Mar 21, 2021
Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Armando for an avtastic start to your weekend!
If you didn't get to see our Women in Aviation Special take a
look here: https://youtu.be/fyrm1oST95U.
In this week's show the lasers are back attacking pilots, a flight
deck crew has a fight with cabin crew over a toilet, and an airline
buys up some old BA 747 sims.
In the military there maybe a new fighter in the works for 2029 , a
new F15EX gets delivered and a Italian Navy’s First Female Strike
Fighter Pilot Earns her Wings of Gold.
Captain Al talks with Matt about Callsigns in the latest Plane
Truths and in the penultimate part of Captain Nick's chat with
George Lee MBE we learn about flying with the famous Mr Sato of the
Japanese Glider manufacturer, Baron Hilton of the Hilton family and
about earning his prestigious 1000km gliding award.
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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
LASER ATTACK FORCES VIRGIN ATLANTIC BOEING 787 DREAMLINER
DIVERSION
https://simpleflying.com/laser-attack-virgin-atlantic/
https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/virgin-atlantic-flight-returns-heathrow-20186871
RYANAIR ADDS COVID-19 TRAVEL WALLET TO MOBILE APP
https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2021/03/ryanair-adds-covid-19-travel-wallet-to-mobile-app/
BRITISH AIRWAYS APP BASED COVID PASSPORT UPDATE
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/british-airways-vaccine-passport-what-bas-plans-for-its-verifly-travel-pass-app-could-include-and-how-will-it-work-3166649
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56392570
https://findbiometrics.com/british-airways-extends-verifly-service-all-international-flights-uk-021909/
CHINA’S DONGHAI AIRLINES SUSPENDS PILOT AND MALE ATTENDANT AFTER
ALLEGED FIGHT MID-FLIGHT OVER A TOILET INCIDENT
https://www.asiaone.com/china/pilot-flight-attendant-chinese-airline-grounded-after-fight-over-toilet-ended-broken-arm-and
https://www.scmp.com/culture/article/3124544/chinas-donghai-airlines-suspends-pilot-and-male-attendant-after-allegedly
AIR ATLANTA ICELANDIC BUYS BOEING 747 SIMULATOR FROM BRITISH
AIRWAYS
https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/air-atlanta-icelandic-buys-boeing-747-simulator-from-british-airways/142889.article
COMING SOON: AN ALL PREMIUM ECONOMY AIRBUS A350 STARTUP AIRLINE:
PRAGUSA.ONE
https://simpleflying.com/coming-soon-an-all-premium-economy-airbus-a350-startup-airline/
SERIAL STOWAWAY MARILYN HARTMAN ARRESTED YET AGAIN, AT CHICAGO'S
O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-b1817690.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-arrested-again-chicago-airport-n839521
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/serial-stowaway-marilyn-hartman-arrested-at-chicagos-ohare-international-airport/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/serial-stowaway-history-sneaking-flights-arrested-chicago-o-hare-n1261329
JAPAN AIRLINES SET TO STOP ISSUING PAPER FLIGHT TIMETABLE BOOKS
https://simpleflying.com/japan-airlines-paper-flight-timetables/
AIRLINE RETURNS LOST BUZZ LIGHTYEAR IN REAL-LIFE TOY STORY
https://www.boredpanda.com/southwest-airlines-buzz-lightyear-toy-return/
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/airline-returns-lost-buzz-lightyear-134135907.html
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10159660446443949
MILITARY
ITALIAN NAVY’S FIRST FEMALE STRIKE FIGHTER PILOT EARNS WINGS OF
GOLD AFTER TRAINING WITH VT-9 AT NAS MERIDIAN
https://theaviationist.com/2021/03/15/italian-navys-first-female-strike-fighter-pilot-earns-wings-of-gold-after-training-with-vt-9-at-nas-meridian/
CONTRACT NOTICE HINTS US COULD FIELD A NEW FIGHTER BY 2029
https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/us-air-force-new-fighter/
AIR FORCE RECEIVES FIRST F-15EX
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2534008/air-force-receives-first-f-15ex/
KAZAKHSTAN: FOUR KILLED AS MILITARY TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHES
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/13/aircraft-crashes-while-landing-at-kazakhstans-almaty-airport