Feb 7, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for the show this week.
In the commercial we look at an abandoned British Airways training
facility still with lots of goodies inside, JetBlue unveils a very
Posh new seat for its US to London flights & we take a look at what
will be the worlds smallest airport.
In the military the Italian Navy are on their way to pick up new fighters, retired Israeli F-16s get a new lease of life and a rare collection of V-Bomber Cockpits goes up for auction.
Stefan Krause and Laura Davies share with us the stories that caught their eye this week, Matt and Captain Al talk Icy Runways and it's Part 6 of Captain Nick in conversation with George Lee MBE.
Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
LISTENER FEEDBACK
https://apnews.com/article/arrests-berlin-f56833f73c7ecfa34a5ed5e6461669bc
https://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/hamburg-aktuell/fuhlsbuettel-kult-flieger-wird-versteigert-ende-legende-75177126.bild.html
COMMERCIAL
RYANAIR RAPPED OVER 'MISLEADING' COVID ADVERTS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55910235
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-jab-and-go-advertisement-falls-foul-of-watchdog-1.4465460
BRITISH WEAR AWAYS
https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/13905018/abandoned-british-airways-training-centre-post-apocalyptic/
JETBLUE UNVEILS REVAMPED MINT PREMIUM SEAT
https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/02/01/jetblue-debuts-its-reimagined-premium-mint-suites-for-transatlantic-flights/
WORLD'S SMALLEST AIRPORT TO BE BUILT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRONES
https://www.techradar.com/news/worlds-smallest-airport-to-be-built-for-autonomous-drones
MAN ARRESTED AFTER HEADBUTTING CABIN CREW IN DRUNKEN RAMPAGE ON
RYANAIR FLIGHT
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-arrested-after-headbutting-cabin-19753801
BARELY ANY CHANGE TO DUBLIN AIRPORT PASSENGER NUMBERS AFTER
INTRODUCTION OF NEW FINES
https://www.newstalk.com/news/barely-any-change-to-dublin-airport-passenger-numbers-after-introduction-of-new-fines-1145127
AMERICAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES AIRPLANE WINE CLUB
https://www.eater.com/2021/1/22/22244760/american-airlines-airplane-wine-club
787 CAPTAIN WINS AN RV-10 AIRPLANE IN AOPA SWEEPSTAKES
https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/january/24/aopa-sweepstakes-rv-10-goes-to-avid-pilot
MILITARY
TOP ACES MAKES A BOLD MOVE BRINGING F-16S INTO CONTRACT ‘RED
AIR’
https://skiesmag.com/news/top-aces-bold-move-f-16-contract-red-air/
THE ITALIAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER CAVOUR IN ROUTE TO THE UNITED
STATES: ADDING F-35 CAPABILITIES TO THE FLEET
https://sldinfo.com/2021/02/the-italian-aircraft-carrier-cavour-in-route-to-the-united-states-adding-f-35-capabilities-to-the-fleet/
TOWER CONTROLLER CREDITED WITH SAVE OF CV-22 AT KIRTLAND AFB
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/kirkland-tower-controller-cv-22-save/
RARE V-BOMBER COCKPITS COLLECTION UP FOR AUCTION
https://theaviationist.com/2021/01/27/rare-v-bomber-cockpits-collection-up-for-auction/