May 2, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and the podcasting legends that are Pilot Pip and Captain Al!
In this week's show Airbus retires its first Beluga, One airline
provides its toilet users with handless doors & a man is caught
taking rather alot of young birds through JFK.
In the military we find out about a sea fury crash, and Nev brings
us an awesome Spitfire video.
Captain Al chats with Matt on this week's The Plane Truth where we
talk about the differences between learning to fly the Boeing and
the Airbus!
Nev took a well deserved Bacon Roll break at Solent Airport and took the opportunity to listen to that amazing Merlin engine in their 2-Seater Spitfire. You can find out all the information you need about grabbing an incredible flight experience here - https://www.boultbeeflightacademy.co.uk/#
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
AIRBUS RETIRES THE WORLD’S FIRST BELUGA
https://simpleflying.com/airbus-retires-the-worlds-first-beluga/
https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-parks-second-beluga-as-larger-xl-variant-takes-over/143549.article
RYANAIR AND TRINITY COLLEGE LAUNCH SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL
RESEARCH CENTRE
https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2021/0429/1212775-ryanair-trinity-clean-fuel-tie-up/
https://www.independent.ie/news/environment/ryanair-and-trinity-toexplore-flying-planes-on-alcohol-and-plant-based-fuel-40371086.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/ryanair-donates-1-5m-to-tcd-for-research-on-sustainable-aviation-fuels-1.4551079
https://www.thesun.ie/news/6847837/ryanair-michael-o-leary-environmentalists-nutters/
https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-trinity-college-launch-saf-centre-ryanair-commits-to-12-5-saf-goal-by-2030/?market=ie
LONDON CITY IS FIRST MAJOR AIRPORT CONTROLLED BY REMOTE DIGITAL
TOWER
https://www.nats.aero/news/london-city-is-first-major-airport-controlled-by-remote-digital-tower/
AIRBUS AND LHT TO DEVELOP A330 TEMPORARY PALLET-CARGO
INTERIOR
https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-and-lht-to-develop-a330-temporary-pallet-cargo-interior/143499.article
THE HIGH COST OF NEW GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT MAY BE PRICING
PILOTS OUT OF THE MARKET
https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2021/04/28/prices-for-new-general-aviation-aircraft-may-be-pricing-pilots-out-of-the-market
MIND THE BRIDGE!
https://scramble.nl/civil-news/mind-the-bridge
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/spotless-boeing-777-hits-jet-bridge-suffers-wing-damage-160002.html
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-france-klm-group/klm-royal-dutch-airlines/brand-new-klm-boeing-777-collides-with-airbridge-during-push-back-procedure/
DELTA AIRLINES TO BECOME THE FIRST 5G-EQUIPPED GLOBAL
AIRLINE
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-airlines-become-first-5g-145307716.html
https://news.delta.com/how-deltas-work-apple-and-att-human-it-innovative
FARADAIR NAMES FORMER BOEING FIGURE TINSETH TO LEAD
HYBRID-AIRCRAFT ADVISORY BOARD
https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/faradair-names-former-boeing-figure-tinseth-to-lead-hybrid-aircraft-advisory-board/143523.article
MAN CAUGHT SMUGGLING 35 SONGBIRDS INTO J.F.K. AIRPORT
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/nyregion/smuggler-singing-birds.html
ANA TO INSTALL HANDS-FREE TOILET DOOR HANDLES
https://economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com/2021/04/28/ana-to-install-hands-free-toliet-door-handles/
https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2021/04/28/japenese-airline-ana-installs-worlds-first-hands-free-plane-lavatory-door/
ALASKA AIRLINES DEDICATES PLANE TO EQUITY IN EDUCATION WITH NEW
LIVERY
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2021/04/26/alaska-airlines-dedicates-plane-to-equity.html
MILITARY
ASTRONAUT MICHAEL COLLINS HAS PASSED
http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/the-san-diego-air-space-museum-remembers-michael-collins.html
This is the link to the talk that Pip and Al mentioned when they
were at Oshkosh :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYUmdeVYCQ4
That Buzz Aldrin incident :
https://youtu.be/lw9azZmLxtw
PILOTS UNHURT AFTER SKILFUL HANDLING OF EMERGENCY LANDING
https://navywings.org.uk/sea-fury-t-20-update/?fbclid=IwAR0Ufv-LkdoXHUvv1QIAcDVqMITC05WJtasTbj2QdduTsheKPr2Q9S90sH0