Episode 445 - Nev Returns From His World Tour

Join Carlos, Matt and Nev who returns from his world tour of cable management for episode 445.

In this week's show things get stingy with BA, and its flying cars in Australia & Emirates builds a A380 out of plastic.... Or do they?

In the Military a UH-60 appears and its not in the USA & a B17 takes a trip but not in the air.

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

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Crewed Flying Race Car Debuts in Australia
https://www.flyingmag.com/crewed-flying-race-car-debuts-in-australia/

Severed Cable Forces Lufthansa to Cancel More Than 140 Flights
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/business/lufthansa-it-problem-canceled-flights.html

Cabin Crew Search For Scorpion On British Airways Flight From Austin To London
https://simpleflying.com/scorpion-british-airways-flight-austin-london/

Aerospace Industry Is Far From a Healthy Recovery
https://www.airlinerwatch.com/2023/02/analysis-us-aerospace-industry-is-far.html#
https://airlineweekly.com/2023/02/airbus-boeing-production-delays-will-hold-back-airline-growth-in-2023/

United updates its policy on mistake fares, gaming the system
https://thepointsguy.com/news/united-mistake-fare-delayed-flight-policy-update/

Qantas Reveals A350's First And Business Suites For Project Sunsrise
https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-us/our-company/fleet/new-fleet/project-sunrise.html

Last Year Emirates Recycled Plastic & Glass Equivalent To The Weight Of An Airbus A380
https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/transport/emirates-cabin-crew-helps-recycle-500-tonnes-of-plastic-and-glass-in-2022
https://travelweekly.co.uk/news/air/emirates-glass-and-plastic-recycling-from-flights-equivalent-to-weight-of-a380

Pilot thought co-pilot who died in cockpit was joking
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-64716821

2 flight attendants got married in front of a plane in a wedding full of nods to their love story
https://www.insider.com/flight-attendants-wedding-in-front-of-plane-photos-2023-2

MILITARY

UH-60 Black Hawk Unexpectedly Appears In Ukrainian Military Service
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/uh-60-black-hawk-unexpectedly-appears-in-ukrainian-military-service

The United States announced progress on the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine
https://www.weeklyblitz.net/news/the-united-states-announced-progress-on-the-transfer-of-fighter-jets-to-ukraine/

'Sharper Rules' Coming To Tackle Airspace Incursions: Biden Says
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/sharper-rules-coming-to-tackle-airspace-incursions-biden

US Navy to acquire more King Airs
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230215005839/en/Textron-Aviation-Special-Missions-Beechcraft-King-Air-260-chosen-as-new-U.S.-Navy-Multi-Engine-Training-System-METS

B-17 Begins Truck Trip Northward
https://www.eaa.org/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/b17-aluminum-overcast-heading-back-to-oshkosh