Mar 19, 2023
Join Carlos, Matt and Armando for this week's episode.
In this week's show one aircraft does a VERY short field
landing, another A380 is re-born & one suitcase goes on its very
own airport trip without any human interaction
In the military we get an update on the ongoing development of the
newest Air Force One and the USS Gerald Ford, the Navy's newest
aircraft carrier, gets under way.
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Here are some of the links to the stories we featured this week :
COMMERCIAL
Ryanair says Malta air traffic control 'misbehaviour' causes
fuel wastage
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ryanair-chief-says-malta-air-traffic-control-misbehaviour.1019395
First Airbus A380 redelivered to Etihad after pandemic
grounding
https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/first-airbus-a380-redelivered-to-etihad-after-pandemic-grounding/152440.article
Saudi Arabia launches new national airline
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2023-03-13/saudi-arabia-launches-new-flag-carrier-riyadh-air
Skytrax Awards; World's Best Airports
https://skytraxratings.com/singapore-changi-airport-is-named-the-worlds-best-airport-2023
Los Angeles startup Universal Hydrogen successfully completes
15-minute test flight
https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/13/successful-test-flight-of-hydrogen-powered-plane-gives-sustainable-aviation-a-lift
Helicopter heist goes awry: Thief crashes stolen chopper at
Sacramento Executive Airport
https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-helicopter-theft-attempt-crash-sacramento-executive-airport/43327803#
US airports now have software to prevent aircraft from landing
on taxiways by mistake
https://www.engadget.com/us-airports-now-have-software-to-prevent-aircraft-from-landing-on-taxiways-by-mistake-173646341.html
Airline Fined $225,000 After Police Had to Free Passengers From
Flight in Florida
https://jalopnik.com/airline-fined-225-000-after-police-had-to-free-passeng-1850212742
Carbon Cub Pilot Takes STOL to The Extreme With Helipad
Landing
https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/pop-culture/2023/03/14/pilot-makes-heart-stopping-plane-landing-on-burj-al-arab-helipad/
https://www.flyingmag.com/carbon-cub-pilot-takes-stol-to-the-extreme-with-helipad-landing/
'Crazy' man adds jet engines to biplane in garden shed
https://www.richgoodwinairshows.com/g-jpit
Run-away Luggage
https://www.insider.com/video-runaway-luggage-wind-san-francisco-airport-2023-3
MILITARY
Airforce One New Livery Revealed
https://simpleflying.com/new-air-force-one-delivery-pushed-back-new-livery-confirmed/
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reveals that the USAF
Plans to buy 200 NGAD Fighter Jets and 1,000 Collaborative Combat
Aircraft
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/secretary-of-the-air-force-frank-kendall-reveals-that-the-usaf-plans-to-buy-200-ngad-fighter-jets-and-1000-collaborative-combat-aircraft/amp/
The US Navy's newest supercarrier is underway with all its
available airpower for the first time
https://www.businessinsider.com/newest-us-navy-supercarrier-underway-with-all-airpower-first-time-2023-3?amp