Episode 397 - The One That Wouldn't Publish

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

In this week's packed show Airbus & Qatar argue about paint, Airbus rents out some aircraft to earn a few quid, and a Boeing 747 that cost a quid is turned into a nightclub.

In the military, another F-35 crashes into the ocean, this time an American F-35C into the South China Sea while pictures emerge of the recovered British F-35 that plopped into the sea a few weeks ago. A couple ex-RAF BAe-146s are headed to museums, and Armando talks about how the Air Force is tackling its own pilot shortage.

We also update you on our special 400th Show at the end of February!

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

COMMERCIAL

Airbus cancelled Qatar Airways's order for 50 A321 jets worth more than $6 billion as the 2 companies' dispute intensifies https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-canceled-qatar-order-50-a321-jets-over-paint-issues-2022-1 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iata-boss-voices-concerns-over-airbus-qatar-jet-order-row-2022-01-25/ https://onemileatatime.com/news/qatar-airways-leasing-oman-air-a330/ https://simpleflying.com/what-alternatives-does-qatar-airways-have-for-its-canceled-a321neo-order/ https://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/airbus-goes-head-to-head-in-dispute-with-qatar-airways-1.85111299 https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/qatar-releases-video-hits-back-airbus-a350-paint-row-2022-01-21/ https://www.traveldailymedia.com/airbus-cancels-6-billion-deal-with-qatar-airways-amid-law-suit/ https://www.dohanews.co/qatar-airways-seeks-618-mln-from-airbus-in-escalating-dispute/

Airbus to create own airline to rent out whale plane https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-charter-out-whale-shaped-beluga-transport-planes-2022-01-25/ https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2022-01-25/airbus-launches-cargo-airline-beluga-fleet https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-beluga-planes-forms%20new%20airline-photos-2022-1?r=US&IR=T

British Airways Jumbo Jet Bought for £1 Turned into 'Party Plane' https://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/19869737.inside-747-transformed-party-plane-cotswold-airport/ https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/british-airways-party-plane-boeing-747-b2000209.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjUM4yHJfd4

Pilots of World's Largest Airplane Reveal Flight Details https://www.flyingmag.com/exclusive-pilots-of-worlds-largest-airplane-reveal-flight-details/

United Airlines Flight To Israel Diverts Due To Self-Upgraders https://onemileatatime.com/news/united-airlines-flight-diverts-self-upgraders/ https://liveandletsfly.com/united-airlines-business-class-poachers/ https://www.mako.co.il/news-world/2022_q1/Article-1297025b65b7e71027.htm?

Flight Systems Stolen From Arik Air Boeing 737 https://simpleflying.com/arik-air-737-system-theft/

British Airways announces a move to JFK's revamped Terminal 8 https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/jfk-airport/british-airways-american-airlines-unveils-jfk-terminal-8 https://www.passengerterminaltoday.com/news/lounge/ba-and-american-airlines-unveil-moving-date-to-combine-operations-at-john-f-kennedy-t8.html https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/british-airways-to-permanently-close-its-new-york-airport-lounges https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/british-airways-prepares-for-terminal-8-move-at-jfk/

Boom Supersonic Picks Greensboro, North Carolina, for its 'Superfactory' https://abc11.com/boom-supersonic-jet-greensboro-factory-new-jobs-in-nc/11509151/ https://www.flyingmag.com/boom-supersonic-picks-greensboro-north-carolina-for-its-superfactory/

Door Ripped Off Of British Airways Boeing 777 In Cape Town https://onemileatatime.com/news/british-airways-777-door-ripped-off/ https://simpleflying.com/door-ripped-off-ba-777/

Factorydesign's unique Access concept delivers direct aisle access for Boeing 737, Airbus A320 business class. https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/factorydesign-access-business-class

Dornier Seawings Adds Light Sport Seaplane to Its Lineup https://www.flyingmag.com/dornier-seawings-adds-light-sport-seaplane-to-its-lineup/

A snow-covered stored Olympic Airways Boeing 747-200 tail tips https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/olympic-airways/a-snow-covered-stored-olympic-airways-boeing-747-200-tail-tips/

MILITARY

Photo Emerges Of Crashed British F-35B https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43964/photo-emerges-of-crashed-british-f-35b-after-it-was-hauled-out-of-the-mediterranean

7 injured after F-35 jet crashes on aircraft carrier in South China Sea https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/f-35-pilot-eject-south-china-sea/index.html

Two ex-RAF BAe 146 aircraft to be preserved at museums https://ukaviation.news/two-ex-raf-bae-146-aircraft-to-be-preserved-at-museums/

F1 bans pre-race military flypasts but Red Arrows are OK https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/f1-bans-pre-race-military-flypasts-red-arrows-are-ok-2022-01-21/ https://www.grandprix.com/news/italian-air-force-gets-f1-green-light-for-2022.html

Air Force Strategies Chipping Away at Pilot Shortfall https://www.flyingmag.com/air-force-strategies-chipping-away-at-pilot-shortfall/?fbclid=IwAR16hQUHB3g_5vDw7mqdfExDEwoQqKjydyvp9Rrj-93Dx2fyJUvWr-LXI5Y