN HOW FLIGHT TESTING OF ALL-ELECTRIC COMMUTER
AIRCRAFT IS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES
https://www.dcmilitary.com/tester/news/local/test-pilots-learn-how-flight-testing-of-all-electric-commuter-aircraft-is-pushing-the-boundaries/article_5ff01cb7-fc45-58ae-9f1e-081ee9cf45be.html
RAF 'SPITFIRE WOMAN' ELEANOR WADSWORTH DIES AGED 103
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/10/raf-spitfire-woman-eleanor-wadsworth-dies-at-103