Episode 358 - Cockpit Cat-Astrophe

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev, Armando and returning for an evening of chaos it's Matt & Andy from the A320 Podcast!

In this week's show we look at very fancy food, a cat attacks a pilot, and a welsh couple pull an Airbus A320.

In the military planes and boats meet as the US Marines end their many years of Hornets at sea while American F-35s work aboard an Italian Navy ship. A contract fighter plane for the US Military experiences a mishap at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, and Boeing's new T-7 Redhawk goes into production with a salute to the Tuskegee Airmen.

A new series of Plane Truths begins, Armando shares with us some exciting news about Oshkosh and in this week's 'In Conversation With', Nick is finding out about George's move from the Military to flying the 747.

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

COMMERCIAL

PPL TRAINING EXPECTED TO RESUME FROM 12 APRIL
https://www.ftnonline.co.uk/2021/03/02/ppl-training-expected-to-resume-from-12-april/

FEATURED, FANCY IN-FLIGHT FOOD FROM TWO FAVOURITE AIRLINES
https://simpleflying.com/swiss-economy-catering-partnership/
https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/virgin-atlantic-resumes-meal-service/

FRENCH BEE PLANS TO PUT 488 SEATS ON AN AIRBUS A350-1000
https://clickavio.com/french-bee-plans-to-put-488-seats-on-an-airbus-a350-1000
https://simpleflying.com/french-bee-could-become-the-most-efficient-long-haul-carrier/
https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/french-bee-eyes-arrival-of-a350-1000s-as-pandemic-fails-to-dent-optimism/140153.article

ANGRY CAT ATTACKS PILOT FORCING BOEING 737 DIVERSION
https://simpleflying.com/angry-cat-attacks-737-pilot/?fbclid=IwAR04V95tm85J0dYaYKPIJ3xt1FNKdtuqeP6kCWqnsljYqJ1uP-iDhz5vFSg

LADDER ON RUNWAY AT BIRMINGHAM REPORT
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/602be70e8fa8f5037b3420b5/Boeings_737-8AS_EI-DPC_737-8Z9_G-GDFR_757-28A_G-OOBA_03-21.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/aaib-report-large-foreign-object-on-runway-during-operations-at-birmingham-airport

WELSH COUPLE PULL AIRBUS A320 TO BREAK GUINNESS WORLD RECORD
https://guinnessworldrecords.com/amp/news/2021/3/s4c-st-davids-day-2021
https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/travel/two-women-pull-airbus-a320-to-break-guinness-world-record-1.1177452

ST ENGINEERING TAKES IN FIRST A320 FOR P2F CONVERSION
https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/st-engineering-takes-first-a320-p2f-conversion
https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/news/en/2020/10/first-a321p2f-enters-into-service-with-qantas.html

QANTAS LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO MYSTERY DESTINATIONS
https://simpleflying.com/qantas-mystery-flights/

MILITARY

AFTER 36 YEARS, MARINES' F/A-18 HORNETS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FINAL CARRIER DEPLOYMENT
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/02/after-36-years-marines-f-18-hornets-have-completed-their-final-carrier-deployment.html
https://www.naval-technology.com/news/f-35b-jets-undergo-sea-trials-aboard-italian-its-cavour-aircraft-carrier/

BOEING T-7A RED HAWK USAF TRAINER ENTERS PRODUCTION, NOD TO THE TUSKEGEE (TUSKEEGEE) AIRMEN
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/boeing-t-7a-red-hawk-usaf-trainer-enters-production-nod-to-the-tuskege-airmen-156901.html

CONTRACT PILOTS IN MIRF1BAGE SUFFER NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES IN TYNDALL AFB CRASH
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2021/02/26/two-pilots-injured-in-tyndall-air-force-base-crash/

RAAF RE-ESTABLISHES NO. 100 SQUADRON AS AIR FORCE HERITAGE SQUADRON
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/raaf-re-establishes-no-100-squadron-as-air-force-heritage-squadron-ready.html