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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 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/