Jul 14, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.
In this week's show United show off a shiny new interior, a Ryanair passenger decides to try a different kind of seat on the plane and feels flushed, & one airline is selling tickets with fried chicken.
In the Military, State Department's New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove Especially Important After Withdrawal and the Canberra Returns to the Sky.
If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these
highlights:
https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
Updated details on the transair Flight 810 ditching that was
breaking last Friday
https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2021/07/how-boeing-737-pilots-survived-hawaii.html
United touts new interior as upgrade for passengers
https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/United-unveils-new-interior
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-united-airlines-boeing-737-max-8-new-signature-interior-2021-7?r=US&IR=T
Evacuation of a Ryanair plane at Brussels Airport after a
passenger boarded without documents and locked himself in the
toilet
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/ryanair/evacuation-of-a-ryanair-plane-at-brussels-airport-after-a-passenger-boarded-without-documents-and-locked-himself-in-the-toilet/
Rolls-Royce teams up with Jaguar Land Rover for electric plane
world record bid
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/business/rolls-royce-teams-up-jaguar-5621217
FAA proposes $119K in additional fines as unruly behavior on
flights skyrockets
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/faa-proposes-119k-fines-passengers-unruly-behavior-continues
Gulf Air Flight GF215 Experiences Incident at Kuwait
International Airport
https://airlinegeeks.com/2021/07/07/gulf-air-flight-gf215-experiences-incident-at-kuwait-international-airport/
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/straying-passengers-cause-chaos-after-gulf-air-a321-evacuation-in-kuwait/144460.article
CAE, Volocopter Collaborate on eVTOL Pilot Training
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-08/cae-volocopter-collaborate-evtol-pilot-training
Emirates simplifies arrivals and departures in Dubai with launch
of Airport Ease and Airport Ease +
https://ihaviationandtravel.com/2021/07/08/emirates-simplifies-arrivals-and-departures-in-dubai-with-launch-of-airport-ease-and-airport-ease/t
FAA Releases Policy on Training in Experimental, Primary, and
Limited Category Aircraft
https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/07-08-2021-faa-releases-policy-on-training-in-experimental-primary-and-limited-category-aircraft?mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAF-JyKA6DksLlBzg5Zwoye3afttz9X70FQpdLCjaNZtyzLD6rJtyT-AiHmbKRPnfdiJR5VG973ZVpOM9pGKbaDontDK9a7oXBMB1kdhDBAQjMvL
Pilatus Refines PC-24 with New Cabin, Avionics Features
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-07-07/pilatus-refines-pc-24-new-cabin-avionics-features
Humanitarian Aircraft, Missions Highlighted at EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh 2021
https://www.eaa.org/airventure/eaa-airventure-news-and-multimedia/eaa-airventure-news/eaa-airventure-oshkosh/07-08-2021-humanitarian-aircraft-missions-highlighted-at-eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2021?mkt_tok=OTEwLVNFVS0wNzMAAAF-JyKA5xlb_XLkN8EksIzmiAXMVCJt9p1F6u1L3k9WziCqZcN9kcWY4ZbruZolSGoKi9lyaQ8LxqOQaZxeqaGVJS2glPnLd0NAakyigdI-OWNc
Zimbabwean LCC Fastjet Starts Ticket Sales In Chicken
Restaurants
https://simpleflying.com/fastjet-chicken-restuarant-flight-tickets/
MILITARY
State Department's New Black Hawks In Afghanistan Could Prove
Especially Important After Withdrawal
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41404/state-departments-new-black-hawks-in-afghanistan-could-prove-especially-important-after-withdrawal
Philippine military plane crashes, 45 dead, 49 rescued
https://apnews.com/article/philippines-plane-crashes-ebfe276f195550702e9dc664facba50a
Canberra Returns to the Sky
https://www.facebook.com/temoraaviationmuseum/posts/4661721753857443
National Museum USAF to Open an Aircraft One Day Each Month
http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/national-museum-usaf-to-open-an-aircraft-one-day-each-month-2.html