Jul 4, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, and Armando for this week's programme.
In this week's show a 737 goes for a swim, United Airlines
spends a few quid & a 82 year old is destined to head into space
and there's more fails from the main stream media.
In the military, the Colombian President's helicopter gets hit by
small arms fire, the Pentagon still can't (or won't) explain UFO's,
and the Swiss Air Force decides on the F-35 for its future fighter
force.
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
BOEING 737 CARGO PLANE MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING IN WATER OFF
HONOLULU
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-737-cargo-plane-water-off-honolulu-cnbc-2021-07-02/
https://twitter.com/davidshepardson
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=810TA
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n810ta#2842c404
RYANAIR PASSENGER NUMBERS SOAR AS COVID VACCINE RESTORES TRAVEL
CONFIDENCE
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/02/ryanair-passenger-numbers-soar-as-covid-vaccine-restores-travel-confidence
UNITED AIRLINES’ BIG AIRCRAFT ORDER HAS UPSIDES AND RISKS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/07/01/united-airlines-big-aircraft-order-has-upsides-and-risks/?sh=2f2b07614db1
CONFUSING NOTAMS LED OVERRUN 747 CREW TO BELIEVE LONGER RUNWAY
WAS UNAVAILABLE (UPDATE TO AN INVESTIGATION INTO A 747-400F OVERRUN
IN 2018)
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/confusing-notams-led-overrun-747-crew-to-believe-longer-runway-was-unavailable/144397.article
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/sky-lease-747-wrecked-after-minor-factors-conspired-to-cause-halifax-overrun/144390.article
ALPA CALLS ON FAA TO REQUIRE ‘SECONDARY’ COCKPIT BARRIERS
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/alpa-calls-on-faa-to-require-secondary-cockpit-barriers/144353.article
AN AUTONOMOUS DRONE FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE IN FORESTS USING
OPTICAL SECTIONING ALGORITHM
https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-autonomous-drone-forests-optical-sectioning.html
TRAILBLAZING FEMALE PILOT WILL GO TO SPACE AT AGE 82 WITH JEFF
BEZOS
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/trailblazing-female-pilot-will-go-space-age-82-with-jeff-bezos-2021-07-01/
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/branson-aims-make-space-trip-july-11-ahead-bezos-2021-07-02/
https://www.reuters.com/technology/bransons-virgin-galactic-gets-faa-approval-fly-people-space-2021-06-25/
BOMBARDIER SNAGS 10-AIRCRAFT, $452M DEAL
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-01/bombardier-snags-10-aircraft-452m-deal
PASSENGER ABOARD AA FLIGHT FROM CHARLOTTE TO SEATTLE DESCRIBES
EMERGENCY LANDING AT CLT
https://www.fox46.com/news/local-news/we-hear-this-huge-pop-passenger-aboard-aa-flight-from-charlotte-to-seattle-describes-emergency-landing-at-clt/
TAKE FLIGHT PAIR SET NEW UK COUNTY RECORD
https://www.flyer.co.uk/take-flight-pair-set-new-uk-county-record/
CONVERTIBLE ‘AIRCAR’ VEHICLE CARRIES OUT FLIGHT BETWEEN
SLOVAKIAN AIRPORTS
https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/convertible-aircar-vehicle-carries-out-flight-between-slovakian-airports/144383.article
AIR CANADA PREMIERED ODE TO CANADA SAFETY VIDEO
https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2021/06/iconic-national-scenes-get-starring.html
MILITARY
COLOMBIA PRESIDENT IVÁN DUQUE'S HELICOPTER HIT BY GUNFIRE
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57619929
AN ETHIOPIAN AIR FORCE C-130 HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN BY A
PARAMILITARY REBEL GROUP
https://www.airlive.net/an-ethiopian-air-force-c-130-has-been-shot-down-by-a-paramilitary-rebel-group/?fbclid=IwAR0tI16B7UWk5_kkPNo3omAMm-p47OqoU3Q-Mo4Z0rFsB6QgDdD7Ygx3YQo
PENTAGON REPORT SAYS UFOS CAN’T BE EXPLAINED, AND THIS ADMISSION
IS A BIG DEAL
https://theconversation.com/pentagon-report-says-ufos-cant-be-explained-and-this-admission-is-a-big-deal-161806
IT’S OFFICIAL NOW: SWITZERLAND HAS CHOSEN THE F-35 AS THE NEXT
SWISS AIR FORCE FIGHTER
https://theaviationist.com/2021/06/30/swiss-af-f-35-selected/
NORMAN CHAPMAN CELEBRATES HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY AT DUXFORD
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/norman-chapman-celebrates-his-100th-birthday-at-duxford.html