Episode 306 - Gold Status Dreams

Feb 23, 2020

Join Carlos, Nev, Armando (via video) and Matt for this weeks episode.

In today's show we learn that a technical failure triggered more than 100 cancellations at Heathrow, everyone's favourite low cost airline is in trouble with the EU for having an unfair advantage in spain and a New York flight makes an emergency landing at Heathrow resulting in a passenger being detained.

In the military, a new unmanned aircraft capable of staying airborne for up to ONE YEAR makes it maiden flight. Also, if you live in Hawaii, your life just got a little better because you have the chance to fly in a P-51 Mustang.

And in everyone's favourite series - Captain John Hutchinson talks to Nick about Concorde's radiation levels and dispels a few of those infamous rumours about queue jumping! Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

1. https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/heathrow-airport-british-airways-it-failure-cancelled-delayed-flights-check-in-a9338446.html?amp

2. https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/02/17/eu-widens-investigation-into-ryanair-for-potential-unfair-advantage-in-spain-marketing-deals/amp/

3. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8020163/British-Airways-flight-Florida-makes-emergency-landing-Bermuda-phone-starts-smoking.html

4. https://onemileatatime.com/etihad-a380-crosswind-landing/

5. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/heathrow-live-updates-rome-new-17757647.amp

6. https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/2020/nintendo-switch-lounges-offer-travelers-gateways-to-adventure-at-us-airports/

7. https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/virgin-atlantic/six-hours-delay-after-inadvertent-emergency-slide-deployment-boeing-747/amp/

8. https://cargofacts.com/allposts/business/strategy/atlas-posts-400m-loss-parks-four-converted-747fs/

9. https://www.flightglobal.com/mro/fuselage-of-first-airline-a380-recycled-into-identity-tags/136812.article

10. https://www.newsinenglish.no/2020/02/17/commuter-airline-cuts-4000-flights/

11. https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/air-france-klm-takes-126m-charge-for-a380-withdrawal/136844.article

12. https://news.sky.com/story/amp/boeing-admits-debris-found-inside-fuel-tanks-of-737-max-planes-is-unacceptable-11937553

MILITARY

1. https://aviationnews.eu/news/2020/02/ground-breaking-solar-powered-unmanned-aircraft-makes-first-flight/

2. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/02/19/vintage-wwii-fighter-plane-to-fly-sightseers-over-hawaii/

3. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/02/19/nevada-air-national-guard-considered-for-c-130-fleet-replacement/