Episode 351 - Home Sim Trim

Join Carlos, Matt, Nev, Armando and special guest James Brown!

In this week's show Norwegian ends its long haul operations, British airways brings out some funky luggage, and a light aircraft door is found on a motorway. In the military news this week some KC46 Tankers get delivered, test pilots learn how flight testing of all-electric commuter aircraft is pushing the boundaries & its sad news when we hear that RAF 'Spitfire woman' Eleanor Wadsworth has died at aged 103.

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

WEEKLY ROUND UP

ALL UK TRAVEL CORRIDORS CLOSE https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/uk-travel-corridor-system-to-be-suspended-on-monday

12 YEARS SINCE THE MIRACLE ON THE HUDSON https://twitter.com/Captsully/status/1350103791614517248

COMMERCIAL

SJ182 https://avherald.com/h?article=4e18553c&opt=0 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/boeing-airliner-that-crashed-in-indonesia-hadn-t-flown-for-9-months-black-box-recovered-1.5262958

NORWEGIAN ENDS IT'S LONG HAUL OPERATIONS https://media.uk.norwegian.com/pressreleases/norwegian-to-focus-on-a-strong-european-network-3064682 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/norwegian-gives-up-long-haul-flying-in-plan-to-exit-insolvency https://www.reuters.com/article/norwegian-air-restructuring/update-3-norwegian-air-gets-additional-creditor-protection-to-deal-with-debt-idUSL1N2IO0CO

CDC TO REQUIRE COVID TESTING FOR FLIGHTS INTO THE US AND INCLUDES BUSINESS AVIATION https://nbaa.org/aircraft-operations/safety/coronavirus/covid-19-point-of-impact/cdc-to-require-covid-testing-for-flights-into-the-u-s-includes-business-aviation/?MessageRunDetailID=4120423358&PostID=24276385&utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io

BRITISH AIRWAYS CREATES LIMITED EDITION RANGE OF LUGGAGE https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2021/01/13/british-airways-creates-limited-edition-range-of-luggage/

SONIC BOOMS HEARD OVER THE UK AS RAF TYPHOON INTERCEPT UNRESPONSIVE PRIVATE JET https://ukaviation.news/sonic-boom-heard-as-raf-qra-typhoons-intercept-private-jet/ https://simpleflying.com/england-sonic-boom-unresponsive-private-jet/ https://twitter.com/i/status/1349044899698663426

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT CAN NOW BE TESTED OVER LAND, FAA RULES https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/supersonic-aircraft-boost-feds-1234591221/

EASYJET CREW JOIN VIRGIN ATLANTIC IN HELPING WITH UK VACCINE ROLLOUT https://www.cityam.com/virgin-atlantic-calls-on-6000-staff-to-help-with-uk-vaccine-rollout/

DOOR OF SMALL AIRCRAFT FOUND ON M4 BY POLICE https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/door-small-aircraft-found-m4-4879058

MILITARY

YOU CAN BUY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE'S IMPRESSIVE SENTINEL RADAR PLANES, BUT ONLY IN PIECES https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/38395/you-can-now-buy-the-uks-impressive-sentinel-spyplanes-but-only-in-pieces https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/uae-signs-1bn-globaleye-fleet-expansion-deal/141808.article

BOEING DELIVERS 14 KC-46A TANKERS IN 2020, RECEIVES CONTRACT FOR A DOZEN MORE https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/boeing-delivers-14-kc-46a-tankers-in-2020-receives-contract-for-a-dozen-more/141931.article?utm_campaign=FG-DEFENCE-13012021-JM&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=FG-DEFENCE-13012021-JM

TEST PILOTS LEARN HOW FLIGHT TESTING OF ALL-ELECTRIC COMMUTER AIRCRAFT IS PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES https://www.dcmilitary.com/tester/news/local/test-pilots-learn-how-flight-testing-of-all-electric-commuter-aircraft-is-pushing-the-boundaries/article_5ff01cb7-fc45-58ae-9f1e-081ee9cf45be.html

RAF 'SPITFIRE WOMAN' ELEANOR WADSWORTH DIES AGED 103 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/10/raf-spitfire-woman-eleanor-wadsworth-dies-at-103