Episode 336 - Wait, we're live?!

09/20/20 • 136 min

Join Carlos, Nev, Matt and Armando (Live and on tape) for this week's show.

In this week's show there is a shocking announcement from NATS involving their current batch of trainees, an inquiry into a Shetland helicopter crash says the crew would have failed the training exam and the fate of another fleet of A380s is being decided next week. In the military the UK Ministry of Deference May not purchase as many F-35s as originally planned and the US Air Force acknowledges the rapid development and testing of a new clean sheet fighter aircraft. Ian Palmer continues his enlightening chat with Captain Nick and Dan Holly and Captain Al join Matt for a weather themed Plane Truth.

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Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

Lufthansa Set To Decide On A380 Fate Next Week https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-a380-fate/

Video shows passenger push airline employee who falls https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/video-shows-passenger-push-airline-employee-who-falls/LKEV6H2VEFDOBK7FBR2ZTPJK44/

Air-Traffic Control Trainees Tod: Course Over, Job Ended https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/air-traffic-control-trainee-nats-redundant-b447250.html

How Fuel Contamination Threatens Grounded Aircraft https://www.aviationpros.com/gse/fueling-equipment-accessories/quality-control/article/21149610/how-fuel-contamination-threatens-grounded-aircraft

ATR flies first new-build 72-600 freighter for FedEx https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/atr-flies-first-new-build-72-600-freighter-for-fedex/140196.article

Boeing's 'culture of concealment' to blame for 737 crashes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54174223?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c4e8zkykmg4t/aviation-safety&link_location=live-reporting-story

Shetland Super Puma crash: Crew 'would have failed training exam' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-54116035?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c2n5vpdv320t/aviation-accidents-and-incidents&link_location=live-reporting-story

Illustrated book The Etiquette of Flight pokes fun at awful airline passengers https://www.creativeboom.com/features/the-etiquette-of-flight/

MILITARY

Storm Clouds Gather Over F-35B Lightning As United Kingdom Prepares Defense Review https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36468/storm-clouds-gather-over-f-35b-lightning-as-united-kingdom-prepares-defense-review

The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a34030586/air-force-secret-new-fighter-jet/

Futuristic V-280 Not Advanced Enough to Replace the Osprey: AFSOC Commander https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/16/futuristic-v-280-not-advanced-enough-replace-osprey-afsoc-commander.html

Join Carlos, Nev, Matt and Armando (Live and on tape) for this week's show.

Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - [email protected] Website - www.planetalkinguk.com

Here are the links to the stories we featured this week :

COMMERCIAL

Lufthansa Set To Decide On A380 Fate Next Week https://simpleflying.com/lufthansa-a380-fate/

Video shows passenger push airline employee who falls https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/video-shows-passenger-push-airline-employee-who-falls/LKEV6H2VEFDOBK7FBR2ZTPJK44/

Air-Traffic Control Trainees Tod: Course Over, Job Ended https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/air-traffic-control-trainee-nats-redundant-b447250.html

How Fuel Contamination Threatens Grounded Aircraft https://www.aviationpros.com/gse/fueling-equipment-accessories/quality-control/article/21149610/how-fuel-contamination-threatens-grounded-aircraft

ATR flies first new-build 72-600 freighter for FedEx https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/atr-flies-first-new-build-72-600-freighter-for-fedex/140196.article

Illustrated book The Etiquette of Flight pokes fun at awful airline passengers https://www.creativeboom.com/features/the-etiquette-of-flight/

MILITARY

The Air Force Secretly Designed, Built, and Flew a Brand-New Fighter Jet https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a34030586/air-force-secret-new-fighter-jet/

Futuristic V-280 Not Advanced Enough to Replace the Osprey: AFSOC Commander https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/16/futuristic-v-280-not-advanced-enough-replace-osprey-afsoc-commander.html

Previous Episode

Episode 335 - The World of Airlines with Gordon Smith

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev and Gordon for this week's show. Gordon Smith is Group Editor for Commercial Aviation with some of the world's largest aviation magazines joined us to discuss all the latest in Commercial Aviation News and Military Aviation News and much much more. To subscribe to their incredible magazine (Carlos has been a subscriber for many years!), take yourself to https://shop.keypublishing.com/subscription/view/publication/AW/Airliner-World-Subscription Twitter - @_AirlinerWorld Facebook - Facebook.com/AirlinerWorld/ Instagram - @AirlinerWorld Captain Al talks to Matt about the Airways in the Sky and Captain Nick shares with us part one of four as he to Ian Palmer about his amazing career in music and aviation. Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - [email protected] Website - www.planetalkinguk.com Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL European airline bailouts hit €26.6 billion: HSBC https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/european-airline-bailouts-hit-266-billion-hsbc/140125.article Wizz Air to operate former Qatar freighter bought by government https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/25831-wizz-air-to-operate-former-qatar-freighter-bought-by-government?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_medium=social American Airlines Hands Out 1 Million Lbs of Food To Those in Need https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-food-handout/ The Birth of The Boeing 707 Was No Secret – Everyone Knew! https://www.airlineratings.com/news/birth-boeing-707-no-secret-everyone-knew/ Volunteer Pilots Are Flying Across America to Celebrate 100 Years of Airmail https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a33928089/transcontinental-air-mail-service-100-year-anniversary-flights/ New Flying Car Takes Flight In Japan https://www.motor1.com/news/442450/flying-car-test-japan/ Thai Airways opens pop-up restaurant, complete with airline seats, to serve its airline food https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/thai-airways-pop-up-restaurant-bangkok-airline-food Airbnb in Pennsylvania that you can fly to and park the aircraft outside https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/32460316?_set_bev_on_new_domain=1597736583_lVYvGTOAa5%2BaNTNq&source_impression_id=p3_1599745051_5LMJt%2F9pPxNdbvdu MILITARY Four Marines Safe After Super Stallion Helicopter Catches Fire Mid-Flight https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/09/05/four-marines-safe-after-super-stallion-helicopter-catches-fire-mid-flight.html U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs of the “Wake Island Avengers” Land In The UK For Joint Training With British Lightnings https://theaviationist.com/2020/09/09/u-s-marine-corps-f-35bs-of-the-wake-island-avengers-land-in-the-uk-for-joint-training-with-british-lightnings/ No takers for RAF Marham jet offered free to good home https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/no-takers-for-free-tanker-jet-at-raf-marham-1-6831647 Irish Air Corps receive new PC-12s this week https://flyinginireland.com/2020/09/new-irish-air-corps-pc-12s-due-for-delivery-this-week/

Next Episode

Episode 337 - LOVEPTUK

Join Carlos, Matt, Armando and Brian Coleman for this week's show. In this week's show we learn the last ever A380 has been assembled, the A321 flying from the US to the UK is unveiled and a time when most airlines are retiring their passenger 747's, one airline is refurbishing theirs. In the military a vintage WWII B-25 Mitchell makes a forced landing in California and we learn that the U-2 will be a regular tenant at the famous RAF Fairford. Captain Nick is in conversation with Ian Palmer as he talks candidly in part three about his battle with alcohol and we go slightly off-topic as Captain Al and Matt talk to Weather forecaster Dan Holley about his unusual hobby of storm chasing. Search social media for 'PlaneTalkingUK' Whatsapp Number - +44 757 22 491 66 Email - [email protected] Website - www.planetalkinguk.com Search Twitter for : Captain Al - @airbus_al Dan Holley - @danholley_ Brian mentioned during the show that he is producing quirky fabric face coverings and that he's donating all the proceeds to a Pasadena Women's Shelter (he's already donated over $300). If you'd like to order some take yourself to https://www.tabfabric.com and make sure you enter the code of LOVEPTUK at checkout for a special discount! Here are the links to the stories we featured this week : COMMERCIAL The last A380 to be built is complete https://simpleflying.com/final-airbus-a380-assembled/ Airline in Italy came up with a clever coronavirus strategy to make flying safer https://apple.news/AFCuhWDllTRq7W_bZ1qOnOw New JetBlue A321 unveiled that will be the first to fly from the US to the UK for the Airline https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/jetblue-streamers-tail-london-airbus-a321lr/ GA Pilots able to land at one of Australia's busiest airports https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/sep/23/the-little-planes-that-could-sydney-airport-opens-up-to-hobby-pilots-during-pandemic Airline workers have lower rates of COVID-19 than the general population — and airline CEOs say it's proof that flying is safe https://www.businessinsider.com/airline-workers-covid-rates-is-flying-safe-2020-9?fbclid=IwAR3PJH3u14SIPFxuZOjq3isXlPEYEEj5YVP4Rir_yzJBc5tHmWooMRHogrw Another (Green) Electric aircraft coming soon https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2020-09-23/heart-unveils-electric-propulsion-system-es-19-airliner Iran Air Refurbishes One Of Its Boeing 747s https://simpleflying.com/iran-air-refurbished-boeing-747/amp/ We need to be re-born on a plane FREE flights Egypt AIr https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/09/baby-born-on-flight-to-london-gets-lifetime-ticket-from-airline/ Qantas selling off B747 drinks cart's inc Booze https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/qantas-boeing-747-bar-drinks-cart MILITARY Three wounded in B-25 “Old Glory” crash in California https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2020/09/20/three-wounded-in-b-25-old-glory-crash-in-california/ U-2's are moving to Fairford! https://dragonladytoday.com/2020/09/24/arctic-dragons-make-fairford-their-home/?fbclid=IwAR36mn77J4N8IgtH1FyULjPpMb401u766011e2PIlDr64OOEjC48sCG7C0I A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35S Flanker fighter jet reportedly gunned down a Su-30 Flanker during a recent close-air-combat training mishap. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/36684/russian-flanker-fighter-reportedly-downs-another-with-its-cannon-by-accident Major military exercises taking place off Scotland https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-54264...