Aug 9, 2020
In this week's show everyone's favourite low cost airline is threatened with an Italian flight ban, a Captain dismissed a go-around call before a hard landing incident and a new service between Teeside and Heathrow opens up.
In the military the SpaceX capsule returns safely to earth and castaways are found by an Air Force tanker aircrew in the Pacific Ocean.
Find out all about the new project Grant & Steve have lined up, Captain Al talks to Matt about Airplane mode in the latest Plane Truth and we announce the winner of our Aviation in my life competition with a £150 pound voucher for the Plane Reclaimers shop going to one lucky listener.
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
AN AIR INDIA EXPRESS PLANE WITH 191 PEOPLE ON BOARD HAS CRASHED AT AN AIRPORT IN THE SOUTHERN STATE OF KERALA
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53699857
TEESIDE GETS LINK TO LHR WITH EASTERN AIRLINES
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/eastern-secures-lhr-slots/
ITALY THREATENS RYANAIR WITH FLIGHT BAN OVER COVID-19 SAFETY RULES
https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/05/italy-threatens-ryanair-with-flight-ban-over-covid-19-safety-rules
VIRGIN ATLANTIC CHAPTER 15 PROCEEDINGS
https://www.wearefinn.com/topics/posts/virgin-atlantic-files-for-us-bankruptcy-protection/?
BIZ AVIATION UPDATE
https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/marketplace/bizav-approaching-heyday-wheels-chief-says
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-introduces-king-air-360/
https://www.signatureflight.com/about/newsroom/details/2020/08/03/signature-flight-support-purchases-tag-aviation-fbo-sa-acquiring-fixed-base-operator-locations-in-geneva-and-sion
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-08-03/signature-expands-european-network-tag-fbo-buy
VIDEO IMAGES SHOW MC-21 UNDERGOING WATER-INGESTION TEST RUNS
https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/video-images-show-mc-21-undergoing-water-ingestion-test-runs/139637.article
TRIGANA 737F CAPTAIN DISMISSED GO-AROUND CALL BEFORE HARD-LANDING ACCIDENT
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/trigana-737f-captain-dismissed-go-around-call-before-hard-landing-accident/139621.article
http://avherald.com/h?article=49deae9a
http://avherald.com/h?article=4da87516
WIZZAIR HUNGARY RECEIVES EASA-AOC
https://newsabc.net/wizzair-hungary-receives-easa-aoc-austrian-aviation-net/
SUPERSONIC FLIGHT
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/virgin-galactic-working-on-2-300mph-supersonic-jet-that-could-reach-sydney-in-five-hours-12042007
https://simpleflying.com/boom-supersonic-overture-rolls-royce/
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-08-03/russia-moves-forward-supersonic-development
https://simpleflying.com/us-air-force-supersonic-passenger-flight/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily&utm_campaign=07082020
MILITARY
SPACE X SPLASH DOWN
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-crew-dragon-nasa-astronauts-splashdown-gulf-of-mexico-today-2020-08-02/RAF
https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/02/nasa-astronauts-splash-down-spacex-capsule
MILDENHALL REMAINS OPEN
https://www.airforcemag.com/esper-keeping-mildenhall-open-makes-obvious-strategic-sense/KC135
CREW FINDS MISSING MARINERS
https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/2300808/kc-135-crew-finds-missing-mariners-on-pacific-island/