Jun 8, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.
In this week's show Some airlines are going to ban alcohol "Oh
Nooo", HiFly are sharpening up with a three blade concept & United
airlines goes Boom & no thats nothing to do with the venga
boys.
In the military find out why the US Navy are swapping out F/A-18s
for US Air Force F-16s and F-35s have a close call with a AW139
helicopter over Norwich!
We've got a segment all about Hurricane Hunting from Armando and
we've even got some airshow news!
If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these
highlights:
https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8
George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
COVID-19: AIRLINES ADD CAPACITY AHEAD OF PORTUGAL CHANGE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57353048
https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-condemns-uk-government-moving-portugal-from-green-to-amber-list-with-no-basis-in-science-or-public-health/?market=en
AIRLINES BAN ALCOHOL DURING FLIGHTS FOLLOWING A SPIKE IN UNRULY
PASSENGERS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elvaramirez/2021/06/01/airlines-ban-alcohol-during-flights-following-a-spike-in-unruly-passengers/?sh=2de9a8297aea
https://www.newser.com/story/306923/yet-another-airline-pulls-back-on-the-booze.html
https://onemileatatime.com/southwest-airlines-wont-serve-alcohol-air-rage/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/business/american-southwest-passengers-alcohol.html
U.S. DOWNGRADES MEXICO’S AIR-SAFETY RATING
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-downgrade-mexicos-air-safety-rating-11621707887
https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=26142
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/554977-faa-to-lower-mexico-aviation-safety-rating-report
https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/05/27/what-mexicos-faa-category-two-designation-means-for-air-travel/?sh=3662eec64f0b
AERION SUPERSONIC ABRUPTLY SHUTS DOWN AND BOOM TECHNOLOGY GETS
UNITED AIRLINES ORDER WORTH $3 BILLION
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/21/aerion-supersonic-abruptly-shuts-down-citing-challenges-securing-capital/5208809001/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/united-bets-on-supersonic-future-with-3-billion-boom-jet-order
HYDRAULICS AND LOCKS SCRUTINISED AFTER 757 FREIGHT DOOR OPENS
DURING CLIMB
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/hydraulics-and-locks-scrutinised-after-757-freight-door-opens-during-climb/143943.article
https://avherald.com/h?article=4e2fd449&opt=0
HI FLY A330 TO PERFORM FLIGHT TESTS WITH RADICAL THREE-BLADE
WING-TIP CONCEPT
https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/hi-fly-a330-to-perform-flight-tests-with-radical-three-blade-wing-tip-concept/143994.article
NTSB BEGINS PROBE INTO FATAL CITATION ACCIDENT
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210529-0
LAMINAR RESEARCH PREVIEWS NEXT GENERATION OF X-PLANE
TECHNOLOGY
https://fselite.net/news/laminar-research-previews-next-generation-of-x-plane-technology/
AIRSHOW NEWS
THE ROAR OF THE TYPHOON TO BE HEARD IN NORFOLK
https://www.edp24.co.uk/things-to-do/days-out/old-buckenham-airshow-typhoon-8010780
NEW 'UNION JACK' COLOUR SCHEME FOR THE RAF TYPHOON DISPLAY
TEAM
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/05/airshow-news-new-union-jack-colour-scheme-for-the-raf-typhoon-display-team/
THE GOODYEAR BLIMP RETURNS TO OSHKOSH
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/goodyear-blimp-returns-to-oshkosh/
SWANSONG DISPLAY FOR CRANFIELD'S JETSTREAM 31 FLYING
CLASSROOM
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/06/airshow-news-swansong-display-for-cranfields-flying-classroom/
SNOWBIRDS COMING BACK TO LONDON'S SKIES FOR ANNUAL AIRSHOW
https://london.ctvnews.ca/snowbirds-coming-back-to-london-s-skies-for-annual-airshow-1.5454409
PILOT IN NEAR MISS AT SHUTTLEWORTH AIR SHOW 'DISTRACTED BY
PASSENGER
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57281632
https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_report_files/2020/Airprox%20Report%202020133.pdf
MILITARY
TO FILL A FIGHTER-JET GAP, THE US NAVY IS ABOUT TO GET SOME OF
THE AIR FORCE'S F-16S
https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-will-get-air-force-f16s-to-fill-fighter-gap-2021-6?fbclid=IwAR3h2x0Wb6mW1VyTqd9AktR4YU4O5sa42n5EWPSzVVfBnQQu5iX8q9RxhmA
HELICOPTER REPORTS NEAR-MISS WITH FIGHTER JETS OVER NORWICH
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-57287432