Episode 330 – SOS – 'Sweltering Ole Studio'

In this week's show everyone's favourite low cost airline is threatened with an Italian flight ban, a Captain dismissed a go-around call before a hard landing incident and a new service between Teeside and Heathrow opens up.

In the military the SpaceX capsule returns safely to earth and castaways are found by an Air Force tanker aircrew in the Pacific Ocean.

Find out all about the new project Grant & Steve have lined up, Captain Al talks to Matt about Airplane mode in the latest Plane Truth and we announce the winner of our Aviation in my life competition with a £150 pound voucher for the Plane Reclaimers shop going to one lucky listener.

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

COMMERCIAL

AN AIR INDIA EXPRESS PLANE WITH 191 PEOPLE ON BOARD HAS CRASHED AT AN AIRPORT IN THE SOUTHERN STATE OF KERALA

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53699857

TEESIDE GETS LINK TO LHR WITH EASTERN AIRLINES

https://thepointsguy.co.uk/news/eastern-secures-lhr-slots/

ITALY THREATENS RYANAIR WITH FLIGHT BAN OVER COVID-19 SAFETY RULES

https://www.euronews.com/2020/08/05/italy-threatens-ryanair-with-flight-ban-over-covid-19-safety-rules

VIRGIN ATLANTIC CHAPTER 15 PROCEEDINGS

https://www.wearefinn.com/topics/posts/virgin-atlantic-files-for-us-bankruptcy-protection/?

BIZ AVIATION UPDATE

https://aviationweek.com/business-aviation/marketplace/bizav-approaching-heyday-wheels-chief-says

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/textron-introduces-king-air-360/

https://www.signatureflight.com/about/newsroom/details/2020/08/03/signature-flight-support-purchases-tag-aviation-fbo-sa-acquiring-fixed-base-operator-locations-in-geneva-and-sion

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-08-03/signature-expands-european-network-tag-fbo-buy

VIDEO IMAGES SHOW MC-21 UNDERGOING WATER-INGESTION TEST RUNS

https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/video-images-show-mc-21-undergoing-water-ingestion-test-runs/139637.article

TRIGANA 737F CAPTAIN DISMISSED GO-AROUND CALL BEFORE HARD-LANDING ACCIDENT

https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/trigana-737f-captain-dismissed-go-around-call-before-hard-landing-accident/139621.article

http://avherald.com/h?article=49deae9a

http://avherald.com/h?article=4da87516

WIZZAIR HUNGARY RECEIVES EASA-AOC

https://newsabc.net/wizzair-hungary-receives-easa-aoc-austrian-aviation-net/

SUPERSONIC FLIGHT

https://news.sky.com/story/amp/virgin-galactic-working-on-2-300mph-supersonic-jet-that-could-reach-sydney-in-five-hours-12042007

https://simpleflying.com/boom-supersonic-overture-rolls-royce/

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2020-08-03/russia-moves-forward-supersonic-development

https://simpleflying.com/us-air-force-supersonic-passenger-flight/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=daily&utm_campaign=07082020

MILITARY

SPACE X SPLASH DOWN

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-crew-dragon-nasa-astronauts-splashdown-gulf-of-mexico-today-2020-08-02/RAF

https://www.spacex.com/human-spaceflight/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/02/nasa-astronauts-splash-down-spacex-capsule

MILDENHALL REMAINS OPEN

https://www.airforcemag.com/esper-keeping-mildenhall-open-makes-obvious-strategic-sense/KC135

CREW FINDS MISSING MARINERS

https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article/2300808/kc-135-crew-finds-missing-mariners-on-pacific-island/