Aug 15, 2021
Join Matt, Nev and Captain Nick for this week's programme.
In this week's show we learn about the unique way a passenger
attempted to board their closed flight, A London(!) Airport shrugs
off a base closure and insects ground three flights for the UK's
Flag Carrier.
In the military the US Air Force takes a stab at landing some A-10s
and Dornier 328s on a public highway; the Luftwaffe wows crowds in
Michigan with the A400M; and the Carolinas Aviation Museum gets a
big boost from Defence-aerospace company Honeywell to reopen the
museum in 2023 featuring Sully's legendary Airbus A320 that landed
on the Hudson River in New York.
Nev and Nick also tease a great interview that we're looking
forward to share with you towards the end of September with Mike
Wildeman from the 'Team Phoenix' project.
Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
East Midlands Airport passenger tried to board plane via luggage
belt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-58128985
London Southend operator shrugs off Ryanair decision to shut
base
https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/london-southend-operator-shrugs-off-ryanair-decision-to-shut-base/144989.article
British Airways faces safety probe after three of its jets were
grounded
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9877291/EXCLUSIVE-BA-faces-probe-three-jets-grounded-INSECT-INFESTATIONS-Heathrow.html
Rolls-Royce engines to power 16 Airbus 330neos for German
airline
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/rolls-royce-engines-power-16-5758113
Scotland's first electric-powered aircraft begins Orkney test
flights
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-58177865
Review: British Airways’ new Boeing 777-300ER first class
suites
https://www.executivetraveller.com/review-british-airways-new-boeing-777-300er-first-class-suites
JetBlue Begins New York-to-London Direct Flights Starting at
$202
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-11/jetblue-debuts-new-york-to-london-direct-flights-starting-at-202
Easyjet introduces uniforms made from recycled plastic
bottles
https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/08/10/easyjet-introduces-uniforms-made-from-recycled-plastic-bottles/
Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at
$450,000 a seat
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/aug/05/virgin-galactic-ticket-sales-space
75 Years Of Scandinavian Airline SAS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidnikel/2021/08/02/in-photos-75-years-of-scandinavian-airline-sas/?sh=3fd15d8a2003
MILITARY
A-10C Thunderbolt IIs And C-146A Wolfhounds Conducted First Ever
Highway Operations In The US
https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/12/us-highway-operations/
Flight Demonstration by Luftwaffe’s Air Transport Wing 62
Showcases A400M
https://theaviationist.com/2021/08/11/a400m-tom-display/
Carolinas Aviation Museum to Reopen in 2023
http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/carolinas-aviation-museum-to-reopen-in-2023.html
Comms for negotiating departure from a Naval Aircraft Carrier at
Sea
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/41917/veteran-s-3-viking-crewman-breaks-down-everything-happening-in-this-e-2-hawkeye-carrier-launch-video
Video:
https://youtu.be/L0oRHxi-tHw