Ep 355 - ft. Honeywell Aerospace Europe President Jim Currier

Feb 14, 2021

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for the show this week.

In this week's show we look at a new website just for the passenger which focuses on Turbulence, The Airbus Beluga looks to obtain ETOPS certification & a Southwest crew present passengers with a very amusing pre flight brief.

In the military the U.S. Air Force Is Planning To Get Six New E-11A With The Battlefield Airborne Communication Node Payload & A Brazilian air force KC-390 is in Alaska for cold weather testing.

We'll also be talking to Europe President for Honeywell, Jim Currier about aviation and travel in 2021
• How airlines and airports are working to keep passengers safe while travelling
• How passenger concerns about travel vary in different regions
• The innovations Honeywell has developed to improve hygiene without impacting the passenger experience.
You can find out more about Honeywell here - https://aerospace.honeywell.com/en

Of course there's more from the George Lee MBE interview series and another episode of The Plane Truth talking all about Turning Circles.

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

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BOMBARDIER DROPS ICONIC LEARJET TO FOCUS ON LUXURY MODELS
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-11/bombardier-to-stop-making-iconic-learjet-in-profitability-drive
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/terminal/QOD33A5F8XS0

NEW WEBSITE FOR PASSENGERS TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE TURBULENCE
https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/turbulence-predict-flights-website-turbli-b1799610.html
https://onemileatatime.com/predict-turbulence-flight/
https://turbli.com/

BRAND NEW BRITISH AIRWAYS BOEING 787-10 SENT TO STORAGE
https://simpleflying.com/british-airways-boeing-787-10-victorville-storage/

UNITED AIRLINES JUST INVESTED $1 BILLION IN OUR AIR TAXI FUTURE
https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/united-invests-1-billion-archer-evtols-air-taxis-1234596090/

AIRBUS INTENDS ETOPS FOR BELUGAXL TO SUPPORT TRANSATLANTIC OPERATIONS
https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-intends-etops-for-belugaxl-to-support-transatlantic-operations/142308.article

STOWAWAY SURVIVES FLIGHT CLINGING TO LANDING GEAR AT 19,000 FEET
https://simpleflying.com/stowaway-survives-19000-feet-flight/?fbclid=IwAR03I3fAouvtsEEqlRK5fq_T6JALe5E6H89qYwo93SDjmH_a2qxxpdO68HE
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/06/boy-16-found-alive-after-stowing-away-on-plane-from-kenya-to-netherlands

MILITARY

THE U.S. AIR FORCE IS PLANNING TO GET SIX NEW E-11A WITH THE BATTLEFIELD AIRBORNE COMMUNICATION NODE PAYLOAD
https://theaviationist.com/2021/02/11/the-u-s-air-force-is-planning-to-get-six-new-e-11a-with-the-battlefield-airborne-communication-node-payload/

BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE KC-390 IN ALASKA FOR COLD WEATHER TESTING
https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/brazilian-air-force-kc-390-in-alaska-for-cold-weather-testing/142397.article

B-29 DOC TO HOST WICHITA WARBIRD WEEKEND
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/b-29-doc-to-host-wichita-warbird-weekend.html