May 31, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.
In this week's show a passenger knocks a flight attendants teeth out, Stansted spends 70 million pounds on its baggage system, & get your credit cards ready because we have the ultimate aviation addition to your home.
In the military a Super Hercules Crew Receives The distinguished
flying cross and, Air Medals for Daring Afghanistan Flight Under
Fire, a contract fighter aircraft crashes near Las Vegas and Russia
begins development of a new single engine Suhkoi fighter.
Dick Knapinski from the Experimental Aircraft Association talks to
us about EAAs larger mission and some of their efforts and projects
they’ve taken on for the Aviation community last year and this
year. Matt talks to Al about Medical Emergencies in the Plane
Truths.
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
ROUND-UP
SAS HAS APPOINTED ANKO VAN DER WERFF TO ITS BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
https://www.aircargonews.net/people/sas-names-new-president-and-chief-executive/
TALKS ON NEW BOEING JET PROGRAM CONFIRMED BY ROLLS-ROYCE
https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/talks-on-new-boeing-jet-program-confirmed-by-rollsroyce-11620908726020.html
COMMERCIAL
RYANAIR SUBSIDIARY BUZZ B738 NEAR MINSK ON MAY 23RD 2021
https://avherald.com/h?article=4e7d7208&opt=0
https://twitter.com/RyanairPress
https://www.airlive.net/breaking-belarusian-authorities-have-searched-passengers-of-lufthansa-lh1487-before-it-was-allowed-to-take-off/
https://www.icao.int/Newsroom/Pages/ICAO-Council-agrees-to-pursue-fact-finding-investigation-into-Belarus-incident.aspx
PASSENGER KNOCKED OUT FLIGHT ATTENDANT’S TEETH IN ALLEGED CLASH
OVER MASKS
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/southwest-flight-teeth-fight-mask-b1854201.html
https://www.kusi.com/harbor-police-id-passenger-accused-of-assaulting-flight-attendant/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/05/25/southwest-airlines-flight-attendant-loses-two-teeth-passenger-assault/7425193002/
BRITISH AIRWAYS DOUBLES GUARANTEED REWARD SEAT AVAILABILITY
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/28/british-airways-doubles-guaranteed-reward-seat-availability/
BREEZE AIRWAYS GETS AIRBORNE WITH FIRST FLIGHT FROM TAMPA TO
CHARLESTON
https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/breeze-airways-gets-airborne-with-first-flight-from-tampa-to-charleston/143934.article
STANSTED AIRPORT UNVEILS £70 MILLION BAGGAGE SYSTEM
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/26/stansted-airport-unveils-70-million-baggage-system/
LUTON AIRPORT UNVEILS NEW DIGITAL SERVICES ACROSS TERMINAL
https://airport-world.com/new-digital-services-and-revenue-management-system-to-boost-london-lutons-recovery/
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/05/27/luton-airport-unveils-new-digital-services-across-terminal/
EMIRATES PLANE FLIES FROM MUMBAI TO DUBAI WITH JUST ONE
PASSENGER
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/emirates-plane-flies-from-mumbai-to-dubai-with-just-one-passenger
https://www.traveldailymedia.com/emirates-wins-record-8th-consecutive-best-airline-worldwide/
MH17 AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE VIEWED BY JUDGES AHEAD OF NEXT PHASE OF
TRIAL
https://www.reuters.com/world/mh17-aircraft-wreckage-viewed-by-judges-ahead-next-phase-trial-2021-05-26/
RETRO AMERICAN AIRLINES BAR CARTS FOR SALE
https://onemileatatime.com/american-airlines-bar-carts/
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TEEN PILOT IN SOLO ROUND-THE-WORLD RECORD
BID
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57255440
MILITARY
SUPER HERCULES CREW RECEIVES DFC, AIR MEDALS FOR DARING
AFGHANISTAN FLIGHT UNDER FIRE
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/20/super-hercules-crew-receives-dfc-air-medals-daring-afghanistan-flight-under-fire.html
PILOT DEAD AFTER MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES IN LAS VEGAS
RESIDENTIAL AREA, AUTHORITIES SAY
https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2021/05/24/military-aircraft-crashes-las-vegas-residential-area/7423558002/