Episode 391 - One heck of a 'States'

Join Carlos, Matt and Armando for this week's programme.

In this week's show One airline goes all plastic, one airport introduces some lovely charges & someone finds an engine for Trumps B757 In the military, Wily Coyote hits the streets (he's armed this time); we have Thunderbolts and Elephants; and lots and lots of airplanes protect the G20 World Leader summit.

We also catch up with Nev when he attended APG's meet up at Fairoaks a few weeks ago.

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

COMMERCIAL

Alaska Airlines is getting rid of plastic bottles and cups for water https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2021/11/03/alaska-airlines-plastic-water-bottles/ https://www.iata.org/en/programs/environment/cabin-waste/

Ryanair introduces digital travel assistant and self-service hub https://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2021/11/ryanair-introduces-digital-travel-assistant-and-self-service-hub/

King Air C90 stall during parachute drop captured by jumpers on camera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nZHZFo29k4&ab_channel=MibFC

American Airlines reduces flight cancellations but staffing challenges continue to disrupt travel https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/01/american-airlines-flight-cancellations-and-staffing-challenges-continue.html

What is the new drop-off charge at the airport and how to avoid it https://www.mylondon.news/lifestyle/travel/heathrow-what-new-drop-charge-22041459

FAA To Take Regulatory Action Over 5G Altimeter Interference https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/faa-to-take-regulatory-action-over-5g-interference/

Collins Aerospace wins deal to upgrade BA’s B777 Club World https://www.aircraftinteriorsinternational.com/news/airline-news/collins-aerospace-wins-deal-to-upgrade-bas-b777-club-world.html

Emirates starts dismantling A380s with specialist recruited for recycling https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/emirates-starts-dismantling-a380s-with-specialist-recruited-for-recycling/146184.article

Boeing’s 747 Jumbo Jet Era to Close Next October, Buyer Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-03/boeing-s-747-jumbo-jet-era-to-close-next-october-buyer-says

Engine Found: Trump’s Boeing 757 Returns To The Skies After 2 Years https://simpleflying.com/trump-boeing-757-flies-again/

MILITARY

PZL Mielec and Sierra Nevada showcase initial MC-145B prototype https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/pzl-mielec-and-sierra-nevada-showcase-initial-mc-145b-prototype/146109.article

Typhoons, Predators, P-72A And HH-139s Part Of A Huge Security Operation For G20 Summit In Rome https://theaviationist.com/2021/10/31/g20-security-operation/

Every A-10 Thunderbolt II Of The Maryland Air National Guard Took Part In An ‘Elephant Walk’ At Warfield Air National Guard Base https://theaviationist.com/2021/11/03/md-ang-a10-elephant-walk/