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Plane Talking UK's Podcast


Carlos, Nev, Armando and Matt bring you a weekly Podcast that will focus on the Commercial and Military Aviation news relating to us long suffering members of the general public.

Oct 19, 2021

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for this week's programme.

In this week's show Some BA passengers spend a rather long time on board an aircraft, Ryanair are accused of blackmail & United Airlines are off to Spain! Well Mallorca anyway.

In the military the B-1 Bombers we highlighted last week start moving throughout Europe; The USAF's AC-130 Ghostrider gunship gets a new test laser; and a Royal Australian Navy MH-60 Seahawk ditches thus grounding the whole fleet until the investigation is complete.

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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

Ryanair B738 near Tenerife on Oct 11th 2021, engine trouble after flying through volcanic ashes
https://www.avherald.com/h?article=4ee9dfe1&opt=0

Travel expert buys every extra in a bid to make flying Ryanair 'first class'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-10092435/Travel-expert-buys-extra-bid-make-flying-Ryanair-class-experience.html

British Airways Passengers Forced to Spend Night on Plane During Epic 22-Hr Diversion
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-flight-diverted-manila-b1936014.html

New budget airline Bonza aims to fill gap in Australia routes
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/12/new-budget-airline-bonza-aims-to-fill-gap-in-australia-routes

Ryanair passengers accuse airline of 'blackmail' after being BANNED from flying
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10083113/Ryanair-passengers-accuse-airline-blackmail-BANNED-flying-refund-row.html

Southwest's 'spider web-like' route map is why flights as far as California were canceled due to weather in Florida
https://www.businessinsider.com/why-my-southwest-flight-was-canceled-bad-weather-in-florida-2021-10

Boeing 787 Dreamliner has new problem involving titanium parts, report says
https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/boeing-new-defect-787-dreamliner

United Airlines Announces Routes to Amman, Mallorca, Bergen, Among Others
https://aeroxplorer.com/articles/uniteds-new-routes-are-insane-flights-to-amman-azores-mallorca-and-more.php

Hydrogen-powered ATR 72 gets a launch customer
https://www.aerotime.aero/29164-hydrogen-powered-atr-72-has-a-launch-customer

Sixteen dead after plane carrying parachutists crashes in Russia
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sixteen-dead-after-plane-carrying-parachutists-crashes-in-russia/ar-AAPkR1B?ocid=msedgntp