Episode 408 - Three Captains and a Nervous Passenger

Apr 24, 2022

Join Matt, Armando, Andy and Nick for this week's show.

In this week's show there is some worrying reports coming out of Warsaw airport, our favourite low cost airline signs a sustainable fuel deal in Amsterdam and it looks like batteries and hydrogen are to become a reality under a new group of aviation experts.

In the military two unique telemetry aircraft fly against a Russian missile launch and the women airforce service pilots celebrate their 80th anniversary.

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

COMMERCIAL

Warsaw Airport Closed Due To Threats Against Aircraft
https://simpleflying.com/warsaw-airport-closed-due-to-threats-against-aircraft/
https://youtu.be/CYQdakMGb3I

Ryanair signs sustainable fuel deal to cut climate-heating emissions from its Amsterdam flights
https://news.sky.com/story/climate-change-ryanair-signs-sustainable-fuel-deal-to-cut-climate-heating-emissions-from-its-amsterdam-flights-12594396

Planes running on batteries and hydrogen to become a reality under new group of aviation experts
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/planes-running-on-batteries-and-hydrogen-to-become-a-reality-under-new-group-of-aviation-experts

Air Scare In The Capital Was Caused By The Golden Knights Parachute Team
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/capitol-air-scare-caused-by-army-parachute-team-reports

Direct Manchester to Toronto service set to resume
https://ukaviation.news/direct-manchester-to-toronto-service-set-to-resume/

It Has Now Been A Week Since Services Resumed At The UK's Northernmost Mainland Airport
https://simpleflying.com/one-week-in-services-resume-uk-northernmost-mainland-airport/

Emirates will keep flying to Russia unless its owner stops it
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61140802

EasyJet passengers suffer 11-hour nightmare after flight returns straight to UK https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/easyjet-passengers-suffer-11-hour-26750500

Airbus completes wind tunnel tests of Albatross-inspired wing https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/wind-tunnels/airbus-completes-wind-tunnel-tests-of-albatross-inspired-wing.html

Airport staff vetting rules relaxed to ease travel chaos https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/04/16/airport-staff-vetting-rules-relaxed-ease-travel-chaos/

QANTAS CREW SLEEP ACROSS SEATS IN FRONT OF PASSENGERS https://australianaviation.com.au/2022/04/exclusive-qantas-crew-sleep-across-seats-in-front-of-passengers/

MILITARY

RC-135 Jets Flew Unprecedented Mission To Spy On Russia’s New ICBM https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/rc-135-jets-flew-unprecedented-russian-icbm-test-spy-mission

V-247 Tiltrotor Drone Downsized For Strike Role Aboard Navy Ships https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/v-247-tiltrotor-drone-downsized-to-maritime-strike-for-navy-warships

WASP 80th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration and Family Reunion https://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/wasp-80th-anniversary-homecoming-celebration-and-family-reunion.html