Plane Talking UK Podcast8 Jun 2021

Episode 370 - 3 Blades, 2 Booms and a near Bang

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

In this week's show Some airlines are going to ban alcohol "Oh Nooo", HiFly are sharpening up with a three blade concept & United airlines goes Boom & no thats nothing to do with the venga boys.

In the military find out why the US Navy are swapping out F/A-18s for US Air Force F-16s and F-35s have a close call with a AW139 helicopter over Norwich!

We've got a segment all about Hurricane Hunting from Armando and we've even got some airshow news!

If you want to see what we got up to last month check out these highlights:
https://youtu.be/KXASgGW2Wy8

George Lee Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4ZcH6hbU-FNNcOGErTMUFrYIQmX5NYI7

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

COMMERCIAL

COVID-19: AIRLINES ADD CAPACITY AHEAD OF PORTUGAL CHANGE
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57353048
https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-condemns-uk-government-moving-portugal-from-green-to-amber-list-with-no-basis-in-science-or-public-health/?market=en

AIRLINES BAN ALCOHOL DURING FLIGHTS FOLLOWING A SPIKE IN UNRULY PASSENGERS
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elvaramirez/2021/06/01/airlines-ban-alcohol-during-flights-following-a-spike-in-unruly-passengers/?sh=2de9a8297aea
https://www.newser.com/story/306923/yet-another-airline-pulls-back-on-the-booze.html
https://onemileatatime.com/southwest-airlines-wont-serve-alcohol-air-rage/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/business/american-southwest-passengers-alcohol.html

U.S. DOWNGRADES MEXICO'S AIR-SAFETY RATING
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-downgrade-mexicos-air-safety-rating-11621707887
https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=26142
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/554977-faa-to-lower-mexico-aviation-safety-rating-report
https://www.forbes.com/sites/benbaldanza/2021/05/27/what-mexicos-faa-category-two-designation-means-for-air-travel/?sh=3662eec64f0b

AERION SUPERSONIC ABRUPTLY SHUTS DOWN AND BOOM TECHNOLOGY GETS UNITED AIRLINES ORDER WORTH $3 BILLION
https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2021/05/21/aerion-supersonic-abruptly-shuts-down-citing-challenges-securing-capital/5208809001/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/united-bets-on-supersonic-future-with-3-billion-boom-jet-order

HYDRAULICS AND LOCKS SCRUTINISED AFTER 757 FREIGHT DOOR OPENS DURING CLIMB
https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/hydraulics-and-locks-scrutinised-after-757-freight-door-opens-during-climb/143943.article
https://avherald.com/h?article=4e2fd449&opt=0

HI FLY A330 TO PERFORM FLIGHT TESTS WITH RADICAL THREE-BLADE WING-TIP CONCEPT
https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/hi-fly-a330-to-perform-flight-tests-with-radical-three-blade-wing-tip-concept/143994.article

NTSB BEGINS PROBE INTO FATAL CITATION ACCIDENT
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-01/ntsb-begins-probe-fatal-citation-accident
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20210529-0

LAMINAR RESEARCH PREVIEWS NEXT GENERATION OF X-PLANE TECHNOLOGY
https://fselite.net/news/laminar-research-previews-next-generation-of-x-plane-technology/

AIRSHOW NEWS

THE ROAR OF THE TYPHOON TO BE HEARD IN NORFOLK
https://www.edp24.co.uk/things-to-do/days-out/old-buckenham-airshow-typhoon-8010780

NEW 'UNION JACK' COLOUR SCHEME FOR THE RAF TYPHOON DISPLAY TEAM
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/05/airshow-news-new-union-jack-colour-scheme-for-the-raf-typhoon-display-team/

THE GOODYEAR BLIMP RETURNS TO OSHKOSH
https://www.flyingmag.com/story/news/goodyear-blimp-returns-to-oshkosh/

SWANSONG DISPLAY FOR CRANFIELD'S JETSTREAM 31 FLYING CLASSROOM
https://www.air-shows.org.uk/2021/06/airshow-news-swansong-display-for-cranfields-flying-classroom/

SNOWBIRDS COMING BACK TO LONDON'S SKIES FOR ANNUAL AIRSHOW
https://london.ctvnews.ca/snowbirds-coming-back-to-london-s-skies-for-annual-airshow-1.5454409

PILOT IN NEAR MISS AT SHUTTLEWORTH AIR SHOW 'DISTRACTED BY PASSENGER
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-57281632
https://www.airproxboard.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/Standard_content/Airprox_report_files/2020/Airprox%20Report%202020133.pdf

MILITARY

TO FILL A FIGHTER-JET GAP, THE US NAVY IS ABOUT TO GET SOME OF THE AIR FORCE'S F-16S
https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-will-get-air-force-f16s-to-fill-fighter-gap-2021-6?fbclid=IwAR3h2x0Wb6mW1VyTqd9AktR4YU4O5sa42n5EWPSzVVfBnQQu5iX8q9RxhmA

HELICOPTER REPORTS NEAR-MISS WITH FIGHTER JETS OVER NORWICH
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-57287432

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