Episode 317 - It's not just a Job

May 10, 2020

Join Carlos, Nev, Matt and Captain Al for this week's show.  

In today's show we hear of sad news as Virgin pull out of Gatwick but someone is already eyeing up some of their slots, even in lock-down there are still fights breaking out on one low cost carrier in the states and there's another accidental discharge this time in a BA hangar.  

In the military VE celebrations take place despite these unusual conditions and the Leidos-led team pitches Bronco II to Special Operations Command.

Nina shares with us the poem she wrote that was doing the rounds on social media and there's more memories from Nev with some of the great meetups we've had.  

We'd love to hear from you, please let us know how you're surviving during lock-down, send us a message via email on [e-mail] or via WhatsApp on [phone].  Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :  

COMMERCIAL  

https://simpleflying.com/star-wars-day-liveries/  

https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/65378/virgin-atlantic-to-cut-3-000-jobs-and-leave-gatwick  

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/wizz-air-targets-major-u-k-push-with-gatwick-slots-coming-free  

https://simpleflying.com/ryanair-sweden-legal-action/  

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-05/ryanair-sues-eu-to-cancel-sweden-s-493-million-airline-rescue  

https://simpleflying.com/state-aid-fairness/  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-52514444  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52537936  

https://nypost.com/2020/05/04/brawl-breaks-out-on-spirit-airlines-flight-over-noise-complaint/  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38580804  

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/qatar-787-drifts-into-a350-after-being-spun-by-doha-gale/138180.article  

https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/transatlantic-traffic-keeps-biggin-hills-head-above-water/138210.article  

https://simpleflying.com/ba-777-hangar-malfunction/  

https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/news/mro/a380-cleared-for-temporary-cargo-conversion.html  

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/a380-finally-lands-freighter-role-with-lht-modification/138247.article  

https://airlinegeeks.com/2020/05/06/an-african-express-airways-embraer120-crashes-in-somalia/  

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-crash/six-dead-as-plane-carrying-coronavirus-aid-crashes-in-somalia-idUSKBN22G27T  

https://avherald.com/h?article=4d6de1d4&opt=0  

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southwest-airlines-jet-plane-hits-kills-person-austin-airport/  

https://simpleflying.com/austin-aircraft-strike-death/  https://avherald.com/h?article=4d6fdffd&opt=0  

https://simpleflying.com/lithuanian-drive-in-cinema/  

https://simpleflying.com/emirates-repatriation-baby-born/  

MILITARY  

https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/is-chinas-stealth-bomber-due-to-make-an-appearance-soon/  

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a32388638/elon-musk-grimes-baby-name-x-ae-a12-meaning/  

https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/air-sea-lift/6045-leidos-led-team-pitches-socom-armed-overwatch  

http://warbirdsnews.com/aviation-museum-news/red-white-blue-spitfire-raf-museum-ve-day-75th-celebrations.html  

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/about-us/virtual-ve-day-75.aspx